the association. i would like to welcome our friends who are joining us by c-span and those who are here with us tonight who are the really smart people in washington because you have chosen to be here above the national baseball game and above the televised presidential debate tonight so we think that we ve got the best thing going and we are glad that you chose to be with us tonight. i would like to acknowledge some very important people. who are with us this evening. mats appearance, tim and debbie costello who are here with us tonight. and his wife christian, who is here. tonight and of course in my book the two most important costello s or sofia and theodore and they are at home, i guess. they can come next time they are mad and christians wonderful little kids. i d also like to welcome the members of our board of directors who are with us tonight. we have and stop, let s give and a hand. (applause) and bob mcgee. (applause) and we have two that are in route anita mcbr
private study at his mount vernon, virginia estate. doug bradburn, the estates president and ceo, talks about the artifact there and how washington used the room, and what that tells us about his life and work. this program originally live streamed on mount vernon s facebook page and youtube channel. it is part of a series of online events intended to keep visitors connected with mount vernon during its closure to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. i m once again hear from mount vernon. i m doug bradburn, president and ceo of george washington s mount vernon. today, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you inside the mansion, into george washington s study. this is what i like to call his man cave. in some ways it is almost the opposite of the place we visited last time. newook at the room, which was a state room, where george washington was showing off to the public his ideas of what the young country should emulate, also his history. also, his own emphasis on
above the televised presidential debate tonight. so we think we ve got the best thing going here and we re glad you chose to be with us tonight. i d like to acknowledge some very important people who are with us this evening. matt s parents tim and debbie costello, who are here with us tonight and his wife kristin, who is here tonight. and, of course, in my book the two most important costellos are sophia and theodore and they re at home, i guess. they can come next time. they re matt and kristin s wonderful little kids. i would also like to welcome the members of our board of directors who are with us tonight. we have ann stock and let s give ann a hand. yes. and bob mcgee. [ applause ] and we have two that are in route, anita mcbride and gail west. both will be a little bit late but will be with us here tonight. steve strong is the national co-chair of our white house our national council of white house history, which he and his wife andrea are here with us tonight. this
i would like to welcome our friends who are joining us by c-span and those who are here with us tonight who are the really smart people in ashington because you have chosen to be above the nationals game and about the presidential debate. we re glad you chose to be with us tonight. i d like to acknowledge some very important people who are with us this evening. matt s parents tim and debbie costello who are here with us tonight and his wife kristen who is here tonight. and of course, in my book, the two most important costello are sofia and theodore. and they re at hope. they can come next time. they re matt and kristen s wonderful little kids. i d also like to welcome the members of our board of director who are with us tonight. we have anne stock. give anne a hand. [applause] and bob mcgee. and we have two that are enroute, anita mcbride and gayle west. both will be a little bit late. but will be with us tonight. steve restaurant is the national co-chair of the white house
historical narrative. of castella is a historian the organization that hosted the event. good evening, everyone. association.l i would like to welcome my friends joining us by c-span and those who are here with us tonight. you have chosen to be here above so wetional ballgame, think we have the best thing going here tonight. i would like to acknowledge some very important people with us this evening. his wife, kristin is here tonight. important, the most are at home, i guess. kristin s wonderful little kids. i would like to welcome our members from the board of directors. give them a hand. [applause] melt.e two and both will be a little bit late. steve strong is the national on whitef the house house history. he and his wife are here with us tonight. this is one of our most important groups. their support, encouragement, their wisdom really puts the and we are sales proud to have you here with us tonight. , dr. mattm tonight castella is going to share with us about his bran