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Not long after becoming first lady, Thelma “Pat” Nixon was asked what she intended to focus on in her new role. She responded, “People are my project.” Image: White House
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Seventeen-year-old Lavinia “Vinnie” Ream arrived at the White House in 1864 to make a portrait bust of President Abraham Lincoln. (1/9)Image Credit: Library of Congress President Lincoln agreed to let
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When former President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman returned to the White House for a dinner in his honor in Nov. 1961, President John F. Kennedy couldn't
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Happy #NationalPoetryMonth! Founded in April 1996 by @POETSorg, National Poetry Month is the largest celebration in the world that honors the importance of poetry. 1/9 Several United States presidents wrote
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We have created the Official White House Christmas Ornament each year since 1981. All of these treasures are made in the USA, with sales benefitting our mission of supporting education
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