Monday, August 27, 2018
2018 Presidential Sites Summit Schedule
9:30 - 11:30 am
Behind-the-Scenes Excursion: Library of Congress
Buses depart from Willard Hotel at 8:30 am
Must be preregistered for this excursion
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Special White House Tour
Enter the White House Complex at the corner of 15th Street and Alexander Hamilton Place, just west of the Willard Hotel and south of the Department of Treasury.
Preregistration required.
You must present a valid, government-issues photo I.D. with information matching the name submitted for clearance. Individuals without acceptable identification of whose identification does not exactly match the name or data cleared for entry may be denied entry.
The following items are prohibited on the tour: video cameras, including any action camcorders, cameras with detachable lenses, tablets, tripods, monopods, and camera sticks; handbags, book bags, backpacks, or purses; food or beverages, tobacco products, personal grooming items (i.e. makeup, lotion, etc.); strollers; pointed objects, aerosol containers; guns, ammunition, fireworks, electric stun guns, mace, martial arts weapons/devices, or knives of any size.
There are no storage facilities available at the White House to check a bag or a prohibited item. If it is raining, umbrellas are permitted. Cameras, cell phones, and cell phones with cameras are allowed, however there is no talking of texting on your phone inside the White House.
Be sure to download the WH Experience App on iTunes or Google Play Store!
7:00 - 8:30 pm
"A Monumental Celebration" At the Lincoln Memorial
Buses depart from the Willard Hotel at 6:10 pm
- Master of Ceremonies: Markette Sheppard, Host of WUSA 9's Great Day Washington
- United States Navy Ceremonial Band
- Joint Armed Forces Color Guard
- Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, White House Historical Association
- P. Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, Exercising the Authority of the Director, National Park Service
- Michael Beschloss, American historian and author
- Alan Lowe, Director, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- Video from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- Special music by the NEWorks Voices of America Choir, Nolan Williams, Jr., music director
- Hamilton: An American Musical, cast presentation
- David Selby, Lincoln Narrator, Ford's Theatre
- United States Navy Ceremonial Band
- Closing Remarks: Anita McBride, Chair, Presidential Sites Summit Committee, Member of the Board of Directors, White House Historical Association, and Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush
Schedule Subject to Change
