The mission of the place is to enhance the understanding of the appreciation of the executive mansion. One time, in 1961, during the kennedy administration, the first lady, Jackie Kennedy founded the administration to help the white house collect and exhibit the absolute best of American History and culture. Underscoring all of that, to inform and incite the public about the history of the mansion. Today, we are still doing this or it, reservation, Research Continues through the sale of our books, our products. The official white house ornament, which some of you may know as well. In recent years, from private and corporate donations. To strengthen our goal, the over arching goal, which is to widely share white house history with the public, last year we created this lecture service to bring wellknown authors and historians to the association to share their knowledge and insight with the public. And to humanize the white house, its inhabitants and things that happen. We are delighted t
Already were a private nonprofit educational organization. The mission of the place and it has been for a long time is to enhance the understanding and appreciative of the executive mansion. A long, long time means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the kennedy administration, and first Lady Jacqueline kennedy founded the association and its purpose was to help the white house to collect and exhibit the very best of American History and culture, but underscoring all of that, to inform and excite the public about the history of the executive mansion. So today, fast forwarding all these years, were still doing this. Acquisiti acquisition, preservation, research, education efforts that continue through the sale of our books, our products. Ill tell you more about that in a sec. The official white house ornament and then also in recent years from private and corporate donations. To strengthen our goal, the overarching goal to widely share white house history with the public, l
Welcome to everybody. Were delighted to have you here. Im dr. Curtis sandberg, the director of the National Center for white house history and i have this long title. Im concurrently the associations Senior Vice President for educational resources. I would like sort of con textually put this all into a nice picture. Shear background about the association and then that places tonights talk into a proper context. We are, and some of you may know already were a private nonprofit educational organization. The mission of the place and it has been for a long time is to enhance the understanding and appreciative of the executive mansion. A long, long time means 56 years at this point. Its 1961. This is during the kennedy administration, and first Lady Jacqueline kennedy founded the association and its purpose was to help the white house to collect and exhibit the very best of American History and culture, but underscoring all of that, to inform and excite the public about the history of the e
Variety of Early American History religion and culture. But he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific and important historians of the American Civil War and of course Abraham Lincoln. He has received numerous prestigious awards including the lincoln pride, the Abraham Lincoln Institute Book prize and the authors regularly a number of articles that are published in leading newspapers, usa today, the wall street journal, the Washington Post and hes featured regularly on television and radio programs such as nprs weekend edition. He is the henry luke professor of civil war era at Gettysburg College where he serves as director of the Civil War Era Studies Program however he is on sabbatical from Gettysburg College this year and he serves as William Garwood visiting professor in the James Madison program of american ideals and institutions at Princeton University. You can learn more about his work either by visiting his web site allen guelzo. Com but perhaps most importantly alle