The Presidency: AHTV - United Kingdom and Ireland in the White House This program is part of a day-long symposium that focuses on the British and Irish connections with the White House. The White House Historical Association hosts this event.
This program is the opening session of a day-long symposium focused on the history of British and Irish connections with the White House. The British and Irish ambassadors to the United States spoke first, and then were followed by Kathleen Burk of University College London. The White House Historical Association hosted this event.
This program looked at the evolution of decorative arts and design in the White House, and its British roots. Speakers were Rufus Bird, who is the Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art for the Royal Collection Trust, and White House Curator Lydia Tederick. This program was part of a day-long symposium hosted by the White House Historical Association and focused on the history of British and Irish connections with the White House.
Two Dublin architects talked about the Irish-born James Hoban, who worked with George Washington to design the president’s house. They discussed Hoban’s architectural influences and how they translated to the executive mansion we know today. This session was part of a day-long symposium hosted by the White House Historical Association and focused on the history of British and Irish connections with the White House.
Experts talked about the design history of the White House and what changes, if any, the future may hold. Panelists included architecture professors from the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as White House historians. This program was part of a day-long symposium hosted by the White House Historical Association focusing on the history of British and Irish connections with the White House.
White House historian William Seale discussed the Scottish stonemasons who helped build the White House and the exterior carvings that are visible to this day. Mr. Seale is the author of A White House of Stone: Building America’s First Ideal in Architecture. This program was part of a day-long symposium hosted by the White House Historical Association and focused on the history of British and Irish connections with the White House.
