White House North Portico
- Vicinity: Front of the White House
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1825/09/07 | Marquis de Lafayette | National Guest | A tearful Marquis de Lafayette embraces President John Quincy Adams after delivering a farewell speech at the entrance to the White House. | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1830/00/00 | James Hoban | Architect | The White House North Portico is built between 1829 and 1831. Not altered during the Truman reconstruction of the structure, the original vaulted supports remain unchanged. | |||
| 1865/04/11 | Dr Charles A Leale | Witness | Dr Charles A Leale listens as Abe Lincoln speaks to a crowd from the upper floor of the White House. | President Lincoln's Last Public Address | ||
| 1865/04/11 | Clara Harris Rathbone | Witness | Clara Harris hears President Lincoln speaks to a crowd on Reconstruction and of reuniting the nation. | President Lincoln's Last Public Address | ||
| 1865/04/11 | Abraham Lincoln | Author | President Lincoln gives a short speech on Reconstruction, re-admitting Louisiana, the education to children of all races, and extending voting rights to Negros. | President Lincoln's Last Public Address | Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1865/04/11 | John Wilkes Booth | Conspiracy leader, assassin | Lincoln speaks to a crowd from the window over the main door of the White House, John Wilkes Booth swears that this will be Lincoln's last speech. | President Lincoln's Last Public Address | Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1954/00/00 | Winston Churchill | Visitor | On N Portico of White House, Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, Speaker of the House Joseph Martin and Chief Justice Warren, US Rep Charles Halleck, Senate Leader William F Knowland and Senator Homer Ferguson pose after a luncheon. | |||
| 1961/06/15 | A refitted Lincoln Continental four door convertible is delivered to the White House. | Kennedy Lincoln Continental (automobile) |
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| Sight Category | Structure |
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