
Presented by the White House Historical Association
Life at Camp David
- Host
- Stewart McLaurin
- Guest
- Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute; Josh Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush; Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione, former Commander of Camp David, author of “Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat”
- Date
- 7/29/19
- Duration
- 35 minutes
Camp David has provided presidents and their families with a recreational retreat from the White House, as well as a place for presidential diplomacy since the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin joins a panel discussion hosted at The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas to discuss recollections and stories of life at Camp David with Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute; Josh Bolten, Former White House Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush; Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione, former Commander of Camp David, author of Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat.
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President of the White House Historical Association
As President of the White House Historical Association Stewart McLaurin leads the nonpartisan, nonprofit in its mission to preserve, protect, and provide access to White House history. As a lifelong student of history, Stewart is an avid reader and storyteller. His first book, White House Miscellany was published this past year and he authors a quarterly column in the White House History Journal. Drawing on his own experiences, relationships, and knowledge he provides listeners with a front row seat to history at the White House.