mr. willia almon whose the curator of the t white house.most overlooked extrao conflicts with the gatherinrdg these extraordinary scholars any experts in the history field. the next two days are sure to educate, inspire and enhance our understanding of the war of 1812. our mission echos the symposiumh goalos echoing the public on thu history of white house. we're so pleased to host this day and a half of symposium here at the associations david m. r r rubenstein center for the study of white house history.th this event could not be possiblp without the partnering and the f support of our cosponsored, the united states capital historica society, and james madison's mont peyer. we thank these two wonderful partners for being with us today and the contributions they've made to make this a successful event. we would also like rd to expend a special thanks to the kimart kir company who generously under wrote a significant portion of . today's symposium. if you're with us tonight for s dinner, you will receive a speciallyp commissioned group fr t