• President and Mrs. Reagan Welcome Michael Jackson to the White House
    Michael Evans
    staff
    initiatives
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Residence staff
    ceremonies
    This photograph of President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan exiting the Diplomatic Entrance of the White House with pop star Michael Jackson was taken by Michael Evans on May 14, 1984. Jackson was on hand for a ceremony on the South Lawn where he was presented with a plaque recognizing his dedication to the National Campaign Against Drunk Driving. Standing at the far left is Roland A. Harley, a doorkeeper, messenger, and houseman who worked at the White House for nearly forty years, from around 1946 to 1984.
  • White House Gardeners Hassel R. Adams and Robert M. Redmond with Kennedy Dogs
    Robert L. Knudsen
    staff
    pets
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    Rose Garden
    This photograph of Hassel R. Adams, center, and Robert M. Redmond, left, with the Kennedy family dogs was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on June 20, 1961. Adams is minding Charlie, a Welsh terrier, and Redmond is with Pushinka, a recent gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy. Redmond worked as a gardener from 1923 to 1963 and Adams was also on the gardens and grounds team. The group is photographed in the Rose Garden on the South Grounds of the White House.
  • White House Cooks on the South Lawn
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    South Portico
    This photograph of White House cooks Katherine Buckley and Hannah Heffernan was taken in 1926. Both women, immigrants from Ireland, began working at the White House that same year. Buckley would work in the Kitchen until 1933 while Heffernan worked until around 1930. They are photographed on the South Lawn of the White House Grounds with the South Portico behind them, possibly around Easter.
  • White House Cooks on the South Portico Steps
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Portico
    This photograph of White House cooks Katherine Buckley, Elsie Rodenhauser, and Hannah Heffernan was taken in October 1926. The group is photographed sitting on the steps to the South Portico of the White House. Buckley worked in the Kitchen from 1926 to 1933, Rodenhauser as both a kitchen assistant and cook from 1922 to 1929, and Heffernan from 1926 until around 1930.
  • President Kennedy and Caroline with Snowman on the South Grounds
    Abbie Rowe
    staff
    snow
    South Grounds
    Residence staff
    leisure
    This photograph of President John F. Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy, his daughter, was taken by Abbie Rowe on February 4, 1961. The two are captured admiring a snowman made for Caroline on the driveway around the South Grounds with a group that includes White House head gardener Robert M. Redmond, far right, and Pierre Salinger, Kennedy's press secretary, center back.
  • President Reagan Returns to the White House Following Shooting
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Portico
    In this photograph, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan wave from the base of the South Portico of the White House on April 11, 1981. President Reagan had just returned home from George Washington Hospital following an assassination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30. Holding an umbrella over the Reagans in Roland A. Harley, a doorkeeper, messenger, and houseman who worked at the White House for nearly forty years, from around 1946 to 1984.
  • Charles L. Patten, White House Gardener
    National Photo Company
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    South Portico
    This photograph of White House gardener Charles L. Patten was taken by the National Photo Company on May 10, 1922. In the photograph, Patten can be seen tending to irises on the South Lawn of the White House Grounds. During the Civil War, Patten served alongside George Tryon Harding, father of future president Warren G. Harding. This established a long time relationship with the Harding family that continued with Patten's arrival at the White House in the spring of 1921. Patten would serve as gardener until November 1924, leaving during the Calvin Coolidge administration.
  • White House Staff During Hayes Presidency
    Unknown
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Portico
    This group photograph of African American staff members at the White House was taken in May 1877 during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration. The photograph is titled "Colored Servants at the White House" and lists the names and occupations of everyone pictured. From left to the right, first row: laundress Maria Rustin, laundress Mary Waters, nurse Winnie Monroe; second row: cook Jane Humphreys, waiter Henry Harris, waiter Beverly R. Lemos, housemaid Mary Monroe, messenger Edgar R. Beckley, watchman Telemachus Ford. Taken during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration, this is the earliest known posed photograph of workers at the White House. This group was supplemented by additional staff—both African American and white—including ushers, valets, gardeners, coachmen, stable hands, and messengers. This photograph was likely taken outside the ground level South Portico entry into the White House.
  • White House Head Gardener Irvin M. Williams
    Tina Hager
    Residence staff
    staff
    South Grounds
    Rose Garden
    This photograph of White House Head Gardener Irvin M. Williams was taken by Tina Hager on April 16, 2004. Williams, photographed in the Rose Garden on the South Grounds, joined the White House Residence staff in 1950 and was named head gardener in 1962, a position he held until his retirement in 2008. He worked at the White House for nearly sixty years, serving eleven presidents
  • John F. Kennedy, Jr. at Children's Party on the South Lawn
    Cecil Stoughton
    staff
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Residence staff
    celebrations
    This photograph of John F. Kennedy, Jr. on the South Lawn of the White House Grounds was taken by Cecil Stoughton on April 4, 1963. Kennedy, the son of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, was photographed at a children's party. In the background are Mrs. Kennedy, left, and White House butler Robert B. Thompson, center.
  • Wilson Jackson with Harding dogs O'Boy and Laddie Boy
    National Photo Company
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    pets
    This photograph of Wilson Jackson with President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding's dogs O'Boy and Laddie Boy on the South Lawn of the White House was taken by the National Photo Company circa 1921. Jackson served as a messenger and caretaker of the White House dogs from 1907 to 1927.
  • White House Grounds Staff on the South Lawn
    Harris & Ewing
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    south view
    South Portico
    This photograph of two members of the White House Grounds staff was taken by Harris & Ewing circa 1916 to 1919. The two men are seen feeding two sheep on the South Lawn of the White House. It is possible these sheep were among the flock employed by President Woodrow Wilson to graze on the South Lawn, enabling the lawn to be maintained while men were at war and using the wool from the sheep to be sold as a fundraiser for the Red Cross.
  • Gardeners John Smith and Leroy Lyons Mow the South Lawn
    Harris & Ewing
    staff
    Residence staff
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    south view
    South Portico
    This photograph of two White House gardeners was taken by Harris & Ewing circa 1939. The two gardeners, Leroy Lyons and John Smith, are captured mowing the South Lawn of the White House, with the South Portico visible in the background. Lyons worked as a gardener and, later, in the White House Flower Shop from circa 1934 to circa 1961.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    arts & culture
    music
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes stage set up and a performance by the Incredible Bits Crew and a reading of "The Rock in the Road." This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Cabinet
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film was taken at one of the storytelling stations, where readings were done by members of President Bill Clinton's Cabinet and staff. In this film, Secretary of Transportation Rodney Earl Slater, who was joined by his daughter, read "The Little Engine That Could" to a group of children gathered on the South Lawn. His reading took place at the end of the Easter Egg Roll, and the film ends with staff beginning to disassemble and pack up equipment. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Preparations for the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    Easter
    Easter Egg Roll
    holidays
    technology
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    This film features behind-the-scenes footage of the 1998 White House Easter Egg Roll cybercast. The film was likely taken in the two days leading up to the Easter Egg Roll, which was held on April 13, 1998. The film footage includes the EarthLink team, who produced the cybercast, talking, on the phone, filming, checking the wiring and equipment, and in meetings. The team is captured on the South Lawn, around the fountain, in the production tent, and coordinating set-up. Additionally there are short interviews with the team about set up, the project, timeline, and network providers for the event. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Portico
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Cabinet
    arts & culture
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes appearances by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on the South Portico and on stage as well as appearances by the Today show's Willard Scott, actress Jane Seymour and her family, and Franklin D. Raines, Director of the Office of the Management and Budget. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    arts & culture
    music
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes a performance by the Incredible Bits Crew and then staff beginning to break down the stage and equipment at the end of the day. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    performing
    music
    military
    holidays
    U.S. Marine Band
    South Portico
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Cabinet
    arts & culture
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes appearances by Secretary of Energy Federico Peña and artist Lily Spandorf and a performance by the United States Marine Band from the South Portico of the White House. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    performing
    holidays
    arts & culture
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    music
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes stage set up and a performance by the Incredible Bits Crew. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    arts & culture
    music
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes performances by the Incredible Bits Crew and Mr. Hatbox as well as a magic show and an appearance by a historical interpreter dressed like First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes, among others. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Cabinet
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film was taken at one of the storytelling stations, with readings done by members of President Bill Clinton's Cabinet and staff. Readings in this film were done by Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Energy Federico Peña, and Secretary of Transportation Rodney Earl Slater, who was joined by his daughter, as well as a reading from author Betty Debnam. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    South Portico
    arts & culture
    music
    performing
    U.S. Marine Band
    military
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes performances by historical interpreters dressed as President Thomas Jefferson and First Lady Abigail Adams, tours through different tents and stations set p for the Easter Egg Roll, and a performance by the United States Marine Band. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    Cabinet
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film was taken at one of the storytelling stations, with readings done by members of President Bill Clinton's Cabinet and staff. Readings in the film were done by David Satcher, Surgeon General of the United States, Franklin D. Raines, Director of the Office of the Management and Budget, Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, Janice Rachel Lachance, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and United States Attorney General Janet Reno. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.
  • Footage from the 1998 Cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Howard Lefkowitz Collection
    EarthLink
    technology
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Easter
    arts & culture
    music
    performing
    This film footage was taken at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 13, 1998. The 1998 Easter Egg Roll was the first to be cybercast over the internet. This film includes performances by Jim Weiss, Mr. Tim and Ms. Laura, and David Grover and the Big Bear Band. This film is part of the Howard Lefkowitz Collection. Lefkowitz served as vice president of business development and Internet marketing for EarthLink. In 1998, Lefkowitz developed and produced the first cybercast of the White House Easter Egg Roll. Working with the White House, EarthLink, and other technology partners, over 100 hours of film was recorded and simultaneously aired on the Internet live from the South Lawn of the White House. Lefkowitz would produce the cybercast from 1998 to 2000. This film may contain copyrighted materials and is therefore not available to stream. To review the film, please contact the White House History Digital Archives at archives@whha.org. The White House Historical Association is making these materials available for research and educational purposes. Rights assessment and obtaining necessary clearances, for all purposes, is solely the responsibility of the user.