Presented by the White House Historical Association
The Curator
- Host
- Stewart McLaurin
- Guest
- Former White House Curator William Allman
- Date
- 9/13/17
- Duration
- 44 minutes
Who takes care of the thousands of historic artifacts in the White House, cataloguing and preserving everything from presidential portraits to presidential china? And how does that person balance the needs of a building that is both a museum and symbol of American democracy, as well as an office and a family home? Stewart D. McLaurin interviews former White House Curator William Allman about his forty-year career caring for a house full of American treasures through eight presidential administrations.
Episodes
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The Irish Architect and the Scottish Stonemasons
Featuring Historian Dr. Ed Lengel, Architect and Author Merlo Kelly, and Scottish Stonemason Charles Jones
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The Power of Partnerships
Featuring Teresa Carlson, Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services, Valerie Camillo, Washington Nationals Baseball Club, Margaret Talev, White House Correspondents Association
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Mona Lisa in Camelot
Featuring Author Margaret Leslie Davis
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Remembering the Truman White House, A Grandson’s Reflections
Featuring Clifton Truman Daniels, Grandson of Harry S. Truman
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Death in the White House
Featuring Matthew Costello, Amity Shlaes, and Kevin Eckstrom
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Holidays at the White House
Featuring Jennifer Pickens, Roland Mesnier, Gary Walters
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.