But, should you see the cherry blossoms? Is a visit to Washington, DC, primarily for the cherry blossoms, worth it? I have ...

Ohio-born Mary Scott Lord Dimmick had been widowed by Lawyer Walter Erskine Dimmick when she married Benjamin Harrison—in 1896, four years after he left the White House, five years before he died.

“I don’t consider him a possibility. . . . I’ve always been for Taft since I danced with him at the White House Debutantes’ Ball. I came out the same year as his sister, Helen Taft.

Helen Dhue was flying home after a work trip ... a passing thought but one he wanted people to absorb. The official White House account on X posted his message in the evening.

“The early part of 1925 will go down in the history of Manistee for two major natural phenomena, the first near-total eclipse ...

Banned from the White House during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt’s chosen successor, William Howard Taft, due to her public comments about First Lady Helen Taft, Alice found herself in the ...

When Theodore Roosevelt willingly left the White House in 1909, Alice was so resentful she allegedly buried a voodoo doll of the new First Lady, Helen Taft, on the grounds. Alice’s penchant for ...

(AP Photo) President Theodore Roosevelt sits in his office at the White House on Dec. 8, 1908 in Washington, DC. (AP Photo) President William Howard Taft, center, campaigns for reelection in Trenton, ...

During the 27th president’s White House stint, one dog lived on the grounds: Caruso. The pup was a gift to Taft’s daughter, Helen, from opera singer Enrico Caruso who’d performed for the first family.

Every year, the thousands of cherry blossoms in Washington DC bloom and draw in millions of visitors to see the city awash in the pink and white petals ... finally found an ally in first lady Helen ...

However, the first donation of 2,000 trees, received in 1910, was burned on orders from President William Howard Taft because insects and disease had infested the gift. The First Lady, Helen Taft ...