War of 1812 Hero Stephen Decatur and the Early American Navy
The White House Historical Association commemorated War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur with a discussion on the American and Royal navies during that conflict.
57 viewsThe White House Historical Association commemorated War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur with a discussion on the American and Royal navies during that conflict.
57 viewsFrom the earliest slave-holding first ladies to later champions of civil rights, there is a complicated history of American first ladies and race relations. The White House Historical Associ…
188 viewsThe White House Historical Association, in this virtual event, hosted a reassessment of President Ulysses Grant’s military service, presidency, and legacy.
505 viewsThe White House Historical Association hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., with representatives from presidential sites across the nation. This discussion highlighting women’s history i…
118 viewsThe White House Historical Association hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., with representatives from presidential sites across the nation. Social secretaries from the Reagan, George W. …
123 viewsThe White House Historical Association hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., with representatives from presidential sites across the nation. This discussion focused on telling a more incl…
106 viewsThis was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hoste…
368 viewsThe White House Historical Association hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., with representatives from presidential sites across the nation. This was a conversation about how history migh…
52 viewsThe World War II correspondence between Richard and Patricia Nixon - he serving with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific and she part of the war effort in San Francisco - recently was made pu…
131 viewsThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how comics and cartoons have portrayed presidents. This was part of a day-long symposium on the Whit…
368 viewsFirst lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave Americans a televised tour of the restored White House public rooms on Valentine’s Day 1962. A reported 56 million viewers tuned into the CBS broadcast. Ja…
971 viewsThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in…
250 viewsFormer CNN White House correspondent Frank Sesno led a conversation about televised coverage of the White House. He was joined by Clinton White House press secretary Mike McCurry, NBC News s…
165 viewsHow have first ladies shaped history as presidential advisers and as advocates for societal change? That was the question before a panel of scholars convened by the White House Historical As…
644 viewsJay Hakes and Grace Hale talked about the life and influence of first lady Rosalynn Carter and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her high level of in…
11,169 viewsThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on the White House and presidency in the context of popular culture. This was part of a day-long sympos…
248 viewsThe directors of James Monroe’s Highland, the Dwight Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, and President Lincoln’s Cottage talked about preservation and interpretation at the homes of …
356 viewsThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how presidents are portrayed in film. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in po…
305 viewsThe heads of the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, National Park Service, and National Archives talked about preserving presidential history. This was the opening event of the White House Hi…
184 viewsThe White House Historical Association commemorated War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur on the anniversary of his January 5, 1779, birth, featuring a conversation with a NASA astronaut and reti…
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