White House History: The White House Neighborhood and the War Unseen 1846-1848 (Issue 33)

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The third in a series focusing on the President's Neighborhood, this issue of White House History looks at the era of the Mexican-American War in Washington through a complete transcription of the diary of Elizabeth Dixon, wife of Congressman James Dixon. The issue also includes articles on a statue of Thomas Jefferson, a portrait of the conquistador Cortés, the furnishings of President and Mrs. Polk's Nashville mansion, and a selection of early daguerreotypes of the capital city taken during the war.

— The President and Washington During the War with Mexico by William Seale
— Comfort in My Retirement: Polk Place by Tom Price
— Portrait of Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés a Gift to the First Lady by John Holtzapple
— Introduction to the Washington Diary of Elizabeth L.C. Dixon During the Polk Administration by Caroline Van Deusen
— Journal Written During A Residence in Washington During the 29th Congress, Commencing with the First Of December 1845 by Elizabeth L. C. Dixon
— Portrait Gallery: Elizabeth Dixon’s Washington Neighbors, 1846–1848 by Fiona Griffin, Beatrix Hutton, and Julia Riesenberg
— Uriah Levy’s Gift to The Nation: A Statue of Thomas Jefferson by Pierre-Jean David d’Angers by Lydia Tederick