Videos Index
Who is James K. Polk?
In this program, historian Mark Cheathem will discuss his new book Who Is James K. Polk? The Presidential Election of 1844. In this pivotal campaign, five candidates--James K. Polk, Henry Clay, James G. Birney, John Tyler, and Joseph Smith--faced newly important issues and used emerging electioneering tactics in their pursuit of the White House and presidency.
White House History with Margaret Brennan: Diplomacy Then and Now
The White House Historical Association's 2024 series White House History with Margaret Brennan will feature several conversations dealing with various topics about diplomacy and the White House. The final installment of the series will take place on October 10, 2024, and will explore "Diplomacy Then and Now." Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, author of The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements
The People's House
On September 23, 2024, the White House Historical Association opened The People's House: A White House Experience. This cutting-edge, immersive education experience tells the story of the Executive Mansion, its inhabitants and the people who have dedicated their careers to its functions. White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin and Acting Managing Director of The People’s House Luke Boorady discuss the co
Awakening the Spirit of America
Author Paul Sparrow, former director of the FDR Presidential Library, will join to discuss his new book, Awakening the Spirit of America, and more.
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Family at John F. Kennedy’s Funeral
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands on the steps of St. Matthew’s Cathedral with her two young children by her side, as John F. Kennedy, Jr. salutes his father’s casket. She wears a long veil over her face. The choice of a veil was unusual; by 1963, mourning veils had fallen completely out of fashion. Like the mourning drapery she rein
Eleanor Roosevelt in Mourning at Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Internment
This film was taken of Eleanor Roosevelt at the Hyde Park funeral of her husband. She wears a mourning veil attached to her hat, but unlike Florence Harding, she never wore it over her face during the funeral.
In Memoriam (Garfield’s Funeral March)
Famous composer and head of the Marine Band John Philip Sousa was shocked by President Garfield’s death: “With the event weighing heavily on his mind he walked all through the night and into the next morning. When he returned home he immediately committed the dirge ‘In Memoriam’ to paper.” The U.S. Marine Band played the march as the president’
