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The White House Historical Association Annual Symposium: “The Presidency and Historic Preservation”
The White House Historical Association, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, hosted its annual day-long educational symposium Thursday, May 26, 2022, 8AM-4:30PM at the historic Decatur House located at 748 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC. This year’s program, themed "The Presidency and Historic Preservation,” included panel discussions on the topics of “Women in Historic Preservation,” “Presidential Sites of Enslavemen
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Slavery, Freedom, and the White House
Although many people think of the White House as a symbol of democracy, it is also a part of our country’s history of slavery. From the start of White House construction in 1792 until emancipation took effect in Washington, D.C. in 1862, enslaved men, women, and children labored at the Executive Mansion. The stories of these individuals, working under the op
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SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, May 26 - White House Historical Association Annual Symposium
The White House Historical Association, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will host its annual day-long educational symposium, this year themed, "The Presidency and Historic Preservation,” which will include four panel discussions with White House staff, historians/experts from museums, presidential sites and historical associations. Topics will include: “Women in Historic Preservation,” “Presidential Sites of Enslavement,” “Preserving Presidential
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The Presidency and Historic Preservation Symposium - Afternoon Session
Our 2022 symposium, The Presidency and Historic Preservation, was a day-long event hosted by the White House Historical Association in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This symposium featured prominent scholars, historians, preservationists, and professionals who discussed preserving presidential sites; women in historic preservation; presidential sites of enslavement; and preservation of the White House. This video is the morning
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NEW Episode: The White House 1600 Sessions Podcast “David Rubenstein on Patriotic Philanthropy”
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today, “David Rubenstein on Patriotic Philanthropy.” In the episode, Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, speaks with best-selling author David Rubenstein about his new book, How to Invest: Masters on the Craft, and his lasting legacy of patriotic philanthropy. Rubenstein worked in the
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White House Tea and No Sympathy
IntroductionIn the early summer of 1929, citizens in the nation's capital enjoyed reading about the White House activities of President Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Hoover, in their local newspaper. They learned that a "talking movie" was shown at the White House, that the president's pets had acquired silver-plated nametags, and that a policy had been implemented to reduce the
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The Presidency and Historic Preservation Symposium
Our 2022 symposium, The Presidency and Historic Preservation, will be a day-long event hosted by the White House Historical Association in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This symposium will feature prominent scholars, historians, preservationists, and professionals who will discuss preserving presidential sites; women in historic preservation; presidential sites of enslavement; and preservation of the White House. It will
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African Americans and the White House
Lesson Plan: Slavery in the White House When George Washington was president (1789-1797) he lived in New York and Philadelphia. He brought cooks, maids and coachmen from Mount Vernon — all of them slaves — to work at his house alongside white servants. The presidents in the early days were expected to hire and pay for their own staff. Since many of the
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White House History Live: Interpreting African-American History in the President’s Neighborhood
Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion. Many people think of the White House as a symbol of democracy, but it also embodies America’s complicated past and the paradoxical relationship between sl
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NEW Research Initiative to Launch During Black History Month: "Slavery in the President's Neighborhood" A Focus on those who Built, Lived, and Worked at the White House
The White House Historical Association is launching “Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood” on February 3, a new ongoing research initiative to tell the stories of the enslaved and free African Americans who built, lived, and worked at the White House and in surrounding homes on Lafayette Park. On its website, the Association will unveil an interactive timeline that traces stories of ens
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