White House Building (Washington, DC)

November 30, 2021

Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Display Looks Very … Normal

You won’t find any blood-red trees this year. Gone are the blood-red trees. Gone are the icy, sparkling boughs and the imagery of a woman isolated […]
November 8, 2020

Biden's Dogs to Return Presidential Pets to the White House

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to restore a time-honored tradition of having a presidential pet at the White House. Starting in January, the Biden […]
August 28, 2020

The 2020 Party Conventions Gave New Meaning to Political Theater

The largely virtual format of the Republican and Democratic national conventions meant that even more than usual, the messages were embedded within the visual presentation. Here […]
August 26, 2020

Michael Smith, Decorator of the Obamas' White House, Has New Book

I was reading Michael Smith’s chronicle of designing the Obama White House, feeling serene, marinating in a luxurious world of wine-colored swatches and embossed mohair velvet […]
May 6, 2016

Table for Three: Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime

May 6, 2016 Table for Three By PHILIP GALANES “Nice place!” the actor Bryan Cranston said to President Obama as he glanced around at the White […]