The White House 1600 Sessions

From hot dogs to haute cuisine, U.S. Presidents have communicated important messages through food. Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association, discusses dining diplomacy wit...

28 Feb 202334min

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy was the driving force behind a brilliant act of cultural diplomacy: bringing Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece, Mona Lisa, to the American people. After convincing everyone...

9 Jan 202319min

When First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy took on the herculean task of restoring the interior of the White House, she appointed renowned collector Henry Francis du Pont of Delaware to lead the project. Wint...

6 Dec 202230min

David Rubenstein is co-founder and co-chair of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm based in Washington, DC. He is the host of several interview programs and podcasts, as well as a best-selling...

29 Nov 202213min

White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin hosted a town hall featuring Jon Meacham at St. John's Episcopal Church. Meacham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and historian, discu...

14 Nov 202238min

Following in the footsteps of the original White House designer and builder, James Hoban, in this episode of the White House 1600 Sessions we hear from the next generation of designers who have left t...

25 Okt 202238min

Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President George Washington to design and build the President's House, Hoban would go...

11 Okt 202223min

The White House Historical Association commissions official portraits of the president and first lady. As is the custom, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama picked their portrait arti...

7 Sep 202233min