White House Historical Association
Abbreviation | WHHA |
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Formation | November 3, 1961[1] |
Founder | Jacqueline Kennedy[2] |
Type | Private non-profit[3] |
Purpose | Historical education and preservation |
President | Stewart McLaurin |
Website | whitehousehistory |
The White House Historical Association, founded in 1961[4] through efforts of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, is a private, non-profit organization[5] that works to preserve the history of the White House and make that history more accessible to the public.[6][7] As of March 2022[update], the president of the association is Stewart McLaurin.[4][8]
History
After moving into the White House in 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy founded the White House Historical Association, which was chartered on November 3 of that year.[4][2] The goals of the association were to raise private funds for maintaining and renovating the White House[5] and to create an official White House guidebook.[9]
In 1981, under First Lady
Financier and former White House staffer
Scope
Maintenance and restoration
In its work, the White House Historical Association collaborates with the
Education
The association publishes the official White House guide. In the
Funding
The majority of the funding for the White House Historical Association comes from private contributions,[17] in addition to corporate contributions and the sale of publications and gift items.[7] The association manages the White House Acquisition Trust and the White House Endowment Trust.[30]
Leadership
The association’s current president, Stewart McLaurin, has served since 2014,[31] focused on expanding its audiences, educational programming, development base and impact. He is the author of James Hoban: Designer and Builder of the White House.[32]
Previous top executives have been Nash Castro, Daniel E. Davis, Hillory A. Tolson, Bernard R. Meyer and Neil W. Horstman.[33] The current board chair, John F. W. Rogers, has served since January 2022.[34] Previous board chairs were Fred Ryan, David E. Finley Jr., Dr. Melvin Payne, Robert L. Breeden, Hugh Sidey, and Henry A. Dudley Jr.[33]
References
- ^ a b c Garrett 1995, p. 238.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Caroline (Summer 2012). "Remembering My Mother in the White House". White House History. No. 31. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "About Us". White House Historical Association. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Moyer, Steve. "The White House Historical Association Tells the Saga of a Living Museum". Humanities. No. Winter 2017, Volume 38, Number 1. The National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Trimming the tree with presidential history". CBS News. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b Treviño, Julissa (28 February 2018). "See Rare Images Depicting Life, Work at the White House". Smithsonian. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Garrett 1995, p. xiii.
- ^ "Stewart D. McLaurin". The White House Historical Association. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ISBN 0-442-02532-7.
- ^ Lowe, Lindsay (8 December 2018). "How the White House Christmas Ornaments Have Changed Through the Years". Parade. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- CBS Sunday Morning. 17 December 2017. CBS. Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- WPRI. Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Ashworth, Samuel (29 April 2019). "An ornament honoring Eisenhower is sponsored by Lockheed. Would he have approved?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Bennett, Kate (16 March 2020). "Melania Trump announces cancellation of White House Easter Egg Roll". CNN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Trescott, Jacqueline (31 October 2011). "White House Historical Association receives $10 million from David M. Rubenstein". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b "The Rubenstein Center". White House Historical Association. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Chappellet-Lanier, Tajha (5 July 2017). "White House Historical Association dives into more digitization". FedScoop. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Klein, Betsy (24 February 2018). "Librarians digitally archive rare White House images". CNN. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Rogers, Katie (27 July 2020). "Melania Trump Will Revamp White House Rose Garden". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Who is the Chief Usher?". White House Historical Association. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Kennedy, Randy (15 March 2011). "This Museum Has a Lived-In Look". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Koncius, Jura (27 April 2015). "Obamas' $367,258 state china draws inspiration from Hawaii and history". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
The $367,258 cost of the china, all 3,520 pieces, was paid for with private funds donated by the White House Historical Association's White House Endowment Trust. ... The Bill Clinton and George W. Bush china services were paid for by the White House Historical Association.
- ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (1 August 2005). "A Gallery Where All the Paintings Have Familiar Faces (Except, Maybe, Buchanan)". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
The White House Historical Association, a nonprofit group, pays for only one presidential and first lady portrait for each administration...
- ^ Grier, Peter (31 May 2012). "George W. Bush presidential portrait is unveiled. Who paid for it?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Superville, Darlene (18 September 2019). "White House makeover: Melania Trump upgrades, refreshes and restores for state dinner". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
...the White House Historical Association, which helps finance upkeep of some rooms in the 132-room mansion.
- ^ Koncius, Jura; Thompson, Krissah (10 February 2015). "Michelle Obama redecorated a White House room — and it's much more modern". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
The new burgundy window treatments, four gilded bronze sconces, a repainting of the room from yellow to gray, and other refurbishments were paid by the White House Historical Association.
- ^ "White House Historical Association Visitors Center". American Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Patterson 2009, p. 363.
- ^ Marfil, Jude (31 October 2011). "Carlyle Co-Founder Gives $10 Million for White House History Center". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Patterson 2009, p. 379.
- ^ "Stewart McLaurin Appointed President of the White House Historical Association". WHHA. 2014-05-01.
- ISBN 9781931917964.
- ^ a b Boorady 2021, pp. 70–85.
- ^ "Board of Directors". WHHA.
Bibliography
- Garrett, Wendell D. (1995). Our Changing White House. Boston: Northeastern University Press. ISBN 9781555532222.
- Patterson, Bradley H. (2009). To Serve the President: Continuity and Innovation in the White House Staff. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815701798. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- Seale, William (2001). The White House: The History of an American Idea. )
- The White House: An Historic Guide. 2001. )
- Boorady, Luke (2021). Sixty Years, Twelve Visionaries.
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