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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George Washington’s Legacy
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Blair House and the Chief of Protocol
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Back to Basics - White House History with David Rubenstein
Featuring David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group
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Life at Camp David
Featuring Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute; Josh Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush; Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione, former Commander of Camp David, author of “Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat”
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First Lady Barbara Bush
Featuring Susan Page, author of "The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty" and USA Today Bureau Chief
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Life on Lafayette Square
Featuring William Seale, author and historian
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.