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The White House 1600 Sessions
Presented by the White House Historical Association

Jackie Kennedy's White House Guidebook 60th Anniversary

Host
Stewart McLaurin
Guest
Renee Braden, National Geographic Society’s Senior Director of Library and Archives; Hon. Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State
Date
7/29/22
Duration
40 minutes

The first White House guidebook was published in 1962 as a collaboration between First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the new White House Historical Association, and the National Geographic Society. A special edition released on July 28th, 2022, Mrs. Kennedy’s birthday, marks the 60th anniversary of The White House: An Historic Guide. In this episode, we hear a fond remembrance from the Hon. Condoleezza Rice about a family trip she made to the White House and what the guide meant to her, and revisit a conversation between White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin and National Geographic Society’s Senior Director of Library and Archives Renee Braden, who shares a special oral history she recorded with Bob Breeden, one of the key people who created the first guidebook.

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Stewart McLaurin, Host

President of the White House Historical Association

As President of the White House Historical Association Stewart McLaurin leads the nonpartisan, nonprofit in its mission to preserve, protect, and provide access to White House history. As a lifelong student of history, Stewart is an avid reader, author, and storyteller. Drawing on his own experiences, relationships, and knowledge he provides listeners with a front row seat to history at the White House.

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