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Pat Nixon entered the White House as first lady 50 years ago in January 1969. A panel discussed her work, interests and contributions to the Nixon administration. The White House Historical …

Former White House staff members talked about the roles of the first lady of the United States. They told stories of their experiences with various first ladies.*Topics included state dinner…

Betty Monkman talked about her book The White House: Its Furnishings & First Families. This interview was held at the 37th Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundr…

Former employees talked about working at the White House. Topics included how they obtained their jobs and the difficulties of the transition between first families. They also responded to q…

Betty Monkman talked about the book she co-wrote, Living White House, published by the White House Historical Association. She was interviewed at the 30th Annual National Press Club Book …

As part of a symposium to mark the 200th anniversary of the White House, historians spoke about the White House during the Civil War. Among the topics they addressed were the physical look a…

Ms. Monkman talked about the presidential gifts collection at the National Archives and told the stories behind the gifts given to twelve presidents. She showed slides of many of the items i…

Betty Monkman talked about her book The White House: Its Historic Furnishings. She provided a slide show of various furnishings and answered questions from the audience.

A tour inside the White House was shown from the main entrance (Grand Foyer) to the Red Room, the Diplomatic Reception Room and the President’s Library. The history of the White House and it…

Former presidents and first ladies gathered at an official dinner to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the White House. In their remarks the presidents talked about their time in the Whit…