Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served presidents from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 90. Allen died of renal failure Wednesday at a hospital in Takoma Park, Md., The Washington Post reported Friday. Allen, who was black, started at the ...

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 — President Thomas Jefferson opens doors ...

Lady Bird Johnson said walking through the White House was like walking "through history." Hillary Clinton called the home "a repository of America's storied past." Michelle Obama has called it "awe inspiring." The authors of a new book have another name for the president ...

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 Flat ...

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 ...

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 Truman spent vacations while president will be rededicated in a ceremony Friday. Former U.S. senator and 1972 presidential nominee ...

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 to run ...

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' club. In an image bound to go down ...

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

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 Malia, 7, will move to the Hay-Adams Hotel. Built in 1928, the ...