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The National Archives marked the anniversary of its decade-old “Records of Rights” exhibit with a conversation about how rights are defined. The exhibit houses the nation’s only copy of the …

This 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…

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts presided over the ceremonial swearing-in of the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, in the National Archives Rotunda. First lad…

“You are now a part of a nation with a rich history of progress, innovation, and resilience,” said former first lady Melania Trump during remarks at a naturalization ceremony as part of the …

The 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…

President Biden’s choice for the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, talked in her Washington, D.C. office about her stewardship of the National Archives and the controversi…

The 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…

Retired Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione served as Camp David commander during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He gave a behind-the-scenes account of the presidential geta…

The historic contributions of women in preserving the White House and other presidential sites were discussed as part of a symposium hosted by the White House Historical Association.

August 2020 was the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. Authors Page Harrington and Rebecca Roberts as well as Harriet Tubman Home executive director Karen Hill weighed i…

If President James Garfield had not been assassinated, would he have pursued post-Civil War Reconstruction policies intended by Abraham Lincoln? Benjamin Arrington addressed that question in…

U.S. Archivist nominee Colleen Shogan and District of Columbia Superior and Appeals Court judge nominees were questioned during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee …

Historian Robert Merry talked about William McKinley -- and argued that he was a successful president whose achievements have faded in public memory. The 25th president was elected to two te…

From the days of Martha Washington, America’s first ladies have been public figures. Betty Boyd Caroli talked about how Mrs. Washington and her successors defined their unique position. She …

The National Portrait Gallery’s senior historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw provided an overview of their exhibit, “Every Eye is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States.” She discussed how pai…

The was first panel from a daylong symposium co-hosted by American University’s First Ladies Initiative and the White House Historical Association, which provided this video. The conversat…

Historian David O. Stewart explored George Washington’s political ascendancy. This was a virtual event hosted by the White House Historical Association.

The first White House curator was hired during the Kennedy administration to oversee a growing art collection. Public history fellow Sarah Fling discussed the women artists whose work is par…

From Thomas Jefferson’s books to Saturday Night Live’s parody of Joe Biden, Tevi Troy talked about how popular culture influences presidents -- and how, in turn, presidents leave their impri…

James Conroy discussed his book, Jefferson’s White House: Monticello on the Potomac, which examines the physical state of the White House during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency and how he util…