Presented by the White House Historical Association
Moving Day
- Host
- Stewart McLaurin
- Guest
- Anita McBride, Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush
- Date
- 1/19/17
- Duration
- 32 minutes
Americans are familiar with the ceremonies of Inauguration Day, when a new President takes the oath of office at the Capitol. But what happens behind closed doors at the White House when you have just a few frantic hours to prepare for a new First Family? From the private residence and West Wing to the public State Rooms, what changes and what stays the same when a new President enters 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? In our inaugural podcast, White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks to Anita McBride, a veteran of three presidential administrations, about the historic traditions and the organized chaos behind this most iconic of Moving Days.
Episodes
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A White House of Stone
Featuring Historian and Author Dr. William Seale
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British Invasion to French Restoration
Featuring Edward Lengel, White House Historical Association Chief Historian, and Matthew Costello, White House Historical Association Senior Historian
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Springtime at the White House
Featuring Jim McDaniel, former Director of the White House Liaison for NPS and Ellie Schafer, former Director of the White House Visitors Office
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Presidential Portraits
Featuring Betty Monkman, Former White House Curator, and William Kloss, Art Historian
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Moving Day
Featuring Anita McBride, Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush
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Introduction
Featuring Stewart McLaurin, White House Historical Association President
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.