Edith Fossett was 15 years old in 1802 when Jefferson chose her to join him at the White House – then known as the ...

A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

White House tours date back to 1805, when then-President Thomas Jefferson opened it to the public. The only times the White House has not been open for tours since is during wartime and during the ...

F rom the time Jackie Kennedy first viewed the White House in 1941 as a child she felt more could be done to capture the ...

When the Trump administration barred Associated Press reporters from presidential events, it did so after an or-else demand ...

First Lady Melania Trump announced that she is reopening the White House to public tours starting Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Kennedy declared the event the greatest collection of talent ever brought together at the White House, “with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.” But as more recent ...

Direct descendants of Jefferson, as well as a number of historians, are interviewed for the six-part docuseries.

This week, the White House barred Associated Press journalists ... or newspapers without a government,” future President Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter in 1787, “I should not hesitate ...