Presented by the White House Historical Association
Preserving Presidential History
- Host
- Stewart McLaurin
- Guest
- David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
- Date
- 8/15/18
- Duration
- 37 minutes
The National Archives has been collecting records of the United States since 1934. It holds billions of documents, photographs, and objects that tell the story of our country and our Presidents. White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks to David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States, about the importance of record-keeping, and how presidential libraries tell the story of a president’s time in the White House.
Episodes
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George Washington’s Legacy
Featuring Dr. Matthew Costello, Assistant Director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, White House Historian
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Blair House and the Chief of Protocol
Featuring Former Chiefs of Protocol, Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt, Lloyd Hand, and Capricia Marshall
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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.