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This was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hoste…

The White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on the White House and presidency in the context of popular culture. This was part of a day-long sympos…

The heads of the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, National Park Service, and National Archives talked about preserving presidential history. This was the opening event of the White House Hi…

Retired Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione served as Camp David commander during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He gave a behind-the-scenes account of the presidential geta…

The historic contributions of women in preserving the White House and other presidential sites were discussed as part of a symposium hosted by the White House Historical Association.

If President James Garfield had not been assassinated, would he have pursued post-Civil War Reconstruction policies intended by Abraham Lincoln? Benjamin Arrington addressed that question in…

Historian Robert Merry talked about William McKinley -- and argued that he was a successful president whose achievements have faded in public memory. The 25th president was elected to two te…

From the days of Martha Washington, America’s first ladies have been public figures. Betty Boyd Caroli talked about how Mrs. Washington and her successors defined their unique position. She …

The National Portrait Gallery’s senior historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw provided an overview of their exhibit, “Every Eye is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States.” She discussed how pai…

The was first panel from a daylong symposium co-hosted by American University’s First Ladies Initiative and the White House Historical Association, which provided this video. The conversat…

Historian David O. Stewart explored George Washington’s political ascendancy. This was a virtual event hosted by the White House Historical Association.

The first White House curator was hired during the Kennedy administration to oversee a growing art collection. Public history fellow Sarah Fling discussed the women artists whose work is par…

From Thomas Jefferson’s books to Saturday Night Live’s parody of Joe Biden, Tevi Troy talked about how popular culture influences presidents -- and how, in turn, presidents leave their impri…

James Conroy discussed his book, Jefferson’s White House: Monticello on the Potomac, which examines the physical state of the White House during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency and how he util…

This program looked at presidential retreats, with a focus on Abraham Lincoln’s summer cottage, Herbert Hoover’s Shenandoah mountains fishing camp, and stories about the Kennedys, Clintons, …

White House Historical Association historians Matthew Costello and Colleen Shogan look at the five most noteworthy inaugural addresses in American history. Featured are the speeches of Thoma…

Miller Center presidential studies director Barbara Perry discussed Jackie Kennedy’s time as first lady. Ms. Perry argued that as an ambassador and style icon Jackie Kennedy actively develop…

Andrew Cohen talked about two successive days in John F. Kennedy’s presidency that defined his response to the nuclear arms race and civil rights. Mr. Cohen is the author of Two Days in June…

Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association, looked at George Washington’s presidential cabinet. This was a virtual author event.