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Available Now - The White House: An Historic Guide 26th Edition
Jul 28, 2022 Washington, D.C. —. Today the White House Historical Association releases a special 26 th edition of The White House: An Historic Guide, which is available at whitehousehistory.org and offers an intimate room-by-room tour of the interior of the house, with new photographs and content. The release of this edition coincides with ...
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Homepage - White House Historical Association
The White House Historical Association is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with a mission to protect, preserve, and provide public access to the rich history of America’s Executive Mansion. Collection.
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Halloween at the White House
The partygoers carved pumpkins, ate hamburgers, vanilla cake, and chocolate ice cream, and watched the original version of Frankenstein in the White House theater. In 1978, the Carters hosted a Halloween party for 600 staffers and their spouses or dates. A 16-foot jack-o'-lantern built of gypsum and plywood was put up at the North entrance door.
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White House Historical Association to Open “The People’s House: A White ...
The People’s House: A White House Experience features the following engaging exhibits that are on permanent display year-round: Watch as a 1:5-scale replica of the White House’s South facade transforms to tell the rich history of the Executive Mansion, including the architectural story from 1790 to present day.
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Thomas Jefferson - White House Historical Association
His father was a Virginia planter, surveyor, and slave owner. At age fourteen, Jefferson’s father died, and Thomas inherited some thirty enslaved individuals. Jefferson fully embraced the lifestyle of an affluent member of the planter class, and over the course of his lifetime he owned over 600 enslaved people—the most of any American ...
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Official 2024 White House Christmas Ornament
A Lasting Legacy. President Jimmy Carter’s commitment to human rights, conflict resolution, and the environment are part of the rich history told through the Official 2024 White House Christmas Ornament. Since 1981, THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION has been proud to design and manufacture the Official White House Christmas Ornament.
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Tour the White House in 360 Degrees
For Students and Teachers. The below digital notebook was created by the White House Historical Association to assist students and teachers using “The White House 360 Virtual Tour” in their classrooms. Even if students are learning in a virtual, in-person, or hybrid format, these materials are accessible and will accompany them on their ...
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Plan Your Visit - White House Historical Association
Find out how to make the most of your visit through the White House Visitor’s Center, an interactive museum that we’ve helped to renovate and maintain in partnership with the National Park Service. You might also enjoy our unique cultural and educational programs, many of which take place in the historic Decatur House just a block away from ...
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Why is the White House white?
White paint has nothing to do with covering the burning of the house by the British in 1814. The building was first made white with lime-based whitewash in 1798, when its walls were finished, simply as a means of protecting the porous stone from freezing. Congressman Abijah Bigelow wrote to a colleague on March 18, 1812 (three months before the ...
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How did the White House get its name?
The term “White House” was occasionally used in newspapers and periodicals throughout the nineteenth century, but most journalists, citizens, and visitors referred to it as either the “President’s House” or the “Executive Mansion.”. On October 17, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary George B. Cortelyou sent a letter ...
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