Welcome to everybody. Im the director of the david National Center for white house history. Im conkrncurrently the senior e president for Educational Resources and i would like contexturely to put this in a nice picture, share background of the association and that places tonight was talk if to a proper context. Were private, nonprofit ed Educational Organization and the mission of the place is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the executive mansion and that means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the Kennedy Administration and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the ass association and its purpose was to help the white house collect an exhibit, the absolute very best of American History and culture but underscoring all of that to inform and excite the public about the hist raeof the executive mansion. So today were still doing this. Acquisition, preservation, research continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house orname
Welcome to everybody. Im the director of the david National Center for white house history. Im conkrncurrently the senior e president for Educational Resources and i would like contexturely to put this in a nice picture, share background of the association and that places tonight was talk if to a proper context. Were private, nonprofit ed Educational Organization and the mission of the place is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the executive mansion and that means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the Kennedy Administration and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the ass association and its purpose was to help the white house collect an exhibit, the absolute very best of American History and culture but underscoring all of that to inform and excite the public about the hist raeof the executive mansion. So today were still doing this. Acquisition, preservation, research continue through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house orname
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