house historical association. jackie kennedy founded planet of the seed your mother made sure that those seeds took root to preserve and protect and honor the history of the white house. i wonder if you could just talk about why what she thought why did she want to do that and maybe talk and start with lloyd lloyd. do you have any insight into that from your work with at the white house at that time as a protocol chief? of course you were around a lot of events. you have a sense of why lady bird johnson had this commitment to preserving the history of this of this house. well, i think it began a much earlier. she did much to beautify around the ranch. around the area where the president was born and grew up. um, but it began when she was pushing hard to remove the ugly billboards that you're probably not old enough to remember that lined most of the highways around the country and she was successful in that in the beautification act and then said about beautifying, washington. i will tell you susan that outside of

the discussion hosted by the white house historical association was recorded at the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts in washington d.c. [ applause ] >> good evening, i hope you've been enjoying tonight's program. it's been fascinating, and there's more to come. a year ago i was honored when fred ryan, the chair of our board, asked me to chair the white house historical association's board committee for this important four-day summit. i want to thank the members of our committee martha kumar, mike mccurry, anne stock, and michael for their yearlong commitment and their enumerable contributions to the planning of this summit. with the terrific staff of the white house historical association and the president's vision and leadership, we've convened more than 100 presidential sites as well as leading experts in the wide array of fields and interests that the presidential site representatives told us that they wanted to hear from. i want to thank our good friend david reubenstein for moderating a fascinating conversation with the descendants about their personal fir

house historical association. i'm absolutely thrilled to share some of the talented women that are featured in the white house collection with you all in honor of women's history month now, i just wanted to start by saying that this presentation is a brief overview of some of the highlights in the white house collection, but it's certainly not exhaustive. so if you're interested in more information, i'll be taking questions like colleen said, but you can also look on our website white house history.org now, let's head to the next slide. i'd like to begin our exploration of the white house collection by diving into its history now the white house has a long history of collecting and displaying impressive decorative and fine arts pieces, but the process of acquisition and protection under the eye of a hired full-time curator actually didn't begin until the kennedy administration. in 1961. thanks to the leadership of first lady jacqueline kennedy the white house became an official museum protected by congress. so sin

we talked to him at the decatur house, the home of the white house historical association, which published the book. this is about 30 minutes. >> jonathan pliska, you've worked with the white house historical association to write a young readers book about the white house easter egg roll. before we get into history, tell me about it today. how large is it in 2018? >> it would be larger than it is except the popularity is so high and everybody wants to be a part of this that they generally cap the attendance at 30,000-35,000 people. >> where is it held today? >> the south lawn white house. i call it the president's backyard. >> are the eggs real eggs? >> sometimes. they use wooden eggs. >> they are collectibles. >> definitely. but there are traditionally some real eggs used. in the past, it was all real eggs. >> and who gets to go? >> anybody can go, but you need to submit your request online in advance, and then a lucky lottery winner get to go over and, the other thing is you need to have a small child with you, otherwise -- you know it's an event for the kids and otherwise you would have

with the terrific staff of the white house historical association and

and that journal of the white house historical association. he's published articles in the augusta bolton, civil war traveler, dictionary of virginia biography, white house history quarterly, and travel publications. on a personal note, i think there are a few things that are more gratifying the witness the success of our students. i'm particularly proud of the speaker as i can clean him as one of the very best that i ever taught during my long career. and so it is a very personal pleasure to work welcome, former student and good friend, scott harris. >> thank you and good evening. on december 13th, 1799, george washington was dying. a throat infection that had set in after a rider on mount vernon in sleet and snow and made conversation with his secretary, it made his conversation difficult. he noted in his journal that washington's mood was very cheerful as they sat in the parlor reading newspapers allowed. but washington's demeanor changed when the subject turned to virginia politics. what prompted washington's disparity regarding james monr

house history quarterly, the journal of the white house historical association. his published articles have appeared in the augusta historical bulletin, civil war traveler, dictionary of virginia biography, white house history quarterly and numerous other history and travel publications. on a personal note, i think there are a few things more gratifying to teachers than to witness the success. so, i am particularly proud of tonight's speaker. as i can claim him as one of the very best i have ever taught during a long career at mary washington. so, it is a very personal pleasure, then, to welcome to great lives my former student and good friend, scott harris. >> thank you. good evening. on december 13, 1799, george washington was dying. a throat infection that set in after a long right around mt. vernon the previous day in sleet and snow made conversation with his secretary tobias lear made it difficult. lear said his mood was cheerful as they sat in the parlor reading newspapers a loud. he requested me to read him the debate on the assembly of a governor. and hea

house history quarterly," the journal of the white house historical association. his published articles have appeared in the "augusta historical bulletin," "civil war traveler," and "the dictionary of virginia biography," "white house history quarterly," and numerous other publications. on a personal note, there are a few things more gratifying for teachers than to witness the success of their students. i am particularly proud of tonight's speaker because i can claim him as one of the very best i have ever taught at a long career at mary washington. it is a personal pleasure to welcome to great lives my former student and good friend, scott harris. scott: thank you and good evening. on december 13, 1799, george washington was dying. a throat infection that had set in after a long ride around mount vernon the previous day in sleet and snow made conversation with his secretary, tobias lear, increasingly difficult. lear noted in his journal that washington's mood, despite the hoarseness, was very cheerful as they sat in the parlor reading newspapers alloud. but washi

it's decorated with political cartoons and featured in a journal of the white house historical association. even the coasters are updated with current caricatures. we speak with hans bruland and matt wuerker about the display. >> after the family relinquished their rights to the site in 1926, the developer built this hotel along with the cardinal hotel. the hotel has been in existence since 1928. this bar has been in existence somewhere starting in the '60s or '70s. with my arrival in 1999, this bar was already known as off the record, a place to be seen but not heard. and it was not in this color and format and layout, but it was pretty well the same bar in the basement of the hotel. and it's kind of like the speak easy place and it has become very popular over the years. the decorations of political cartoons that are displayed from various artists dating back to a collection of atwood who is deceased. we keep some of the original artworks still in house. from what i know is that the previous ownership in the '80s and '90s decided to bring in some artwork after having a few beers, i guess

and we aren't should say working with the white house historical association throughout the series. so as we look at this white house in 1846, i think that's the date in this ford photograph sarah polk brought some innovations to the white house. central heating and gaslighting. >> she didn't actually bring them. let's say they arrived. and central heating and gaslighting, she did hold out when they put in the gaslights and insisted that the overrule at the white house be left with candlelight. and when they turned on the gaslights, of course when they shut down the gas for the night, the whole white house during a reception went dark and yet the overrun was still let with the beautiful candle lighting. there were experiments, but it ultimately saved the presidential family a lot of money because they had to heat the white house out of that 25,000 dollar salary. and so these efficiencies did come in starting with the polk 's >> central heating in the white house must to be the joke i don't think. >> why do you say? that i don't >> i don't think it would be very. warm >> i had to be

house historical association. even the coasters are updated with current political characters. we spoke with vice president and general manager. and politico cartoonist, matt worker about the artwork on display. >> it was built in 1938 on the site of the residents itself, and henry adams. and after they finally relinquish the rights to the site in 1926, it was then the developer who built this hotel along with the continental hotel. the hotel has been in existence since 1928, this bar has been in existence somewhere starting in the sixties or seventies but with my rival in 1999, this was already known as the record and remains to be seen but not heard and it was not in this coloring format and lay out but it was pretty well the same bar and the basement of the hotel. it's kind of like the speakeasy place and has become very popular over the years. the decorations of political cartoons are displayed from various artists dating back to a collection of artist who at this stage has deceased. we do keep some of the ori

house historical association. even the coasters are updated with current political caricatures. we spoke with vice president and general manager hans bruland and "politico" cartoonist matt wuerker about the artwork on display. >> the hotel was built in 1928 on the site of residences of john hague and henry adams. and after the family relinquished their rights to the site, in 1926, the developer built this hotel along with the other hotel, which today is the saint regis. the hotel has been in existence since 1928. this bar has been in existence somewhere starting in the '60s or '70s. but with my arrival in 1999, this bar was already known as "off the record," a place to be seen and not heard, and it was not in this color and format and layout. it was pretty well the same bar, in the basement of the hotel. and it's kind of like this speak easy place, and it has become very popular over the years. well, the decorations are political cartoons displayed from various artists dating back to a collection of atwood who at

in a white house historical association. now i'm pleased to introduce our featured speaker today kurt graham became the director of the harry s truman presidential library museum in 2015, dr. graham has an extensive experience in the librarian museum world. he directed the mccracken research library at the buffalo bills center of the west in cody, wyoming the leadership position of the church history museum in salt lake and prior to that. he was a member of the history factor faculty at cal state university, san bernardino kurt. are you with us? i'm here. hey patrick horrific. how you doing today? right. how are you doing? all right. all right, and how's everyone there doing with everything? we're dealing with the staff of the museum and the library. we've been we've been teleworking primarily since you know the since the pandemic started we've been undergoing a major renovation. of course, we're going to talk about tonight and and fortunately a lot of that has been able to continue as kind of essential work with constructio

we talked to him at the decatur house, the home of the white house historical association, which published the book. this is about 30 minutes. >> jonathan pliska, you've worked with the white house historical association to write a young readers book about the white house easter egg roll. before we get into history, tell me about it today. how large is it in 2018?

house historical association. i'm absolutely thrilled to share some of the talented women that are featured in the white house collection with you all in honor of women's history month now, i just wanted to start by saying that this presentation is a brief overview of some of the highlights in the white house collection, but it's certainly not exhaustive. so if you're interested in more information, i'll be taking questions like colleen said, but you can also look on our website white house history.org now, let's head to the next slide. i'd like to begin our exploration of the white house collection by diving into its history now the white house has a long history of collecting and displaying

in a white house historical association. now i'm pleased to introduce our featured speaker today kurt graham became the director of the harry s truman presidential library museum in 2015, dr. graham has an extensive experience in the librarian museum world. he directed the mccracken research library at the buffalo bills center of the west in cody, wyoming the leadership position of the church history museum in salt lake and prior to that. he was a member of the history factor faculty at cal state university, san bernardino kurt. are you with us? i'm here. hey patrick horrific. how

house history quarterly the journal of the white house is talking association. his published articles have appeared in the augusta historical bulletin. civil war traveler dictionary of virginia biography white house history quarterly and numerous other history and travel publications but a personal note i think there are few things will gratifying to teachers than to witness the success of their students. so i am particularly proud tonight's speak up as i can claim him as one of the very best i've ever taught during a long career at mary, washington. so it's a very personal pleasure then to welcome to great lives. my former student and good friend, scott harris. thank you and good evening. on december 13 1799 george washington was dying. throat infection that is set in after a long ride around mount vernon the previous day and sleet and snow made conversation with his secretary tobias lear increasingly difficult. lear noted is in his journal that washington's mood despite. the hoarseness was very cheerful as they sat in parlor reading newspapers aloud. but washi

. >> let's bring in white house supporter for the associated press, jonathan lamir, co-founder of punch bowl news, ana palmer, and u.s. national editor at the "financial times," ed luce. >> jonathan lemire, i've run out of historical metaphors. i get all the way back to charlemagne seeing the burning cross for our boston red sox, but they won yet again. i'm afraid i'll have to go back to the campaigns of alexander the great if this winning streak keeps going on. we have to prepare, though, because we have a pre-game show on clubhouse. since 1946, after we got back from the war. >> that was our debut season. but things are looking up at the moment. the historical comparisons right now, we made need to go to the old testament to find an analogy for how the red sox are playing at this moment. j.d. martinez, three more home runs. the red sox pregame show out there that no one knew they needed, but are so glad they have. a cost of thousands will be doing it again later today, before the red sox take on the first-place red sox take on the minnesota twins. >> yeah, the first place red sox, it'

the discussion hosted by the white house historical association was recorded at the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts in washington, d.c. [ applause ] >>> good evening, i hope you've been enjoying tonight's program. it's been fascinating and there's more to come. a year ago, i was honored when fred ryan, the chair of our board, asked me to chair the white house historical association's board committee for this important four-day summit. i want to thank the members of our committee, marsha, mike, ann, and our historian adviser michael for their contributions to the planning of the summit. h