Exhibits at the First Ladies' Library
The National First Ladies' Library is proud to bring you unique exhibits.
Current Exhibits |
Exhibit Dates:
June 7, 2008 through
October 24, 2008
Special “Tails” Programs:
(for children K - 6:
call for more details)
White House Pets:
August 4, 5 & 6
Reading Programs:
July 7 & 29, August 12
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White House "Tails": Pets of the First Families:
The nine papier-mâché figures representing the
beloved pets of some our nation’s First Families,
were first used by First Lady Laura Bush in her
2002 White House Christmas entitled All Creatures Great and Small. Florists and calligraphers, part of the regular White House staff, were called upon to create over 20 of the special ornaments that represented pets ranging from the ordinary to very extraordinary.
The National First Ladies’ Library is proud to share with our guests the opportunity to see nine of the pet ornaments. We are aware of the distinct honor of hosting our “White House guests” and sincerely thank President George W. Bush for this rare loan of historic White House artifacts.
Tour both the Education & Research Center and Saxton McKinley House for 1 admission price:
Guided Tours: Tuesday - Saturday at 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.; plus Sundays at 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. in June, July & August.
Reservations required for groups of 6 or more only, recommended for all others. |
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Team Players: Triumph and Tribulation on the Campaign Trail: Presidential campaigns that celebrate our freedom to choose a leader by election of the people are events unique to our country. It is an expectant, exciting time – a promise kept by the Constitution for a better future. Rituals developed over time and became traditions of presidential hopefuls – the campaign slogans and songs, hundreds of speeches, thousands of handshakes, the countless miles of travel across the country to meet voters - all reported by the ever-present media. The candidate must do a balancing act as leader and entertainer to influence the American voters. Today the potential first spouse is expected to be involved in campaign issues, and her activities are as closely scrutinized as the candidate’s. However, these women haven’t always been an official part of the ritual contest.
Tour both the Education & Research Center and Saxton McKinley House for 1 admission price:
Guided Tours: Tuesday - Saturday at 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.; plus Sundays at 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. in June, July & August.
Reservations required for groups of 6 or more only, recommended for all others. |
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Past Exhibits |
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Party Politics: Entertaining at the White House: The NFLL is thrilled to be hosting a special exhibit this summer featuring a collection of White House China. The select pieces are from the private collection of Carter administration diplomat Set Momjian. Other contributions to the exhibit were made by the Benjamin Harrison Home, the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center and the Massillon Museum. The collection featured includes china pieces from the Monroe, Polk, Lincoln, Hayes, Harrison, Roosevelt, Wilson, Eisenhower, Johnson, Regan and Clinton administrations. Each unique design has an equally as unique story behind its creation and pattern. |
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Making The Grade: First Ladies & Education: The National First Ladies’ Education & Research Center presents an “educational experience” with the Oct. 3rd opening of their featured exhibit. This exhibit showcases the unique contributions of First Ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Grace Coolidge, Caroline Harrison, Lucretia Garfield and Abigail Fillmore. Items have also been borrowed from 13 historical libraries and historical sites nationwide. |
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Private Wives ~ Public Lives celebrates some of the private, personal interests of four of our nation’s First Ladies: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Louisa Adams, and Jane Pierce. The exhibit also highlights the public causes championed by four additional First Ladies: Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Edith Wilson, and Lou Hoover. |
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The Spirits, Suffrage and Struggle exhibition celebrates the Suffrage
Movement and the eighty-fifth anniversary of the Right to Vote with banners,
postcards, place settings and more. Garments worn by First Ladies include: Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland, a pro-temperance and pro-suffrage supporter; Edith Wilson,
who strongly opposed suffrage; and Florence Harding, who was the first First
Lady to vote for her husband in a presidential election. |
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The First Ladies of the Progressive Age exhibit examines the evolving role of First Ladies at the beginning of the twentieth century. The lives and legacies of First Ladies Edith Roosevelt, Helen Taft, Ellen Wilson, Edith Wilson, Florence Harding, Grace Coolidge and Lou Hoover are included.
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