The cable channel C-SPAN is running a series of programs every night this week about The White House. Titled "White House Week" the shows will feature tours of the private quarters of the White House (hosted by Laura Bush), a never before shown 1968 tour with Lady Bird Johnson, the famous 1962 tour hosted by Jackie Kennedy, and the first ever televised tour with President Harry S Truman from 1952.Of particular interest to Abraham Lincoln enthusiasts will be "The Lincoln White House," being shown this coming Thursday evening, December 18. This episode will be taking place in The Lincoln Bedroom and will feature an interview with Harold Holzer, the national co-chair of the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and one of the leading Lincoln scholars. Also featured in this program will be Lincoln's "Summer White House," the old Soldier's Home in Washington, which has recently been restored.
The program begins at 9:00 p.m. and is scheduled to run for two hours.
I really loved this special. Reporting right from the Lincoln bedroom was phenomenal. I learned a lot about the contents of the bedroom, and the efforts to restore it to it's previous state! This week on CSPAN is a history lovers dream!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Jim.
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