The White House Association hosted Historical Association hosted this event and this event at historic st. Johns historic st. Johns church across from the church across from the white house in Lafayette Square white house and lafayette in square and recognition of their Research Recognition of their initiative, Slavery Research initiative, slavery in the president s neighborhood. As we begin tonight, lets welcomed reverend rob fischer. Welcome, good evening. My name is rob fischer. I am the rector of st. Johns church. I am thrilled that i was asked to provide space for tonights conversation. Stewart asked if i would share a bit about the history of this historic room you are sitting in tonight. So i will share with you that the church was completed in 1816. The architect was benjamin henri, and not only did he designed this church. He was working on rebuilding the white house after it was destroyed by the british in the war of 1812. And in 1818, he built the decade or house which is no
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