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The White House's history with Thanksgiving, and how the turkey pardon came to be
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions ... the annual tradition materialized with President George H.W. Bush — as documented by the association — speaking to the pardoned turkey ...
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Inauguration history: What happened on the day George Washington became president in 1789
On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington ... to Franklin House for a private dinner and a fireworks display.
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Carter won a Nobel, but other ex-presidents have done wilder things
George Washington operated a whiskey ... cancer ravaged his body,” historian Lina Mann wrote for the White House Historical Association. When Twain visited the former president that June ...
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The Blair House: A brief history of the White House’s historic guest house
Just outside the White House, one historic home sits in Northwest, D.C.- The Blair House. The home is the U.S. president’s ...