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 Curator
Featuring Former White House Curator William Allman
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Social Secretaries
Featuring Former White House Social Secretaries Ann Stock and Amy Zantzinger
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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
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.