AdvertisementAn Artist Imagines The White House As It Once WasApril 30, 2011NPR StafffacebookEmailIn 1837, President Andrew Jackson invited guests to the White House to eat a 1,400-lb round of cheese, which he'd been given as a gift. It was devoured in just two hours. Peter Waddell imagines the scene at the end of the party in The Great Cheese: Jacksonian Democracy Enjoys a Special Treat. Click here to explore the painting. (White House Historical Association)