History Happy Hour: Madeline at the White House
The idea for sending the beloved children's book character Madeline to the White House grew out of the friendship between the series creator Ludwig Bemelmans and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The idea was conceived in a series of letters between the two in late 1961. Sadly, Bemelmans died in 1962 before the idea could become a reality. Fifty years later in 2011, Bemelmans's