"A Monumental Celebration"
2018 Presidential Sites Summit Opening Ceremony
7:00 - 8:30 pm
"A Monumental Celebration" At the Lincoln Memorial
- Master of Ceremonies: Markette Sheppard, Host of WUSA 9's Great Day Washington
- United States Navy Ceremonial Band
- Joint Armed Forces Color Guard
- Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, White House Historical Association
- P. Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, Exercising the Authority of the Director, National Park Service
- Michael Beschloss, American historian and author
- Alan Lowe, Director, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- Video from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
- Special music by the NEWorks Voices of America Choir, Nolan Williams, Jr., music director
- Hamilton: An American Musical, cast presentation
- David Selby, Lincoln Narrator, Ford's Theatre
- United States Navy Ceremonial Band
- Closing Remarks: Anita McBride, Chair, Presidential Sites Summit Committee, Member of the Board of Directors, White House Historical Association, and Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush