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WEDDINGS IN THE WHITE HOUSE ACROSS AMERICAN HISTORY
A collage of presidential nuptials notes that marriages occurred in the White House from early republic days to the Cleveland era. Notable unions include Adams and Jackson administrations, Jefferson’s era, and the famed 1886 Cleveland wedding Frances Folsom. The piece sketches social bustle, public interest, and the enduring significance of these royal like events within the executive mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
White House
Andrew Jackson, Jr
Orke
Philadelphia
Washington
Jackson
Mary Lew
Mabel McKinley
Hermanus Baer
Miss Todd
Madison
Wfe
James Madison Jackson
Jacksons
Maria Monroe
Samuel Gouy
Erreur
Martinique
Miss Easton
Tennessee
Mr. Polk
Elizabeth Tyler
Tyler
New York
John C. Calhoun
Nellie Grant
President Grant
Algernon Sartoris
Hayes
Platt
Hastings
Cleveland
Frances Folsom