Popular Culture in the White House Symposium Schedule

9:00-9:30am

Light Breakfast

9:30am

Welcome and Introduction

• John Rogers, Chairman of the Board of Directors at the White House Historical Association
• Stewart McLaurin, President of White House Historical Association
• Hannah Sommers, Associate Librarian for Researcher and Collections Services in the Library Collections and Services Group at the Library of Congress

9:45-10:45am

The Presidency in Comics and Cartoons

• Moderator: Kevin Butterfield, director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and author
• Megan Halsband, reference librarian at the Library of Congress
• Sara Duke, curator at the Library of Congress
• Dr. Jesse Holland, journalist, historian, and author of several books including, Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther?

11:00am-12:00pm

The White House in Television

• Moderator: Kathryn Cramer Brownell, associate professor of history at Purdue University and a senior editor at Made By History at the Washington Post
• Eric Lesser, senior counsel at WilmerHale and former White House aide
• Dr. Trevor Parry-Giles, professor of communication at the University of Maryland and associate dean for faculty affairs and research, College of Arts and Humanities
• Dr. Gautham Rao, associate professor of history at American University

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch

1:30-2:30pm

Presidents and Film

• Moderator: Dr. Matthew Costello, vice president of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History and senior historian, The White House Historical Association
• Dr. Lilly Goren, professor of political science at Carroll University
• Gloria Reuben, actress, singer, and author whose work includes portraying Elizabeth Keckley in the 2012 film, Lincoln
• Tammy Haddad, founder and CEO of Haddad Media and Washington consultant for HBO

2:30-3:30pm

Portraying the Presidency: A Conversation on Popular Culture in the White House

• Moderator: Dr. Colleen Shogan, senior vice president and director of the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History, The White House Historical Association
• Tevi Troy, senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center and best-selling presidential historian

4:00-5:00pm

Closing Reception