• View of the White House's north side from Layfatte Park

    President's Park (White House)

    District of Columbia

Support Your Park

There are several ways in which you can support President's Park and other National Park Service sites by volunteering your time, purchasing a book at the museum shop or applying for a National Parks Pass.

Did You Know?

The Ellipse, 1930's, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division

The Ellipse was home to one of the country's earliest baseball parks.  President Abraham Lincoln, missed one of his weekly Cabinet meetings to attend a game on September 18 1861 where the Brooklyn Excelsiors beat the Washington Nationals.  The score was 33-28.