Saturday, February 27, 2016

Ronald Reagan Inaugural Jelly Beans

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Shortly after Ronald Reagan became Governor of California in 1967, he began eating pectin jelly beans to help him quit smoking. When a ne...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Pauline Wayne, the Last White House Dairy Cow

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So did you know that President William Howard Taft kept a Holstein dairy cow named Pauline Wayne on the White House lawn? For two years, Pa...
Monday, February 22, 2016

Bill Clinton Healthy Chicken Enchiladas

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According to an article in the Dining & Wine section of the New York Times , Bill Clinton has somehow become "an arbiter of inte...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Thomas Jefferson Macaroni and Cheese

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In honor of #NationalDrinkWineDay today, let's raise a glass or two to that fine-wine-and-mac-and-cheese-loving president, Thomas Jeff...
Monday, February 8, 2016

Martha Washington Apple Puffs

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Martha Washington’s Booke of Cookery and Booke of Sweetmeats is a family cookbook that Martha compiled and used for fifty years. It conta...
Sunday, January 24, 2016

Bill Clinton Air Force One Tuna Melt on Croissant!

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Regardless of where in the world the president travels, if he flies in an Air Force jet, the plane is called Air Force One . According to W...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

FDR's Beloved Dog "Fala" and the Election of 1944!

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On November 10, 1940, a cute black Scottish terrier puppy arrived at the White House as a gift for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Super Bowl Parties at the Obama White House and Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

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The private Family Theater at the White House is occasionally used by presidents to rehearse major speeches such as the State of the Unio...
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Lou Henry Hoover and the First Organized Girl Scout Cookie Drive in 1935

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So did you know that Herbert Hoover’s wife " Lou " served as president of the Girl Scouts and helped coordinate one of the first ...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Andrew Johnson Hoppin John

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At the end of the Civil War, the South lay in ruins. Southern plantations and entire cities had been destroyed during the war. Without food...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

A Charles Dickens Christmas Dinner

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One of the most famous guests to visit the White House during John Tyler’s presidency was the great English writer, Charles Dickens. Upon h...
Monday, December 21, 2015

James Buchanan Snickerdoodles

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Presiding over the nation during a time of great crisis and strife, James Buchanan is the only president who never had a wife. And while h...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Andrew Jackson Benne Wafers

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Andrew Jackson was so strong-willed that his enemies called him King Andrew I , portraying him as a tyrannical ruler who abused presidentia...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Mamie Eisenhower's Million Dollar Fudge

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As Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II, General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s favorite cold weather military dis...
Sunday, December 13, 2015

Benjamin Harrison and the First Decorated Christmas Tree at the White House

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Benjamin Harrison’s presidency began with a dramatic, three-day centennial commemoration of George Washington’s inauguration as the first ...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Donald Trump, the 2012 Campaign, and Oprah's "Favorite" Mar-a-Lago Turkey Burgers

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You could almost hear the sighs of relief from Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and other Republican presidential hopefuls when Donald Trump ann...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

George Washington's Ice House at Mount Vernon

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So did you know that one of George Washington’s favorite desserts was ice cream? In fact, he liked this soft, creamy treat so much that he ...
Friday, November 20, 2015

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Great Depression and the Thanksgiving Day Date-Change Fiasco

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So did you know that in 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to move Thanksgiving Day forward by a week? Rather than allow the ho...