Our 2022 symposium, The Presidency and Historic Preservation, was a day-long event hosted by the White House Historical Association in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This symposium featured prominent scholars, historians, preservationists, and professionals who discussed preserving presidential sites; women in historic preservation; presidential sites of enslavement; and preservation of the White House.

This video is the morning panels, which included the following:

Presidential Sites of Enslavement

This panel will highlight presidential sites that were historically used to enslave people—and discuss how these places are sharing these stories and promoting a more inclusive history of place and country.

• Introduction: Sarah Fling, Historian, The White House Historical Association
• Mary Elliott, Curator, The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (moderator)
• Sara Bon-Harper, Executive Director, James Monroe’s Highland
  
• Andrew Davenport, Public Historian, The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello
• Lina Mann, Historian, The White House Historical Association

Preserving the White House

This panel will explore the history of preservation at the White House, along with how historic preservation efforts are coordinated, supported, and carried out.

• Introduction: Sarah Fling, Historian, The White House Historical Association
• Matthew Costello, Vice President and Senior Historian, The White House Historical Association (moderator)
• Leslie Greene Bowman, President, The Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello
• Stewart McLaurin, President, The White House Historical Association
• John Stanwich, Liaison to the White House, The National Park Service
• Lydia Tederick, Curator, The White House

Closing

Stewart McLaurin, President, The White House Historical Association