Madison, Lucy Hayes, and Betty Ford as examples. Of the three she believes Betty Ford to be the most difficult to put into one category. The national Archives Foundation hosted this event and provided the video. Our future Speaker Today is catherine jealous. And shes a professor of history at ohio university where she teaches courses on u. S. Womens and gender history. Shes published a number of books and authored a biography on jacqueline kennedy. Shes a frequent, she frequently appears in print and on television as a commentator, first lady [inaudible] thats why she is here today. Catherine, are you with us . I am here, patrick. Thank you for the nice introduction. Excellent. How are you doing . Athens is wet right now, raindrops are falling on my window, but its not on my head. So, i think i am ready to go, whenever you are. Terrific, youve got a great presentation so i will pass it to you to take it over. Okay. Lets see. Here we go, i think. Yes. As patrick said, i am a i was very
Our featured Speaker Today is katherine jellison catherine. Is professor of history at Ohio University where she teaches courses on us womens and gender history. Shes published a number of books and authored of biography on Jacqueline Kennedy in the Blackwell Companion to first ladies. Shes a frequent frequently appears in print and on Television And Radio as a commentator on first lady is in the role in us politics and history and that is why she is here Today Katherine are you with us . Im here patrick. Thank you for the nice introduction. Excellent. How are you doing . And hows that . Athens is what right now raindrops are falling on my window, but at least not on my head, so i think im ready to go whenever you are. Terrific. Why never got a great presentation so im gonna pass the screen to you and take it over. Okay. Lets see. Here we go. I think oh. Yes. Um as patrick said i am a historian here at patricks alma mater. Ohio university and i was very pleased when patrick invited me
Our featured Speaker Today is katherine jellison catherine. Is professor of history at Ohio University where she teaches courses on us womens and gender history. Shes published a number of books and authored of biography on Jacqueline Kennedy in the Blackwell Companion to first ladies. Shes a frequent frequently appears in print and on Television And Radio as a commentator on first lady is in the role in us politics and history and that is why she is here Today Katherine are you with us . Im here patrick. Thank you for the nice introduction. Excellent. How are you doing . And hows that . Athens is what right now raindrops are falling on my window, but at least not on my head, so i think im ready to go whenever you are. Terrific. Why never got a great presentation so im gonna pass the screen to you and take it over. Okay. Lets see. Here we go. I think oh. Yes. Um as patrick said i am a historian here at patricks alma mater. Ohio university and i was very pleased when patrick invited me
with you to see these pieces come together and it is truly a privilege to introduce our first speaker who is a fellow wisconsinite like myself. my first speaker this morning will be eight noted landscape historian and author of the award-winning white house historic and publication a garden for the president, history of the white house grounds. jonathan will be signing copies of this book later today during the reception in the gift shop. you will have the opportunity to meet with him and talk about how great his presentation was no pressure. [laughter] welcomingn me in jonathan plus got [applause] yes hello. honored to bey speaking at this wonderful garden symposium. i would like to thank the white house historical association, open spring and all the other sponsors for having me here today and for hosting the event as well as that splendid reception last evening at the u.s. botanic garden and of course thank you all for attending. totask here this morning is give you
symposium hosted by the white house historical association in washington, d.c. he is an author of a garden for the president: a history of the white house grounds. [applause] good morning. my name is dr. matthew costello, and i am the assistant director of the national center for white house history. it is a privilege to be with you this morning, also kind of seeing all the pieces together. it is truly a privilege to introduce our first speaker, who is a fellow wisconsinite like myself. our first speaker this morning will be jonathan liska, the author of the award-winning white house historical association publication, a garden for the president: a history of the white house grounds. jonathan will be signing copies of this book later in the day during the reception in the gift shop. so you will have an opportunity to meet with him, and talk about how great his presentation was. [laughter] no pressure. so please join me in welcoming jonathan pliska. [applause] jonathan: