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Lou Henry Hoover: An Extraordinary Life of Adventure and Service

​​​​Thursday, August 18, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. ET

​​​​Lou Henry Hoover led an extraordinary life well before she became First Lady. She enjoyed everything from the outdoors, traveling the world, geology and mining, and she even served as Girl Scouts President two separate times. Join us for History Happy Hour on Thursday, August 18, to hear award-winning author, journalist, and independent scholar Annette Dunlap discuss the impressive life of Lou Henry Hoover with Michelle Gullion, Director of Collections and Research at the National First Ladies Library! 

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The History Happy Hour Channel

As a generous annual supporter of the White House Historical Association you have access to our History Happy Hour channel. Here you can enjoy all past episodes of History Happy Hour. Password to Connect: WHHA1961.

K-12 Education and Resources

Discover and share the rich history of the White House through the White House Historical Association’s K-12 education resources, programs, and partnerships. These offerings cover a wide range of topics throughout United States history.
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Tour Historic Decatur House

The White House Historical Association offers free public tours of historic Decatur House. Since 1818, Decatur House has been home to foreign and American dignitaries, secretaries of state, members of Congress, and a vice president, in addition to numerous free and enslaved servants who played a pivotal role in shaping America.

WHHA Collection: ‘A Tempest in a Teapot’

In 1929, First Lady Lou Hoover invited Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party. This traditional act of hospitality toward the wife of the first black man elected to Congress in the twentieth century created a political crisis for the Hoovers. Explore the “tempest” from the perspectives of the first lady, the DePriests and DePriest descendants.
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Share Your White House Story

Share with us your photo and story of your own White House visit. Did you visit the House on a school field trip? Or were you on a family vacation? Have you seen the Christmas decorations? What was memorable about your trip? Tell us your story and it may be featured on an upcoming History Happy Hour episode or in our 1600 Dispatch newsletter.

The White House Historical Association is the nonprofit, nonpartisan partner to the White House. The Association was founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to promote and preserve the rich history of the Executive Mansion.

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