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Petticoat Affair
The Petticoat affair, also called the Eaton affair, was a political scandal that rocked Washington, D.C., from 1829 to 1831, during the early years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Revolving around the rumored sexual promiscuity of Peggy Eaton...
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President Biden Signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Bill
President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, lawmakers, and guests, signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Bill on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in the East Room of the White House. Official White House Photo by Chandler...
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President Polk and his Cabinet, 1846
The cabinet of US President James K. Polk in the White House dining room, by John Plumbe, Jr., c. 1846. Bottom row, left to right: Attorney General John Y. Mason, Secretary of War William L. Marcy, President Polk, Secretary of the Treasury...
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US Presidential Election of 1800
The US presidential election of 1800, referred to by Jeffersonians as the Revolution of 1800, was a turning point in the early political history of the United States. It resulted in the victory of Vice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican...
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Assassination of President Lincoln
The Assassination of President Lincoln, hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1865. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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The Ruins of the President's House
A depiction of the President's House (or White House) in the aftermath of the burning of Washington on 24 August 1814. Watercolor on paper, by George Munger, c. 1814.
White House, Washington, D.C.
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Sam Houston, First President of the Republic of Texas
Sam Houston, painting by unknown artist, 1836. Sam Houston (1793-1863), propelled by his victory at the Battle of San Jacinto and defeat of the Mexican army in the Texas Revolution, became the first president of the Republic of Texas, a...
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General Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico
Antonio López de Santa Anna, lithographic print originally included in Lucas Alamán's Historia de Méjico, 1852. Santa Anna (1794-1876) was a central figure in the political and military course of Mexican history in the first half of the...
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James Monroe as President
James Monroe as he looked during his second term as President of the United States, oil on canvas portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1820-22.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Van Buren as President
US President Martin Van Buren, oil on canvas by Henry Inman, circa 1837.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.