The First White House Guidebook: Mrs. Kennedy, National Geographic, and the White House Historical Association
- Host
- Stewart McLaurin
- Guest
- Renee Braden, National Geographic Society’s Senior Director of Library and Archives
- Date
- 3/11/21
- Duration
- 36 minutes
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The first White House guidebook was published in 1962 as a collaboration between First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the new White House Historical Association, and the National Geographic Society. In this episode, White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talks to National Geographic Society’s Senior Director of Library and Archives Renee Braden, who shares an oral history about the first guidebook, recorded with one of the people who was instrumental in its creation, Bob Breeden.
Stewart McLaurin, Host
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, author, and storyteller. Drawing on his own experiences, relationships, and knowledge he provides listeners with a front row seat to history at the White House.
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