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The White House Historical Association will hold its annual free holiday book festival on Friday, December 6, featuring authors of popular and award-winning Association titles available to sign books and meet attendees. Illustrator Dr. John Hutton will offer lessons on how to draw the presidents throughout the day and will sign his book How to Draw the Presidents and seven titles
The White House Historical Association has released the 75th issue of its award-winning magazine White House History Quarterly: "Inaugural Traditions." “Whether shattered or observed, traditions make history each Inauguration Day. Every decision a president makes on this transformational day—every hat and coat, every time and place, every oath and address, every Oval Office furnishing, every greeting or good-bye, and near
The White House Historical Association released its 100th episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation with former White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford, who spent nearly 30 years working in the White House kitchen through the Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations before retiring in July 2024. Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, and Chef
The White House Historical Association recently participated in a naming ceremony for a future Virginia-class submarine, officially named the USS Atlanta to honor the city of Atlanta and the five previous Navy vessels named Atlanta. The ceremony took place on October 23, 2024, at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, delivered remarks
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation with David Charter, the assistant editor (U.S.) of The Times and author of Royal Audience: 70 years, 13 presidents--One Queen's Special Relationship with America. Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, and Charter talked about the history between the United States and the
The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation with David Rubenstein, renowned financier, philanthropist, and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein about his newly released book, “The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency.” Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, and Rubenstein delved into the book and their
Nine-year-old Rocco Smirne has spent almost half of his young life writing children’s books that introduce his peers to different aspects of White House history. A young White House enthusiast, his first children’s book, A White House Alphabet, was published in 2020 when he was just five years old. Since then, he’s published Rocco Travels with the Presidents (2021) and Ro
First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin and Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera visited The People’s House: A White House Experience, the new, immersive educational experience from The White House Historical Association, on Tuesday, September 24. This immersive, cutting-edge center officially opened to the public on Monday, September 23, and tells the story of the Executive Mansion, its inhabitants, and th
The White House Historical Association has announced the addition of several new staff members to operate The People’s House: A White House Experience, the new, immersive White House educational experience opening to the public on Monday, September 23 at 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, just steps from the White House. This cutting-edge 33,000-square-foot, three-floor space features exhibits and galleries that bring the White Ho