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The first wedding of a child of a president in the White House. February 25, 1828: John Adams II (son of President John Quincy Adams) married his first cousin, Mary Catherine Hellen, in the Blue Room. The first wedding of a grandchild of a president at the White House (grandson of President John Adams).
Jane Pierce arrived at the White house months later and spent most of their tenure in her room, writing letters to her dead son. 15 Family of James Buchanan: March 4, 1857 — March 4, 1861 James Buchanan: The President never married or had children. The President's niece, Harriet Lane, acted as First Lady and served as hostess at White House ...
David M. Cote (Chairman and CEO of Honeywell International) was the most frequent business visitor to the White House during the Obama administration.. While Obama's release of the logs was generally praised by transparency activists, [1] the Sunlight Foundation noted, "The voluntary system can be too easily circumvented.
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
Illustration of the first state dinner at the White House. David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii meeting with President Ulysses S. Grant.. A state dinner in the United States is a formal dinner held in honor of a foreign head of state, such as a king, queen, president, or any head of government.
Aerial view of the White House complex, including Pennsylvania Avenue (closed to traffic) in the foreground, the Executive Residence and North Portico (center), the East Wing (left), and the West Wing and the Oval Office at its southeast corner. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
First first lady to bring a rescue dog (Major) to the White House. [101] First first lady to hold a paying job outside the White House while her husband was president. [102] [103] First first lady to attend a British coronation. [104] First incumbent first lady to meet with two British monarchs (Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III). [105]