Over 100 years after his death, Anderson Ruffin Abbott's visit to the White House and his relationship with U.S. President ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday. During his time in office, Lincoln issued a ...

Looking back, he might have preferred his mom's home cooking. But Abraham Lincoln's elegant last meal with his wife became ...

More than 200 years old, the White House has seen its share of strange bump-in-the-night noises and paranormal sightings. Here’s an illustrated look at just a few of the more unusual apparition ...

The only photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death almost never ... call from James Wheeler of Des Moines whose father was Lincoln's White House gardener [Thomas G. Wheeler]. James Wheeler knew ...

“The first time I saw Abraham Lincoln ... Lincoln also insisted that Ellsworth's funeral be held in the White House. Lincoln's final close male relationship was with his bodyguard during ...

Lincoln’s election was itself evidence of the sectional discord that had ripped the United States apart during the 1850s, as slavery became a critical political and a moral issue. As Lincoln had ...

Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier ... During his time in the White House, Lincoln's ideas about slavery — and about blacks — evolved. His meetings with prominent African ...

Whitman first saw Lincoln when the president-elect visited New York on his way to the White House: on Feb. 19 ... Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln never spoke to one another in real life, except ...