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The White House Historical Association's first lecture in our series "White House History with Ann Compton" on February 19, 2019, featured Dr. William I. Hitchcock, author of The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s. Dr. Hitchcock presented a portrait of the president as an engaged and thoughtful leader who profoundly shaped the nation's destiny for decades to come.
The White House Historical Association's second lecture in our series "White House History with Ann Compton" featured Rebecca Roberts, author of Suffragists in Washington, DC: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote. This lecture was hosted in conjunction with the Supreme Court Historical Society and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society as part of the National Heritage Lecture and
The White House Historical Association's Official 2019 White House Christmas Ornament honors Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States. This ornament is designed to honor President Eisenhower's trait as an innovator. Eisenhower was the first president to fly in a helicopter while in office in June 1957, and thereafter the helicopter became a feature of White House life. It
The White House Historical Association hosted the Presidential Sites Summit at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on August 27-30, 2018. Every two years, leaders of our shared presidential history convene for a stimulating gathering to share innovative ideas and discuss insight into the management and outreach of presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums. The theme for 2018, “Back to
The Bellangé furniture, originally purchased by James Monroe, has adorned the Blue Room in the White House for decades. Thanks to ongoing efforts by the Curator’s Office, the furniture is now being restored as close as possible to when originally crafted. White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin interviews Lydia Tederick, Curator of the White House, and Melissa Naulin, Ass
The White House Historical Association is making history come alive in new and interesting ways. Stewart McLaurin hosts a roundtable discussion with Monica Logothetis, founder of DreamWakers; Janet Tran with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute; and Julie Teer of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, to discuss how the Association partners with these dynamic organization to teach the
View a project from one of the 2018 National History Day White House History Prize winners — Tyler Kaus from Chadron Middle School in Nebraska. He created “Raze or Renovate” — a junior division, individual documentary about the President Harry S. Truman renovations to the White House.
A large part of the White House Historical Association's mission is to make history more accessible to the public. We achieve this through its digitized archives and our new White House Experience Mobile App. Our President Stewart McLaurin explains how Amazon Web Services technology supports that mission and these initiatives. By using the AWS Cloud, our nonprofit organization can expand
William Seale introduces White House History 26: At Work in the White House