Im the president of the historical association. It is my privilege to welcome you to Decatur House as well as the White House Historical association. Tonights program is exciting and we are honored to partner with our good friends at the Richard Nixon foundation. I would like to welcome dr. Jim esther, inhis wife, the front row. [applause] hewitt the president of the Nixon Foundation who you will hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests, many former officials from the nixon and other friends,ations, staff, and we are honored to have you here. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Patricia Nixon becoming the first lady of the united states. Under her leadership, the white as collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements to the white house collection. That is the most of any presidency. The significance of this will be discussed in tonights program but it is important to us here at the White House Historical association as a core part of our mission.
Of the Nixon Foundation, his wife esther on the front row. And the president of the Nixon Foundation who you will hear from in a few moments. We have many distinguished guests, many former officials from the nixon and other administrations, and staff and friends of the foundation. We are honored to have you here tonight. This year marks the 50th inverse tree of tricia nixon becoming the first lady of the United States. Under her leadership white house collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements to the white house collection, which is the most of any presidency. The significance of this will be discussed in tonights program but its very important to us here at the White House Historical association as a core part of our mission, which was inspired as all of you know by first Lady Jacqueline kennedy to be the private, nonpartisan private partner to the white house for conservation, preservation, restoration of the beautiful staterooms in the white house, to the acquisitio
Tuesday, Oct. 10 marks the 43rd Annual Swan Roundup. The annual event gets underway at 7 a.m. and crews will get into boats to corral the swans for their check-up.
George Mattson died 5/29/2023, and his wife, Patricia Mattson, died 19 days later, 6/17/2023, in Excelsior, MN. Both lived most of their lives and raised their family in Hibbing, MN.