White House Visitor Center book signing
White House Visitor Center book signing
In 2011 the association celebrated the release of the fiftieth anniversary edition of the Guide with a signing at the White House Visitor Center. The book, first conceived of and edited by Mrs. Kennedy, was an ambitious and initially controversial project.
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