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The origin of the "American Presidents" by Genevieve Madeline Ryan is somewhat unique. One year, Genevieve's father asked her to...
Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeThe Man Who Came to Dinner at the White House: Alexander Woollcott Visits the Roosevelts,...
Before the twentieth century, the presidents' vehicles were not armored-plated or specially built. Their carriages were similar to those of...
No sport created more excitement, enthusiasm and interest in the colonial period and the early republic than horse racing. Presidents...
TEACHER'S TEXTIn a democracy, the people speak at the ballot box. Their votes send a message to representatives at all...
Forward by William SealeThe Presidents and Baseball: Presidential Openers and Other Traditions by Frederic J. FrommerUlysses S. Grant's White House...
Whether by hoof, air, waterway, road, or rail, the President’s access to reliable transportation is essential during their time in...
George Washington never lived in the White House, but played a major role in its design, as well as the...
The White House has always shaped the lives of the Presidents and First Families who have lived there, and reflected...
Many people think of the White House as a symbol of democracy, but it also embodies America’s complicated past an...