The 1600 Sessions
Presented by the White House Historical Association
The White House Historical Association presents The 1600 Sessions, a podcast that explores the history, untold stories and personal accounts of America’s most iconic residence and office – The White House. Through conversations with historians and eyewitnesses to history, we open the doors to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—because it’s not only the President’s House, it’s the People’s House.
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Founding Mother, Mary Ball Washington
Featuring Craig Shirley, Author and Historian
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Presidential Leadership in Times of Challenge: FDR and LBJ
Featuring Paul Sparrow, Director, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum and Mark Updegrove, President & CEO, LBJ Foundation
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Researching Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood
Featuring Dr. Matthew Costello, Assistant Director, David M. Rubinstein National Center for White House History, Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, White House Historian, and Lina Mann, White House Historian
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White House History with David Rubenstein: Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood
Featuring David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group and Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
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The Kennedy Center: A Living Memorial
Featuring Deborah Rutter, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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The Sweet World of White House Desserts
Featuring Chef Roland Mesnier, former White House Pastry Chef
President of the White House Historical Association
As President of the White House Historical Association Stewart McLaurin leads the nonpartisan, nonprofit in its mission to preserve, protect, and provide access to White House history. As a lifelong student of history, Stewart is an avid reader and storyteller. His first book, White House Miscellany was published this past year and he authors a quarterly column in the White House History Journal. Drawing on his own experiences, relationships, and knowledge he provides listeners with a front row seat to history at the White House.