President Herbert Hoover and first lady Lou Hoover hosted the traditional New Year’s Reception at the White House on ...

Under the glare of an 8-inch-by-10-inch official photo of President Donald Trump in the Franklin D. Roosevelt National ...

Marian Anderson’s life was filled with moments where she was told “no” because of her race — but that didn’t stop her.

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McLean County museum benefits from generosity of scion of prominent local candymaker, a man who loved historic preservation and dogs.

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As a young girl, Mrs. Byron had played at the White House with her friend Diana Hopkins ... the two girls lunched with the president and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. “There were just four ...

The audience applauded ecstatically as Trump rattled off names of various black figures to be honored in a special National ...

At the White House, Lizzie became both FDR’s personal ... keeping both FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt informed about issues of importance to Washington’s Black residents and nudging them to support ...