This is the title page of future first lady Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison's "Floral and Poetical Album." She illustrated this page with a ribbon in the letter C entwined with a variety of flowers. This book foreshadowed her interest in nature. Harrison in her later life painted watercolors and decorated china with depictions of nature.

This photograph is of Nash Castro, the National Parks Service Liaison to the White House and one of the original members of the White House Historical Association, and two other Association staff members, at a table in the East Wing selling the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" to visitors during a White House tour in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This photograph is of visitors on a tour of the White House stopping at the table in the East Wing where the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" was on sale in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This photograph is of visitors on the tour of the White House stopping at the table in the East Wing where the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" were on sale in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This photograph is of Nash Castro, the National Parks Service Liaison to the White House and one of the original members of the White House Historical Association, and two other Association staff members, at the table in the East Wing of the White House where the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" went on sale in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This photograph is of two staff members from the White House Historical Association comparing the map in the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" with an enlarged wall hanging of another map of the White House. The first edition of the guidebook went on sale in the White House in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This photograph is of tourists on the tour of the White House stopping at the table in the East Wing where the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" were on sale in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This photograph is of a White House Historical Association staff member sharing the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" with Maj. Ralph Stover, Chief of White House Police, during the initial sales in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This photograph is of Nash Castro, the National Parks Service Liaison to the White House and one of the original members of the White House Historical Association, and two other staff members, looking at the first edition of "The White House: An Historic Guide" at the sales table in the East Wing of the White House in July 1962. Created as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s mission to make the White House a “living museum,” the guidebook was designed to be a memento for visitors to take with them following a visit to the Executive Mansion.

This is a page from Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin's work "L'art du Bordeur." Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin was King Louis XV’s official designer of embroideries. The illustration at the top of the page depicts embroiderers working on ecclesiastical garments, but hanging on the wall is a man’s coat or waistcoat, stretched and ready to be ornamented.

This is the index page from the "Journal of Musick" published by Charlotte Le Pelletier, under the name Madame Le Pelletier, which is now housed at the Library of Congress. This volume is a copy of the one First Lady Dolley Madison purchased to provide entertainment for her guests during events at the White House. The volume consists of 31 pieces, mostly of light operas composed by British, Italian, and French composers, including Le Pelletier.

This "Journal of Musick" was published by Charlotte Le Pelletier, under the name Madame Le Pelletier. The book is now housed at the Library of Congress. This volume is a copy of the one First Lady Dolley Madison purchased to provide entertainment for her guests during events at the White House. The volume consists of 31 pieces, mostly light operas composed by British, Italian, and French composers, including Le Pelletier.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered underneath a blooming saucer magnolia for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered underneath a blooming saucer magnolia for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. and Mrs. Obama attend story time where President Obama read "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak and Mrs. Obama read "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister to a group of children gathered on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered underneath a blooming saucer magnolia for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mrs. Obama reads "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister to a group of children gathered for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mrs. Obama reads "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister to a group of children gathered for story time on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. and Mrs. Obama attend story time where President Obama read "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak and Mrs. Obama read "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister to a group of children gathered on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, Mr. and Mrs. Obama attend story time where President Obama read "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak and Mrs. Obama read "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister to a group of children gathered on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, President Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered on the South Lawn of the White House.

This photograph from the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on March 28, 2016. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the festivities, which included story time, an Easter egg hunt, games, and live entertainment. In this photograph, President Obama reads "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak to a group of children gathered on the South Lawn of the White House.