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The White House

The White House has burned, been rebuilt, and hosted every American president since 1800. These posts cover the executive mansions architectural history, its inhabitants, and the stories that have grown up around the most famous house in Washington.

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Sherman Adams, The Assistant to the PresidentThe Whiskey Still Where Eisenhower’s Chief of Staff Lived, and Ran the White HouseJul 15Wreckage of Frank Corder's stolen Cessna 150L against the south wall of the White House, September 12, 1994The Two Times Someone Landed a Stolen Aircraft on the White House LawnJun 10Nellie Grant’s 1874 White House Wedding and the Father Who Wept UpstairsMay 13

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