Search & Explore Resources & Shop Main Content let's see what we have on Significant Events Grid View List View Photos View collection Native Americans and the White House collection Art in the White House collection America Under Fire Papal Visits to the White House October 6, 1979 - Pope John Paul II: Pope John Paul arrives at 1:43 p.m. in an open-topped limousine. He smiled and... Chinese State Visits January 29, 1979: Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping was the highest-ranking Chinese visitor to the White House since Madame Chiang Kai-shek visited in 1943.... The White House and Space Exploration TEACHER'S TEXTThe Cold War witnessed the United States and the Soviet Union competing to dominate outer space with the same... Lighting the Menorah: Celebrating Hanukkah at the White House Throughout the history of the United States, all the nation’s presidents have been Christians.1 In modern times, to celebrate th... Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Anti-lynching and the White House Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and activist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.1 An... The White House Garden Tours When the White House gates open at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 13th, thousands of people will stream through for the... The American Protective League and White House Security During World War One The United States remained neutral during the early years of World War I, from the outbreak of hostilities in August, 1914,... The Origins of the March 4 Inauguration Today, Inauguration Day falls on an exact day and time—January 20 at noon. Every four years, either the president or th... "We Shall Overcome" After the 1964 electoral landslide, President Lyndon Johnson’s political position changed considerably. With a larger liberal majority in both houses of... Keep Looking? White House Historical Association Home STAY IN TOUCH? Submit Book the Decatur House Buy the White House Ornament Terms of Use and Privacy Policy The Official White House Christmas Ornament Buy Now