Nixon Library highlights first ladies and their influence in the White House
Barbara Franklin, whom President Richard Nixon appointed in 1971 to spearhead an effort to bring more women into high-level government roles, pointed to Pat Nixon’s quiet, but powerful influence in ...
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Congress Moves Fast and Breaks DC Budget, White House Downplays Recession Fears, and We Reintroduce You to This Thing Called “the Outdoors”
Good morning. Sunny with a high of 73 today, and a low of 46 overnight. (Winter is so over, the Capital Weather Gang says.) ...
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The 1930s: Decade of Dust and Depression
President Herbert Hoover and first lady Lou Hoover hosted the traditional New Year’s Reception at the White House on ...
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Trip to Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park offers a story of contrasts
Under the glare of an 8-inch-by-10-inch official photo of President Donald Trump in the Franklin D. Roosevelt National ...
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A steel porcupine
IN the White House, the Oval Office often led to divided bedrooms. President F.D. Roosevelt preferred Lucy Mercer to his wife ...