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Gayle Andrew Lawrence was a U.S. Army captain who served as a White House Military Aide from 1967 to 1970 during the Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon Administrations. He also served as the Coordinator of Reserve Integration, OASD-Reserve Affairs for President George W. Bush.
Ewart Brian Smith is an executive recruiter and a former Presidential Aide and Social Aide. He was a Lieutenant in the Navy Civil Engineering Corps and an Engineering and Construction Representative for the White House from 1963 to 1966 during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration.
Abelardo L. Valdez was a U.S. Army Captain and served as a White House Military Aide from 1965 to 1967 during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration. He also served as U.S. Chief of Protocol from 1979 to 1981 during the Jimmy Carter Administration.
David M. Pitcher is a former U.S. Navy lieutenant JAGC and was a White House Military Aide from 1971 to 1974 during the Richard M. Nixon Administration. He is currently a partner and intellectual property attorney with Washington D.C. law firm Staas & Halsey LLP.
The White House Military Social Aides have played an important role in the life of the White House since the earliest days of our government. They have assisted the President with diplomatic protocol at State events, at annual meetings with the leaders of Congress and the Federal Judiciary, and at other significant social events. Military Social Aides play the role
On Christmas Eve 1929 a holiday party roared in the East Room of the White House for guests of President Hoover. Suddenly, at 8 PM, a fire broke out in the West Wing! Discover the story of the response to the fire and the rebuilding of the Executive Offices.
A fire on Christmas Eve 1929 gutted the Executive Offices in the West Wing of the White House. Once the fire was extinguished, Congress quickly approved a special appropriation to repair the damage. After repair work was completed, President Herbert Hoover and his aides moved back into the West Wing on April 14, 1930. This newsreel includes footage from the fire on Christmas
The audio slideshow message from White House Historical Association President Neil Horstman on the Association's 50th Anniversary.
