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.
Episodes
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The History and Making of the Official White House Christmas Ornaments
Featuring Richard Rovsek, Board Trustee at Spirit of Liberty Foundation; Dave Marquis, President of ChemArt, Kim Fyfe, Graphics Manager at ChemArt
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Voices from a Night at the Met
Featuring First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, David M Rubenstein, Al Roker, Fred Ryan, NYU Steinhardt School Chamber Orchestra
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A Discussion with the Voices of Lafayette Park
Featuring Hilary West, Executive Director for Federal Government Relations at JPMorgan Chase, and Royce L. Dickerson, MBA Candidate at the University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business
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U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
Featuring SGM J. Mark Reilly, Senior Enlisted Band Leader, and SGM(R) Billy White, Former Operations Sergeant Major
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Designing Camelot
Featuring Authors James Archer Abbott and Elaine Rice Bachmann
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Gigi at the White House
Featuring Giovanna McBride, Author of Gigi at the White House
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.