• The Inauguration of John Quincy Adams
    Unknown
    newspaper
    documents
    article
    inaugurations
    This article is about the Inauguration of President John Quincy Adams and was published in Niles' Weekly Register on March 12, 1825. The article describes the events of the Inauguration and Adams's outfit which was a "plain suit of black". John Quincy Adams was the son of President John Adams and First Lady Abigail Adams. Prior to his presidency, President Adams was a diplomat to the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia, and the United Kingdom. He served as Secretary of State under President James Monroe and is the only president who went on to serve in the United States House of Representatives after being president. Adams represented his home state, Massachusetts, in the House.
  • "A New White House Post," Evening Star, Lorraine Waxman Pearce Collection
    Mary L. Vaughan
    Evening Star
    newspapers
    documents
    staff
    Residence staff
    This article by Mary L. Vaughan in the Evening Star titled "A New White House Post: 26-Year-Old Washington Mother Named Curator" is dated March 30, 1961. In the article, Vaughan reports on First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy selecting Lorraine Waxman Pearce for the position of White House Curator. Vaughan details the work Pearce will undergo as White House Curator including creating an official catalogue and renovating the White House with a historic, 19th century influence. Pearce studied at Winterthur Museum and wrote her thesis on French influence on American Decorative arts in the 19th century, which would influence her work at the White House. A photoraph of Pearce and her husband John N. Pearce in their home is featured (taken by Paul Schmick). This newspaper article is part of the Lorraine Waxman Pearce Collection. Lorraine Waxman Pearce served as the first White House Curator from 1961 to 1962. As curator, she oversaw refurbishment projects, implemented collections policies, and collaborated with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to write the first White House guidebook—a joint publication of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association. Since its original publication in 1962, “The White House: An Historic Guide” has been revised, updated, and printed for over 60 years.
  • Concert Program
    Evening Star Newspaper Co.
    U.S. Marine Band
    newspaper
    This excerpt from the "Evening Star" lists the music program for one of the U.S. Marine Band's weekly concerts on the White House grounds.
  • Historical Trees Disappearing from the White House Grounds
    The Evening Critic
    newspaper
    This is an article from the Evening Critic lamenting the loss of several tulip poplars due to old age.