• President Theodore Roosevelt Practices Jui-jitsu
    John Hutton
    East Room
    State Floor
    White House Guests
    sports
    drawings
    This illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt learning jui-jitsu from Yamashita Yoshiaki in the East Room. The spectators include future president William H. Taft, Roosevelt's sons, Theodore, Kermit, Quentin, and Archibald, and three women: most likely Roosevelt's wife, Edith, and daughters Alice and Ethel. Around 1905, the president invited the celebrated martial artist and instructor to the White House to provide a demonstration. The president himself took part in the demonstration in the East Room. This artistic interpretation was created by John Hutton for the White House Historical Association. Hutton's whimsical illustrations were featured in his book "How to Draw the Presidents," published by the White House Historical Association.
  • Kermit Roosevelt
    Unknown
    First Family
    pets
    This photograph shows Kermit Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, riding a horse.
  • Roosevelt Children Pose with Pets
    Unknown
    First Family
    pets
    This portrait photograph shows President Theodore Roosevelt's children and their pets. Left to right: Theodore III, Ethel, Alice, Quentin, Kermit, and Archie.
  • Roosevelt Family at Christmas: "None Appeared More Astonished than Mr. Roosevelt"
    George Varian
    First Family
    Christmas
    holidays
    This drawing by George Varian shows the Roosevelt family admiring a Christmas tree. The caption reads: "None appeared more astonished than Mr. Roosevelt."
  • The Theodore Roosevelt Family
    Unknown
    First Family
    This photograph is a portrait of the entire Roosevelt family: President Theodore Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, and their six children. Left to right: Quentin, President Roosevelt, Theodore III (Ted), Archibald (Archie), Alice, Kermit, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, Ethel.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Sets Up Train Set for his Children
    George Varian
    First Family
    This drawing by George Varian shows President Theodore Roosevelt setting up an miniature train set for his children Ethel, Theodore III, Kermit, Archie, and Quentin.
  • President Theodore Roosevelt and Family
    Pach Brothers
    First Family
    pets
    This portrait of the Roosevelt family was taken by Pach Brothers Standing left to right: Kermit Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt III. Seated left to right: Quentin Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt.
  • Kermit Roosevelt on the South Lawn of the White House
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    First Family
    pets
    This photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston shows Kermit Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, sitting on the White House South Lawn with one of the family dogs.
  • The President and Everyone of the Family Went for a Drive in the Country
    George Varian
    First Family
    This illustration by George Varian shows President Theodore Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Roosevelt and their boys Theodore III, Kermit, Archie, and Quentin taking a carriage ride. The caption reads: "The President and Every One of the Family Went for a Drive into the Country."
  • The Secret Garden: Last Days of an Exotic World, 1902
    Peter Waddell
    conservatory
    This painting by Peter Waddell serves as an interpretation of the White House conservatories, which were removed during the 1902 renovation and replaced by the West Wing. Seen in the painting are Kermit Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's second son and third child, playing in the conservatory with his blue macaw Eli Yale, named after the benefactor of Yale University, Elihu Yale, and his cat, Tom Quartz. Kermit's mother, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, watches her son in the background. ***Interior use only for publications***