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1. White House chooses North Carolina Christmas tree

Author

Sargent, Kristin

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Christmas trees -- Evaluation, Agricultural industry, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Kristin Sargent Ranked second in the United States in the number of Christmas trees harvested and cash receipts, it's no wonder the White House came to North Carolina for [...]

Published
2021

2. White House chooses North Carolina Christmas tree

Author

Sargent, Kristin

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Christmas trees -- Evaluation, Agricultural industry
Abstract

Byline: Kristin Sargent Ranked second in the United States in the number of Christmas trees harvested and cash receipts, it's no wonder the White House came to North Carolina for [...]

Published
2021

3. Pennsylvania Avenue: historic trees & gardens of 1600

Author

Choukas-Bradley, Melanie

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Historic trees -- Varieties -- Appreciation, Landscape architecture -- Appreciation, Historic gardens -- Appreciation, Environmental issues
Abstract

It's summertime at the White House. The lemon-sweet fragrance of Andrew Jackson's magnolias drifts up and around the Truman Balcony, wafting over the Rose Garden. Tourists from around the world [...]

Published
2010

4. Meet our new president: Barack Obama will lead our country

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Children's poetry -- Methods, Lesson planning -- Methods, Presidents -- Inauguration, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Meet our new president's family. His wife is Michelle. His children are Malia and Sasha. Watch our president exercise. He likes to play basketball. He likes to run too. The [...]

Published
2009

5. From JFK to Omarosa: The White House Situation Room's history-making moments

Author

Hendrix, Steve

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Disclosure of information -- Investigations, Ex-government officials -- Investigations, Official secrets -- Investigations, Company legal issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Steve Hendrix In the spring of 1961, John Kennedy's White House had a situation, but no Situation Room. Kennedy had just endured the attempted Bay of Pigs invasion in [...]

Published
2018

6. The White House

Author

Mottley, Robert

Subjects
Architecture, Domestic -- Washington, D.C., White House -- Design and construction, Washington, D.C. -- Buildings and facilities
Published
1993

7. The unbearable whiteness of DC

Author

Eyres, Harry

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Washington, D.C. -- Buildings and facilities -- Demographic aspects, Black-white relations -- Social aspects -- Political aspects, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

You need to be new to a place to be struck by the obvious. The first thing I noticed about Washington, DC, wandering around the city as a wide-eyed neophyte [...]

Published
2017

8. At the White House, the Halls Are Decked for Christmas

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Christmas decorations, Company public relations, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The world has become familiar with morning Twitter declarations from the White House since President Trump took office in January, but the message on Monday from the first lady, Melania [...]

Published
2017

9. A Trade Deal Read In Secret By Only A Few (Or Maybe None)

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Trade agreements -- Political aspects, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=406675625 MARTIN: Deep in the basement of the U.S. Capitol, there's a soundproof room. And inside that room is a draft of a [...]

Published
2015

10. Lawmakers seek way to note slave role in building capitol

Author

Alvarez, Lizette

Subjects
United States. Department of the Treasury -- Records and correspondence, Slaves -- Usage, White House -- Design and construction, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. -- Design and construction, United States -- History, United States Capitol -- History
Published
2000

11. A Brief History of the White House

Author

Golod, Amy

Subjects
United States history -- Political aspects, White House -- History, White House -- Design and construction
Published
2009

12. Where's the beef? Try God, says political guru; Bush Style: Crystal and Barbecue; The Atkins Pyramid; Veterans Brigade; Teresa With An A; Drive Time; Viva Bucharest; Sleepless In Baghdad; Knock, Knock; Bush's Tackle Box; Outlaw Nichols

Author

Bedard, Paul, Comarow, Avery, Kaplan, David E., Mazzetti, Mark, and Parker, Suzi

Subjects
Political consultants -- Biography, Nutrition -- Requirements, Beckel, Bob -- Quotations, White House -- Design and construction, Personality profile
Published
2004

13. Where Would You Put the White House?

Subjects
Historic buildings -- Tests, problems and exercises, White House -- Design and construction
Abstract

In the years when the United States was young, news traveled very slowly. Today, news can reach us as soon as it happens. But 200 years ago, news traveled only […]

Published
2000

14. What's Inside the White House?

Subjects
Historic buildings -- Tests, problems and exercises, White House -- Design and construction
Abstract

The White House is the most-visited home in the United States, with more than one million visitors a year. But there are parts of the White House that only the […]

Published
2000

15. Moving day: the Obamas become the new first family

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Lesson planning -- Tests, problems and exercises -- Analysis, Presidents -- Inauguration, Change -- Tests, problems and exercises -- Analysis, Moving, Household -- Planning -- Tests, problems and exercises -- Analysis, Executive departments -- Analysis -- Tests, problems and exercises, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The White House is getting a new first family! Barack Obama, the next president; his wife, Michelle; and their daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, are moving in on January [...]

Published
2009

16. A Bold and Modern White House

Author

Vogel, Carol

Subjects
Presidents -- Wives, Portraits -- Usage, White House -- Design and construction
Abstract

The Obamas' taste in art is as broad as abstract canvases by Josef Albers, American Indian scenes by George Catlin and paintings by little-known figures like Alma Thomas, the African-American […]

Published
2009

17. Life behind the portico

Author

Petkanas, Christopher

Subjects
Dwellings -- Design and construction -- Evaluation, Housing -- Design and construction -- Evaluation, White House -- Design and construction
Abstract

'Dream House: The White House as an American Home' (Acanthus Press; $75) is 304 pages of cold comfort for those who think 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is immune to charges of […]

Published
2009

18. The modern White House

Author

McLendon, Sandy

Subjects
Architecture, Domestic -- Evaluation, Buildings -- Remodeling, restoration, etc., Buildings -- Evaluation, White House -- Design and construction
Published
2008

19. Crowding and behavior in the White House

Author

McCurdy, Howard E.

Subjects
Crowding stress -- Psychological aspects, Presidents -- Psychological aspects, Office layout -- Psychological aspects, White House -- Design and construction
Published
1981

21. At home in the White House

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Presidents -- Dwellings, General interest
Published
1997

22. White House Hotheads

Author

Froomkin, Dan

Subjects
United States. Executive Office of the President -- Powers and duties, United States. Executive Office of the President -- Evaluation, Administrative agencies -- Evaluation, Administrative agencies -- Powers and duties, White House -- Design and construction
Published
2006

24. Where proximity prevails over perks

Author

Devroy, Ann

Subjects
United States. Executive Office of the President -- Buildings and facilities, Presidents -- Dwellings, Presidential aides -- Powers and duties, White House -- Design and construction
Published
1993

25. Habitation speculation

Author

Conroy, Sarah Booth

Subjects
Presidents -- Dwellings, White House -- Design and construction
Published
1992

26. History Buffy

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction
Abstract

"Calm down, Fala," Buffy says as they walk into the White House. "I know you've been here before." Buffy and Fala are visiting a room in the White House that […]

Published
2005

28. White House passes GAO review

Subjects
United States. Government Accountability Office -- Reports, White House -- Design and construction
Abstract

The Executive Office of the President has improved its systems but has room for improvement, according to a recent General Accounting Office analysis. The GAO report, 'Executive Office of the […]

Published
2002

31. The White House: nerve center of the presidency

Author

Relin, David Oliver

Subjects
Presidents -- Dwellings, White House -- Design and construction
Abstract

George Washington never lived in the White House, But since 1800, when John and Abigail Adams moved in, every other American President has occupied this famous home by the banks […]

Published
1989

32. The White House replica: part III

Author

Parvin, Stuart A.

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Doll-houses -- Design and construction, Hobbies and crafts
Published
1978

33. The White House replica

Author

Parvin, Stuart A.

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Miniature rooms, Hobbies and crafts
Published
1978

34. The White House replica

Author

Parvin, Stuart A.

Subjects
White House -- Design and construction, Architectural models -- Exhibitions, Hobbies and crafts
Published
1978

36. White House plans

Author

Conroy, Sarah Booth

Subjects
Maryland Historical Society, Drawing -- Exhibitions, White House -- Design and construction
Published
1984

38. Landscape gardener's private world

Author

Deitz, Paula

Subjects
Landscape architects -- Design and construction, Mellon, Rachel -- Design and construction, White House -- Design and construction
Published
1982

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