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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a dinner in the newly renovated Rose Garden patio, at the White House in Washington

Nation Sep 27

The White House’s iconic Rose Garden gets a makeover under Trump

By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela

Politics Sep 25

An image of an autopen signing former U.S. President Joe Biden's signature is displayed in place of a portrait Biden at th...
Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo in new White House portrait collection

President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief — except for one.

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Politics May 09

Melania Trump hosts Barbara Bush stamp unveiling at the White House in Washington
WATCH: First lady Melania Trump unveils new stamp for former first lady Barbara Bush

Daughter Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch said “it’s unlikely that mom ever pictured herself on the postage stamp, and it’s very likely that she would be wondering what all this fuss is about."…

By Fatima Hussein, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Politics Apr 11

U.S. President Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House
Trump will undergo his annual checkup. He has a history of keeping his medical details secret

His annual physical on Friday could potentially give the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president. But if history is…

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Politics Apr 05

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Why does the U.S. have presidential term limits? The history of the 22nd Amendment

The rule that no president can serve more than two full terms became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died.

By Mark Satta, The Conversation

Mar 04

Trump sets record for longest address to joint session of Congress

By Associated Press

It wasn’t even close.

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Jan 19

Watch 4:20
The history and tradition of presidents leaving personal notes for their successors

By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young

Monday’s change of Oval Office occupants is a ritual full of traditions and customs. One of the more modern ones began in 1989, when Ronald Reagan left a note for George H.W. Bush on stationery with a whimsical bit of…

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Jan 09

WATCH: Gerald Ford’s son reads former president’s eulogy to Jimmy Carter

By Hannah Grabenstein

“God did a good thing when he made your dad,” Steve Ford told Carter's children.

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Jan 06

Jimmy Carter was an outlier with other former presidents but formed a friendship for the ages with Gerald Ford

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

As a member of the elite, informal club of U.S. presidents past and present, Jimmy Carter was uniquely positioned to do important work for his successors, whether Democrat or Republican.

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Jan 06

WATCH: Jimmy Carter funeral events – 39th president returns to Georgia

Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.

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