Mrs. Julia Dent Grant and her accomplished daughter, Nellie, led the society of the Capitol through eight brilliant years. The White House was entirely refurnished, and the festivities were on a scale of magnificence never equaled there before or since.
In 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio, became President. He came in at a difficult and dangerous time, but his administration brought peace and tranquility to the nation.
Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes was noted for her plain dressing and strict temperance principles, which she enforced even in the White House, much to the disgust of the legations and to the delight of the Christian people of the country.
Cortelyou Payne Moody Hay Roosevelt Hitchcock Root Shaw Wilson
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THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET
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NEW ENTRANCE TO THE WHITE HOUSE
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NEW WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE
