White House butler to 8 presidents dies at 90

2010-06-26T03:28:31Z

White House butler Eugene Allen dies at 90; served 8 presidents in his 34-year career

Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served presidents from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 90. Allen died of renal failu...

Timeline of White House access and security

2010-06-12T17:43:00Z

Timeline of public access to the White House and its security

A glance at changing public access and security at the White House through history: ___ 1790s — People wander with impunity through the construction site while the Executive Mansion is being built. Eventually, a pass is required to get inside the site. 1801-1809 —

Book: White House 'the American house next door'

2010-04-16T09:29:44Z

New White House book calls famed 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. address 'the American house next door'

Lady Bird Johnson said walking through the White House was like walking "through history." Hillary Clinton called the home "a repository of Former White House photographer to 5 US presidents Kightlinger dies in NC car wreck

Jack Kightlinger, a retired White House photographer who worked for five U.S. presidents, was killed along with his wife following a fiery wreck, his son-in-law said Wednesday. He was 77. Jack and his wife, Adele, were in a collision Monday in their hometown of Fl...

CAPITAL CULTURE: The room Obama cannot do without

2010-04-16T10:19:57Z

CAPITAL CULTURE: Overlooked East Room long has served as the most important all-purpose room

Sure, the West Wing gets the glory. But the East Room gets the action. Indispensable, yet overshadowed by more famous rooms like the Oval Office, the roomy space at the end of the White House's first floor is more than a hub of activity. It's the most important all-purpose room in President Harry Truman's Little White House in Key West finished after 7 years of restoration

A seven-year, nearly $1 million restoration of President Harry Truman's Little White House in South Florida is complete. The Key West home where...

Bush to give farewell address Thursday night

2010-06-25T18:26:39Z

Bush giving farewell speech to nation on Thursday night; will reflect on tenure, welcome Obama

President George W. Bush will give a farewell address to the nation Thursday night, billed by the administration as a chance to reflect on his tenure and welcome Barack Obama without fighting old battles one last time. Bush will deliver the speech, expected...

Obama hails 'extraordinary' moment with presidents

2010-04-16T15:25:54Z

Obama gets advice at 'extraordinary' gathering of US presidents; Bush welcomes him to club

Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he's in for: the four living members of the U.S. presidents' clu...

Former presidents join Obama, Bush for historic meeting

2010-06-25T18:23:42Z

Barack Obama said Wednesday he hoped to learn from his predecessors as he met outgoing President George W. Bush and all the living former presidents at the White House, where he will soon face daunting challenges as the next commander-in-chief. In a historic tableau, Obama said he welcomed the insights of his pre...

Obamas to settle in Washington hotel this weekend

2010-06-11T23:17:02Z

The Obama family will bid farewell to Chicago and move to the US capital Sunday after their Hawaii christmas vacation ends, just two weeks before the 44th American president will be sworn in on January 20. President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their daughters Sasha, 10, and...

Blacks and the White House: Slavery and service

2010-06-25T23:43:42Z

Obama's election casts spotlight on complicated history of blacks in the White House

The first child born at the White House was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. The second child born there was his property — the African-American baby of Jefferson's two slaves. Slaves not only helped build the White House, but also for ...

2010 White House Conference on Children and Youth

2010-06-25T23:51:13Z

From 1909 to 1970, seven (once every decade) White House Conferences on Children and Youth took place in Washington, DC. These conferences were devoted to improving the lives of children across the nation. The 1909 America's ultimate home by trimming your tree with the 2008 White House Christmas ornament. The design commemorates 23rd President Benjamin Harrison and the first documented tree to decorate the White House. The cost is only $16.95. To order visit www.whitehousehistory. org, and click 2008 Ornament,...

Secretary of State: A Prize, but Rarely a Steppingstone

2010-04-16T14:19:51Z

All indications are that Barack Obama wants Hillary Clinton to serve as his secretary of state and that, pending some touchy but not overly problematic haggling over the finances of her husband’s foundation, he will soon formally offer her the job – which she will accept. After all, word of the prospective move broke last week and neither of the principals has sought to s...

'Obabies' abound in US maternity wards

2010-04-16T14:28:52Z

In another sign of America's glee at the election of Barack Obama to the White House, newborns all over the United States are being named after the president-elect. The maternity ward at Memorial Regional Hospital in George Bush and Barack Obama meet at the White House today for what has been called the "psychological transfer" between them, the moment has potential for considerable awkwardness. Obama has, after all, just appealed to the American people to reject the "eight years of failed policies" of his host. But as t...

Rite of passage as once and future presidents meet

2010-06-26T00:23:49Z

Rite of passage as once and future presidents meet; sometimes cordial, sometimes chilly

The first meeting of incoming and outgoing presidents has been a rite of passage fraught with emotion, surprises and the rare exchange of secrets between leaders of opposite political parties. On Monday, President Bush will welcome President-elect Obama to the

Extreme home makeover: Obama, McCain may re-do White House

2010-06-26T00:47:00Z

The 44th US president will face a mountain of questions: How to fix the economy? What to do about Iran's nuclear program? And what rug, artwork, and desk to have in the Oval Office? If history is any guide, a legion of painters, electricians, and other workers will descend on the 132-room White House to make it ship-shape between ...

Obama Economy

2010-09-06T11:30:12Z

President Barack Obama waves as he departs the White House in Washington for a Labor Day trip to Milwaukee to talk about the economy, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/J. President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off of Marine One in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

World War II

2010-09-02T18:20:31Z

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 1945 picture, U.S. President Harry S. Truman stands at his desk during a news conference in the White House in Washington announcing the Japanese surrender, officially signaling the war's end. World War II veterans, their families and officials marked the 65th anniversary of the ...

Obama US Mideast Talks

2010-09-02T08:21:02Z

President Barack Obama, left, joined by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and special Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell, walk back to the Oval Office after Obama made a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in

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