America’s Most Famous Houseplant Vanishes — What Did Trump do With it?

America’s Most Famous Houseplant Vanishes — What Did Trump do With it?

A 60-year-old Swedish ivy gifted to JFK has mysteriously vanished from the Oval Office. Did Trump remove another long-standing tradition?

The country’s most famous houseplant is missing. What did Trump do with it?

After the Washington Post ran a front-page photo of President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu sitting in front of the Oval Office fireplace on February 4, careful reader Thomas M. Sneeringer fired off a letter to the editor. “It appears the fireplace mantel in the Oval Office has been subjected to President Donald Trump’s Midas touch,” he wrote. Sneeringer observed that the spray of Swedish ivy that has adorned the mantle for more than half a centu…

The Two Classic Cocktails That Were A Favorite Of JFK

Presidential tipples have long been a focus of public fascination. These two classic cocktails were White House favorites during JFK's presidency.