The first White House Correspondents' Dinner was held in 1920. Since then, it has became an annual tradition held on the last Saturday of April and has been attended by 15 different presidents.
It cannot be said with certainty that Frederick Douglass was the first African American invited to the White House. Certainly Douglass was the first African American **leader** invited for a formal interview, or audience, with the President.
Booker T. Washington
Abigail Adams was the first lady to live in the White House. I expect that she did some decorating.
Electricity was first used in the White House in 1891. The president of that time was Benjamin Harrison. Apparently, he and his First Lady feared electrocution and always had a member of the Presidential staff turn the lights on and off.
The White House as we know it was completed first, but it's really a toss up as to whether the White House or the Capitol can be considered the oldest. Construction of the White House began in 1792 and of the Capitol in 1793. John Adams moved into the White House on or about November 1, 1800; the first session of Congress to take place in the Capitol began on November 17, 1800. Construction on both buildings continued for many years. The Commandant's House at the Marine Barracks in southeast DC is said to be "the oldest public building in continuous use in the nation's capital," but it was not completed until 1806.
Thanksgiving.
Sarah Polk, James Polk's wife.
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Theodore Roosevelt was criticized for having Booker T. Washington for dinner at the White House. Washington was the first African American to be invited as a guest at the White House.
The first president to observe a formal Thanksgiving dinner in the White House was Rutherford Hayes. Abraham Lincoln actually celebrated Thanksgiving, but the event was much smaller.
steak and potatoes
Lucy Hayes
Sarah Polk James Polk's wife hosted the first thanksgiving at the white house
White House Correspondents Association Dinner or White House Correspondents Association Director
Sarah Polk is credited with having the first one at the White house.
No. Its because the house is white colored, you moron.
Jesse Pinkman invites Walter White to dinner at his house with his family.