User Clip: The White House: Symbolism
First Lady Laura Bush and two others explain the symbolism and meaning of the White House to Americans.
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First Lady Laura Bush and two others explain the symbolism and meaning of the White House to Americans.
A narrator and Lonnie Bunch III discusses the history of racial diversity in the White House staff.
A narrator and William Seale discuss the radical changes FDR made to the White House, transforming it into what we see today.
A narrator and various others tell the story of the last speech ever given by Abraham Lincoln.
A narrator and Doris Kearns Goodwin describe Eleanor Roosevelt's break in tradition regarding press conferences for the First Lady.
A narrator and William Seale discuss the architecture of the White House, putting an emphasis on the shear size of the building.
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about FDR's poker strategy.
Source attribution on general pool of labor used to construct the White House.
Historians Richard Norton Smith, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Lonnie Bunch
A narrator and William Seale tell the story of the War of 1812 and the burning of the White House.
Historians on Nixon leaving and changes Fords bring
A narrator and Bill Allman talk about Teddy Roosevelt's portrait and its placement in the room he helped redesign.