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Louis L. Picone
Louis L. Picone is the award-winning author of Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon, The President Is Dead! Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond and Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces. Louis is a member of the Authors
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Cathy Gillespie
Cathy Gillespie has held numerous positions in government and politics over the past 34 years including congressional chief of staff and member of the Presidents Commission on White House Fellows. She serves as co-chair of the nonpartisan educational 501 (c)(3) Constituting America with Actress Janine Turner (Northern Exposure, Friday Night Lights, Cliffhanger) – and has served in this capacity since Constituting America’s foun
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John Heubusch
John Heubusch is the Executive Director of The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, the nonprofit organization that operates the Reagan Library and the Reagan Institute in Washington, D.C., both charged with preserving and promoting our 40th President’s vision, values and legacy. Prior to his role as Executive Director, John served as the COO of Avalon Capital, a wh
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2024 Next-Gen Leaders
As part of the White House Historical Association’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, the Next-Gen Leaders (NGL) initiative was announced. The NGL cohort is a group of influential young professionals representing a wide variety of fields, bound together by a passion for history, civics, and education. NGL members serve as ambassadors for the Association's nonpartisan, nonprofit, and historic mission and to
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The Presidency and Historic Preservation Symposium Schedule
Decatur House 8:00-8:45am Light Breakfast 8:45-9:00am Transition to the Carriage House 9:00-9:15am Welcome Stewart McLaurin, President, The White House Historical AssociationPaul Edmondson, President and CEO, The National Trust for Historic Preservation 9:15-10:30am Preserving Presidential Sites This panel will discuss the many challenges of preserving the residences of American presidents, along with how interpretations of those spaces (
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How many winners will there be? A: Three winners – one in each category. Q: What are the three categories? A: Baking, nature, and arts & crafts. Q: How will the winners be picked? A: Each category will have a random draw. Q: Where do I submit my final creation? A: Via the contest entry form on our website. Q: Ho
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Contest Prize
Depict the White House as a gingerbread house, take a photo, and enter it for a chance to win an amazing basket of unique holiday goods from the White House Historical Association, including: Official 2022 White House Christmas Ornament White House Historical Association Gingerbread Kit The White House in Gingerbread book by White House Pastry Chefs Roland Mesnier and Mark Ramsdell
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Roland Mesnier - In Memoriam 1944–2022
Chef Roland Mesnier, longtime White House Executive Pastry Chef, mentor and teacher, prolific author, and sought-after speaker, passed away on August 26, 2022, following a short illness. He is predeceased by his wife, Martha, and survived by his son, George Mesnier.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I am not associated with a United States Embassy, but I would like to support this project. How can I get involved? A: The White House Historical Association is a private, nonprofit organization that relies on the support of private gifts. If you, like Mrs. Kennedy’s very first supporters, believe White House history is worth preserving, please join ou
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White House and Television
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2023 Winning Essay The Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship
Curled up on the living room floor, eyes full of anticipation, I awaited the results of the 2012 presidential election. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were familiar, as I had met both as a little girl attending the Iowa caucuses. While waiting to see if they would serve another four years, I was also waiting patiently to see