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
The tradition of lighting the National Christmas Tree dates back to 1923 with President Calvin Coolidge, and tonight President and Mrs. Trump continue that tradition in President’s Park just outside the White House grounds in the Ellipse. In conjunction with the National Parks Service and National Parks Foundation, the annual event drew thousands of… Read More
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