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 White House in the Age of Eisenhower
Featuring Dr. William Hitchcock, author and professor of history at the University of Virginia
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White House Military Social Aides
Featuring Ann Stock, former Social Secretary, Charles "Chuck" Robb, former Governor, Senator and Military Aide, Brian Lamb, former Military Aide and founder of C-SPAN, and Kenn Riordan, Jr., former Military Aide and head of The Society of White House Military Aides
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A White House Wedding: A Conversation with Lynda Johnson Robb
Featuring Lynda Johnson Robb, daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Fearless Leadership: A Conversation with Jean Case
Featuring Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation
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Back in the Blue Room: Restoring the Bellangé Suite
Featuring Lydia Tederick, Curator of the White House, and Melissa Naulin, Assistant Curator of the White House
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Beyond the Textbook: Teaching White House History
Featuring Janet Tran, Associate Director of Education, Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute; Monica Logothetis, Co-founder and CEO, DreamWakers; Julie Teer, Chief Development and Public Affairs Officer, Boys Girls Clubs of America
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.