Retirement
The rejection of the treaty ended White's diplomatic career, though he continued to be active in public life, as a trustee for the National Geographic Society, the Corcoran Gallery, and the Smithsonian Institution, among other organizations. White also continued to correspond and host friends from the diplomatic and political worlds.
On November 3, 1920, White re-married, to Emily Vanderbilt Sloane.
In 1926, White's health began to fail, and he spent much of his time confined to bed. He died a few hours after undergoing an operation.
White's body was buried in the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., near the tomb of Woodrow Wilson.
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