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Let’s C-SPAN It Up!

Portions from this year’s Teachers’ Institute, co-hosted by the White House Historical Association, will be broadcast on C-SPAN over the coming weeks. The schedule for this weekend is:

Saturday, August 15

12:55pm-2:05pm Mount Vernon: Teachers’ Institute – Richard Norton Smith
2:05pm-3:00pm Mount Vernon: Teachers’ Institute – Scott Berg

Sunday, August 16

1:00pm-3:00pm Mount Vernon: Teachers’ Institute – Panel Discussion A Woman’s Touch: The Role of the First Lady featuring Cokie Roberts, Catherine Clinton, Catherine Allgor, and Patricia Brady, moderated by Sally McDonough

One Response to “Let’s C-SPAN It Up!”

  1. Lee Ann Says:

    I was at the Mt. Vernon Teachers’ Institute and the panel discussion of the Role of the First Lady was really incredible. The others were good, too. Be sure to watch it!

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Portraits in Schools

Kids holding George Washington Portrait

Mount Vernon recently invited K-12 schools nationwide to request framed portraits of George Washington to display in a respectful, prominent place.

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