Presented by the White House Historical Association
Decatur House, the President’s Neighbor
- Host
- Stewart McLaurin
- Guest
- Katherine Malone-France, Vice President for Historic Sites at National Trust for Historic Preservation and Osborne Mackie, author and antiques & fine arts expert
- Date
- 6/28/18
- Duration
- 62 minutes
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart McLaurin talks to Katherine Malone-France of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and antiques and fine arts expert Osborne Mackie about the rich history of the first private residence in the president’s neighborhood.
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The Decorator-In-Chief
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Saluting Our National History Day Award Winner
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Recipes from the President’s Ranch
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Women’s Suffrage and the White House
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White House Fellows
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Our Work and Recent Events: A Q&A with David M. Rubenstein
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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.