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New Year's Day Receptions at the White House Chronicle
The piece traces Washington tradition of open house on New Year’s Day from Jefferson through Hoover, noting Presley era shifts. Highlights include Dolly Madison and Monroe hospitality, Adams’ awkward levies, Jackson era decorum, Lincoln’s 1863 handshake and Emancipation Proclamation context, and 1903 remodel crowds.
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