Chelsea's Big Day: A Brief History of White House Weddings

Brief History of White House Weddings
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Eleanor "Nellie" Wilson, 1914
Despite turning down Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoo's first proposal of marriage, Nellie accepted when he asked again. After a quiet courtship — Nellie stole away to the Blue Room to teach McAdoo how to foxtrot during her sister Jessie's wedding without anyone noticing — the two married and soon became a Washington power couple.

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