President and Mrs. Kennedy along with Caroline and John Jr. sit on the Truman Balcony watching the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment on the South Lawn of the White House, November 13, 1963. President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy invited a number of schoolchildren in the area to attend the performance. The Black Watch… Read More
Future first lady covered Queen Elizabeth’s coronation for Washington Times-Herald at age 24 By Jennifer Pickens| Fox News Please see my recent Op-Ed on FoxNews.com. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at age 96, journalists from around the world will gather in London in coming months to cover the coronation of her son, King Charles III, just… Read More
Please see my recent Op-Ed on FoxNews.com. Queen Elizabeth’s last state dinner at the White House was in 2007. She extended a very special invitation to the residence staff after that special occasion By Jennifer Pickens| Fox News Queen Elizabeth II was no stranger to the United States and the White House. She first visited in… Read More
Without a doubt, my most favorite and most rewarding piece I have ever written as a historian was my chapter on the Queen at the White House. It should have been a book by itself. She was the “tapestry,” as @katie_nicholl would say, that held all together. In her first Christmas broadcast, following her accession in 1952,… Read More
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a35381730/jackie-kennedy-secret-visit-to-nixon-white-house/ The former First Lady and her family snuck into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for a private tour 50 years ago today. “Thank you with all my heart. A day I dreaded turned out to be one of the most precious ones I have spent with my children,” wrote former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, 50 years… Read More
The men and women that occupy the office of the President can only do so for one or two terms. However, there is a constant, a visual reminder of America’s enduring republic – The White House. Our nation’s first president, George Washington, laid the cornerstone of this unique building in 1792 and oversaw the construction… Read More
The White House Rose Garden has been a mainstay in America for over half of a century. Originally created as backdrop for the most historic and iconic moments in American history it has also hosted some of our first families most personal, humanizing moments as well. Providing great refuge for our heads of state, this… Read More
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