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Former White House Press Secretary James Brady Dies at 73
Brady. Photograph via Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence. James Brady, the White House press secretary who was critically wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and...
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White House Security Updates in the Past Century: A Timeline
With more than eight intruders making their way onto the White House grounds in the past year alone (including one toddler who slipped through the fence’s iron bars), the Secret Service is...
View ArticleThe Secret Service’s Rocky Relationship With Washington Also Needs Fixing
Among the many revelations about bungled White House security laid out in recent days by the Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig, few are as jarring as the tidbit about the Secret Service’s initial...
View ArticleCrazed Attacks on the White House Will Probably Increase—Thanks to Omar Gonzalez
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A History of Halloween Celebrations at the White House
Although Halloween as we know it became popular early in the 20th century, it wasn’t until Dwight D. Eisenhower was president that ghosts, goblins, and witches were first invited into the White House....
View ArticleA Taller White House Fence Might Deter Jumpers, but It Won’t Stop All of Them
A Department of Homeland Security panel convened after a September incident in which a man jumped the fence around the White House and ran into the building before being apprehended says the simplest...
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A Brief History of Presidents and Their Official Photographers
Relative to the length of his presidency, no commander-in-chief may have a deeper visual archive than Gerald Ford. That’s the guess of Michael Martinez, a photojournalism professor at the University of...
View ArticleHow to Make the Guest List for a State Dinner
Our expert: Ann Stock, White House social secretary during the Clinton administration. “First of all, it’s a long shot. If you feel strongly that you’ve been working with the country [of the visiting...
View ArticleLin-Manuel Miranda is Live-Tweeting His Trip to DC Today (UPDATED)
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Your Weekend Bucket List for Washington, DC
Washington is a big place—okay, not Los Angeles or London big, but large enough to make seeing all its attractions in a day or two nearly impossible. Consider these the Things to Do in Washington...
View ArticleMurder Charges Doubtful for John Hinckley Jr.
It’s possible that John Hinckley Jr. was not confined to St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospital when a Virginia medical examiner ruled that former White House press secretary James Brady’s death last...
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White House Security Updates in the Past Century: A Timeline
With more than eight intruders making their way onto the White House grounds in the past year alone (including one toddler who slipped through the fence’s iron bars), the Secret Service is...
View ArticleThe Secret Service’s Rocky Relationship With Washington Also Needs Fixing
Among the many revelations about bungled White House security laid out in recent days by the Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig, few are as jarring as the tidbit about the Secret Service’s initial...
View ArticleCrazed Attacks on the White House Will Probably Increase—Thanks to Omar Gonzalez
When it comes to assassination attempts, how much information is too much? Flooded by stories and reports of the White House fence-jumper, plus new information about the shots fired across the South...
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A History of Halloween Celebrations at the White House
Although Halloween as we know it became popular early in the 20th century, it wasn’t until Dwight D. Eisenhower was president that ghosts, goblins, and witches were first invited into the White House....
View ArticleA Taller White House Fence Might Deter Jumpers, but It Won’t Stop All of Them
A Department of Homeland Security panel convened after a September incident in which a man jumped the fence around the White House and ran into the building before being apprehended says the simplest...
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A Brief History of Presidents and Their Official Photographers
Relative to the length of his presidency, no commander-in-chief may have a deeper visual archive than Gerald Ford. That’s the guess of Michael Martinez, a photojournalism professor at the University of...
View ArticleHow to Make the Guest List for a State Dinner
Our expert: Ann Stock, White House social secretary during the Clinton administration. “First of all, it’s a long shot. If you feel strongly that you’ve been working with the country [of the visiting...
View ArticleLin-Manuel Miranda is Live-Tweeting His Trip to DC Today (UPDATED)
Broadway smash Hamilton won’t be playing in town anytime soon, but you do have the off-chance of seeing show creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda on the streets of DC today—either on social media or in...
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