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The Rise, Fall, and Tentative Rebirth of Philadelphia’s ‘President’s House’ Memorial

News Editor Zephyr Weinreich '28 traces the history of America's first 'White House' through more than 200 years of turmoil and transformation.

February 19, 2026

Highlights·Opinion

Highways and the Politics of Our Surroundings

During the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, my family moved across the country from a small town in upstate New York to Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota. With my school, Central High, completely remote for most of

September 28, 2023

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Research Spotlight: Diego Armus and Urban History

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. This is

December 7, 2017

Opinion

A course by Murphy on Urban History is irreplaceable

Dear current Swarthmore students, historians, activists, and organizers, We, the graduated, would like to plug one of the most important courses offered at Swarthmore that is in danger of being canceled. The Labor and Urban History seminar taught by Marj Murphy next

November 19, 2015

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The Rise, Fall, and Tentative Rebirth of Philadelphia’s ‘President’s House’ Memorial

Highways and the Politics of Our Surroundings

Research Spotlight: Diego Armus and Urban History

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