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White House History Live delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion.Historian Lina Mann discusses five previously untold stories about the role of enslaved people in White House history. The program is part of the White House Historical Association’s Slavery in the President's Neighborhood research initiative.
History Happy Hour is a weekly virtual program hosted by the White House Historical Association. Join us as experts weigh in on a variety of historical topics, share their insights, answer audience questions, and enjoy presidential-inspired libations.
Where did the president's cabinet come from? On April 7, 2020, White House Historian Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky chatted about her new book, "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution" and took questions from a Facebook audience.
The White House Historical Association's fourth lecture in our series "White House History with Ann Compton" featured a panel of speakers, including former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, author of "Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef’s Secrets," and East Wing expert Jennifer Pickens, author of "Entertaining at the White House: Decades of Presidential Tr
Video from the inaugural edition of our 2020 lecture series, White House History with David Rubenstein: Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood at historic Saint John’s Church on Lafayette Square.
After President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wanted her husband to be remembered through a national cultural center that would serve as a living memorial. In this episode of the 1600 Sessions, White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks to Deborah Rutter, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, about the origins of
In this special episode of The 1600 Sessions, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin to discuss the work and mission of the Association during the recent period of the COVID-19 pandemic and protests in Lafayette Square, and how the history of “The People’s House” provides context to the challenges of the present day.
Discover the history behind the creation of Washington D.C. and beginning of the White House. Featuring Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association and author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution (available April 2020).
Learn about Theodore Roosevelt's time at the White House including stories about his rambunctious children. Featuring Dr. Matthew Costello, historian at the White House Historical Association and author of The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President.