John Wrory Ficklin was 7 when he learned that his father, the son of a slave, was important. It was 1963, and the nation was ...

Presidents come and go from the White House, but the Ficklin family — Woodson Ficklin, his wife, some of his brothers and sisters, and son Wrory Ficklin — was a constant presence there for nearly ...

The family that served 13 presidents in the White House over eight decades - The Ficklin family was a constant presence for nearly eight decades, serving presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barac ...

As part of Women's History Month and America's 250th anniversary, the Truman Presidential Library hosted a special symposium ...

This original exhibition will engage both Kansas Citians and people from around the world visiting for the FIFA World Cup ...

First ladies — official or unofficial — are hugely important to a presidency. Even long before women had the right to vote, they had a ton of political influence by virtue of who they were married to.

Halle Berry is speaking out about why she felt the need to go silent with the press for a decade. Berry, 59, opened up about her decision in a recent interview with The Cut, where the actress also ...