All posts tagged "White House"
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10.9K2Arts and LeisureThe Pet Names of Famous New Englanders
When the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower, they brought with them two dogs described as a spaniel and a mastiff....
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7.9K5Arts and LeisureCharles Dickens Brings ‘A Christmas Carol’ — and Christmas — to Boston
Charles Dickens didn’t think much of American slavery on his first visit in 1842. But he loved Boston enough to return after...
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4.2K5ConnecticutHow 2 New England Architects Saved the White House, Part II
By the summer of 1950, the White House was a shell. President Harry Truman and his family had been evicted from their...
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4.4K10bostonHow 2 New England Architects Saved the White House, Part I
Imagine the White House today with a sunken living room, Danish modern furniture and plywood paneling. The historic old building might have...
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17.7K2Connecticut6 Places That Became a Summer White House
The summer White House has featured in presidential life since John Adams returned to Quincy, Mass., to get away from the muggy...
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30.2K3New HampshireJane Pierce, New Hampshire’s Unlikely First Lady
In January of 1856, a radical physician from Massachusetts, Charles Robinson, won election as governor of Kansas. President Franklin Pierce declared him...
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111.7K24MassachusettsWas Jackie Kennedy the 1st Black First Lady?
When First Lady Jackie Kennedy visited England in 1961, society photographer Cecil Beaton met her at a dinner party. In his journal...
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5.3KbostonEat Like A President, Part II
In honor of President’s Day, the New England Historical Society brings you another guide to how to eat like a president. We...
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18.2K4bostonThe Green Book Guides African-Americans to Safety in New England (and Elsewhere)
African-Americans driving through New England from the 1930s to the 1960s carried the Green Book to guide them to friendly hotels, restaurants...
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14.6K4MassachusettsThe Kennedy Family Christmas in the White House
In 1962, the Kennedy family Christmas in the White House was the best ever. It was also the last. 1st White House...
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