Washington Monument gives new look of the White House East Wing construction

The newly reopened Washington Monument, which typically offers sprawling views of Washington, DC from 555 feet high, now ...

The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here’s a look at some of the history made there.

That history came to an end after wrecking crews tore down the wing’s two stories of offices and reception rooms last week. Gone is an in-house movie theater, and a covered walkway to the White House ...
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The Life Of Frances Folsom Cleveland, The Youngest First Lady In White House History

Frances Folsom Cleveland was 21 years old when she married President Grover Cleveland in 1886, making her the youngest First ...

What was it like to work in the East Wing? Former White House aides look back.

USA TODAY asked several White House aides who worked at the East Wing in various administrations what the now-vanished ...

NEW ISSUE of White House History Quarterly Magazine "The White House That Wasn't"

The White House Historical Association has just released a new issue of White House History Quarterly examining the "White House That Wasn't," ideas and events that almost, might have, or surely ...

The East Wing demolition was 'jarring.' But a White House history buff sees a silver lining

Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association and a White House history buff, has a different point of view about the demolition of the East Wing.
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Past presidents respected White House’s history | READER COMMENTARY

Gail Householder speculates that if either President Barack Obama or Joe Biden had torn down the East Wing of the White House to build a massive ballroom, the “lamestream media” would be falling over ...

White House government shutdown clock kept ticking, days after impasse ended

According to the official White House government shutdown clock, the historic impasse ended on Tuesday. While the federal ...

Gary Walters worked in the White House for 37 years. Here's what the chief usher saw

Gary Walters saw a lot of history in the 37 years he spent working at the White House, where he started as an officer ...

These Norman Rockwell sketches once hung in the White House. On Friday, they're up for auction

The White House Historical Association is hoping to reclaim a series of sketches by American painter and illustrator Norman ...

White House Historical Association reclaims Rockwell sketches for $7.25 million at auction

The White House Historical Association has reclaimed a series of sketches by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell ...