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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: The Crucial Role of White House Social Secretaries
The White House Historical Association today released its sixth episode, “Social Secretaries” in The 1600 Sessions podcast series, with former White House Social Secretaries Ann Stock (Clinton, 1993-1997) and Amy Zantzinger (Bush, 2007-2009), who reveal fascinating stories about their experiences in this critical White House position. This episode reveals how events large and small, public and personal, are planned at the Whit
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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: A Conversation with Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss
The White House Historical Association today released its eighth episode, “A Conversation with Michael Beschloss” in The 1600 Sessions podcast series. In this fascinating interview, the acclaimed presidential historian explains why an understanding of the presidents and their families is the key to understanding the White House itself. From the Oval Office to the Lincoln Bedroom, Beschloss tells the stories of the
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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: Anniversary of the White House Historical Association
In celebration of its founding by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy 56 years ago this month, The White House Historical Association has released a special episode, “Founding the White House Historical Association” in The 1600 Sessions podcast series. In this anniversary special, Association President Stewart McLaurin speaks with two founding members – Nash Castro and Leonard Silverstein – as well as Gary Walters, who served as Chief
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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: Holidays at the White House
December 11, 2017 (Washington, D.C.) — Holidays at the White House is brought to life in the new holiday episode of The 1600 Sessions series. In “Holidays at the White House,” White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks with former White House Chief Usher Gary Walters, author Jennifer Pickens, and former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier about the special events and tr
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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: Author Margaret Leslie Davis on One of the Riskiest Art Exhibitions Ever Mounted
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes center stage in the latest episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast. Margaret Leslie Davis, author of Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy & DaVinci’s Masterpiece Charmed and Captivated a Nation, sits down with White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin to tell the story of Mrs. Kennedy’s ambitious plan in 1963 to burnish America’s inte
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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: Exploring the Legacy of White House Architect James Hoban
The White House Historical Association today released the latest episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast. In this episode, White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks with historian Dr. Ed Lengel and architect Merlo Kelly, curators of a new volume of essays out in 2019 about James Hoban, the Irish architect who designed the White House. Stewart also speaks with Scottish stonemason
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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: Explores Legacy of Naval Hero Commodore Stephen Decatur and his Historic 200-Year-Old Home on Lafayette Square
The White House Historical Association today released the latest episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, “Decatur House, The President’s Neighbor”, exploring the legacy of Naval hero and Commodore Stephen Decatur and the historic Decatur House positioned in the President’s Neighborhood on Lafayette Square and part of Washington, D.C.’s earliest history. This episode was recorded in the parlors of Decatur
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New 1600 Sessions Podcast: Explores Long History Between America’s Pastime and the Presidency
The White House Historical Association today released the latest episode of The 1600 Sessions podcast, “America’s Pastime and the Presidency”, exploring the rich relationship between the White House and baseball, and the history of the sport in Washington. This month, the Washington Nationals are hosting the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, a tradition stretching back to Franklin Roosevelt’s first term as
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History Happy Hour: Florence Harding—The First Lady, The Jazz Age, and the Death of America’s Most Scandalous President
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.Emerging from an emotionally traumatic early life, ambitious Florence Harding formed a partnership with newspaper editor Warren Harding, managing his career into the