i am the president of the white house historical association. privilege to welcome you to the historic decatur house as well as to the white house historical association. is verys program exciting and we are honored to partner with our good friends at the richard nixon foundation.

costello is a historian at the white house historical association, which hosted this event. >> good evening everyone. the house historical association , i would like to welcome our friends joining us by c-span and those who are here with us tonight who are the really smart people in washington, d.c., because you have chosen to be here above the nationals' baseball game and above the televised presidential debate tonight. we think we have got the best thing going here and we are glad you chose to be with us. i would like to acknowledge some very important people who are with us this evening. parents, tim and debbie wife.lo, and his and sophia and theodore guess are at home. wonderful kids. i would like to also welcome are members of the board of directors who are with us. nan stock. [applause] and bob mcgee. [applause] anita our and route, mcbride and gail west. both will be with us tonight. steve strong is the national ,ochair of our white house national council on white house history. he and his wife andrea are here with us tonight. this is one of our most important groups here at the whit

he is a historian at the white house historical association west -- which hosted this event. >> good evening everyone. the house historical association, i would like to welcome our friends joining us by c-span and those who are here with us tonight who are the really smart people in washington, d.c., because you have chosen to be here above the nationals' baseball game and above the televised presidential debate tonight. we think we have got the best thing going here and we are glad you chose to be with

we are the white house historical association after all. washington is only one of the 45 presidents who did not live in the white house but he selected the sites, the young architect, james hoben, who built the white house. did he ever see the white house? did he see it once it was finished? >> he saw it once on his way back, after he was leaving the tosidency, heading back mount vernon from philadelphia. we know he stop and saw it on his way. i don't think he went inside, but he did see it. that was as close as he would get. but what i tell people today even though washington didn't live in the white house. i mean, he had his hands in just about every facet of the building's design, the planning, the execution. the selection of the architect, the plan. washington was a pretty intense micromanager. he was very involved every step of the way, so even though he didn't live there, it is a the homeative of what of the american head of state should be. >> of course, there's the portrait and the east room but other images and references to washin

i am the president of the white house historical association. is my privilege to welcome you to the historic decatur house as well as to the white house historical association. is verys program exciting and we are honored to partner with our good friends at the richard nixon foundation. i would like to welcome jim cavanagh, chairman of the board of the nixon foundation. his wife esther right here in the front row. [laughter] [applause] president of the nixon foundation who you will hear from in a few moments. we have many distinguished guests, many former officials from the nixon and other administrations. we are honored to have you here tonight. year marks the 50th anniversary of protection nixon becoming the first lady. nixon.icia under her leadership, the white house collection added over 600 paintings and furnishing elements of the white house collection which is the most of any presidency. the significance of this will be discussed in tonight's program. it is important to us here at the white house historical association is a core part of o

hotel is decorated with political cartoons and is featured in the journal of the white house historical association

> the first to use a helicopter for presidential travel. >> the president of the white house historical association here's ornament honest the most iconic images that come from the white house. >> we see the majestic butterfly in, land on the south lawn of the white house, the president first family disembark. it reminds you this represents the united states of america. >> in washington, david fund, fox news. >> when candy stand above all the others, the candycane. from the standard minced to all kinds of wild flavors, religion correspondent lauren green looks at the sweet treat's origins. >> reporter: this bubbly pot of gooey liquid will in a matter of minutes become the most iconic christmas candy of all time, the candycane. here at lucas candy in new york, nick makes them the same way his great-uncle made them some 120 years ago. the way they have been made for centuries. >> we started in 1896, have been here since i was a kid. 30 years i have been doing this. >> candy canes are big business. that's why the president kane is getting stiff competition from new one of thes along with traditional s

the cartoons are featured in the journal of the white house historical association. he covered presidents from herbert hoover to george w. bush. sarah duke spoke to us about his influence and legacy. >> it was a rest are in a western cartoonist. >> six months before the great depression. he was a moderate conservative. it pushed him further toward the center. and the injustice of world war ii. in 1933 he world war ii. in 1933 he joined the newspaper association. he joined the washington post. his last cartoon appeared on august 26. we have about 14,000 of his editorial cartoons. he did give away cartoons to friends. we have the majority his editorial cartoons. he did give away cartoons to friends. we have the majority of his output. you that see how his career has evolved, his opinions have changed. it gives a sense of how they perceive different presidents and how his style evolved. the next one is about herbert hoover. it shows herbert at the rabid on camp. mr. bloch has depicted hoover leading a couple of capitalists to his camp. and they are fishing. instead of g

president to use a helicopter for presidential travel. >> thehe president of the white house historical associations ornament honors some of the most iconic immigrant images that coe white house. >> you see that helicopter flight income on land on the south lawn of the white house, the president of the first family disembarked, it reminds you that this represents the united states of america. >> in washington, david spunt, fox news. >> mike: standing about all of the others when it comes to a connection with christmas, the candy cane. from the standard meant to all kinds of wild flavors, correspondent lauren green looks at the sweet treats' origins. >> this bubbling pot of gooey liquid will come in a matter of minutes, become the most iconic christmas candy of all time. the candy cane. here at lucas candies and have a shot new york, they had to make them the same way his great-great-uncle made them som. the way they've been made for centuries. >> this started in 1896. i've been here since i was a k kid. 30 years i've been doing this. >> candy canes are big business, that is why the peppermint cane

he's also working on his next book which will be published by the white house historical association instead of kansas university press. he will publish his next book which is the renovation of the white house undertaken by president theodore roos sflelt the early 20th century. this podium will be moved away from the stage so everyone can have their view. and he and i will have a conversation, a few probing questions that i about his book. and then we'll open the floor to questions. and then you're all invited to join us in the courtyard for some refreshments following. thank you very much for being here. and matt, i'll turn it over to you. [applause] >> good evening. and thank you stewart for that wonderful introduction. it is truly a privilege to be here with you all. one of the most gratifying exercises about finishing the books is you get to write acknowledgements. you get to write and think through the people and the places that made this project possible. and i'm thrilled that many of those people are here in this room today including my colleagues here at the association. thank

hotel is decorated with political cartoons and is featured in the journal of the white house historical association. even the coasters are updated with current political caricatures. we spoke with the vice president and general manager hans bruland and matt wuerker about the artwork on display. >> the hotel was built in 1928 on the site of the residences of john hay and henry adams. and after the family relinquished their rights to the site, in 1926, the developer built this hotel along with the cardinal hotel and the st. regis. the hotel has been in existence since 1928. this bar has been in existence somewhere starting in the '60s or '70s. with my arrival in 1999, this bar was known as off the record, a place to be seen but not heard. and it was not in this color and format and layout, but it was pretty much the same bar in the basement of the hotel, and it's kind of like the speak easy place and it has become very popular over the years. the decorations are political cartoons that are displayed from various artists dating back to a collection of atwood. we keep some of the original artwork still

the cartoons are featured in the white house historical association. herblock's career stood years. sarah duke talked about his influence and legacy and showed us many of his cartoons and many on exhibit in the gallery. >> herb block was a midwestern cartoonist and began his career in 1929, six months before the great depression. he was a moderate conservative and not left, left, and it pushed him more to the center by the great depression and the injustice of world war ii. in 1933 he joined the scripts howard company and the enterprise association which was situated in cleveland, ohio and then in 1946, right after the second world war he joined the washington post where he spent the rest of his career and he died about six weeks after his last cartoon appeared in the washington post. his last cartoon appeared on august 26, 2001, and he died just a week shy of his 92nd birthday in october. the library of congress has the herb block collection. we have 14,360 of his editorial cartoons and we have nearly all of the work he produced for kwaet the washington post." he did give cartoons

mike: i gilded helicopters are adorning trees all over the country as the 2019 white house historical association'sas ornament. david's font has the concept hanging on the tree. >> this production line is humming as dozens of employees work long hours to make this year's white house christmas ornament. >> it's exciting to see what you can accomplish. >> david maki is the president of a second generation own family business in rhode island. they began producing white house themed ornaments in 1951 at the request of nancy reagan. this year they are approaching 1 million and come up with together by hand. >> they put it together using a tab in slot system that they've developed with a pair of pliers. >> they pay tribute to the presidents in sequential order. the first ornament honored george washington, and the 2008 benjamin harrison ornament marks the first traditional christmas tree in the white house. 2019 ornament is unlike the rest. at three dimensional helicopter on the white house south lawn. >> every year is exciting with the white house but i think this is one of the most exciting because it

to the whipping system you have at westminster in the house of commons, where i spent many years in the press gallery, and the historical association is much stronger at westminster. the parties are much more powerful. yet having watched today i have been really struck by every republican, they have almost had a prescription. they said you can make your own speech but they have been hitting the same talking points again and again. the speeches will play out on local radio stations and affiliate tv stations, but there has been real discipline by the republican party, that they are all sticking to one line.|j think that is a fascinating thing. for all of us who were here for ronald reagan, who was iconic among republicans, reagan never put up the type of numbers that trump is putting up. republicans support trump toa putting up. republicans support trump to a level that we have never seen trump to a level that we have never seen before, despite all the controversies, despite all of the criticism, and of course, despite an impeachment investigation, and the needle has not significantly moved in terms of how people feel about it. you k

associated press reporting -- politico reporting on the comments we heard from speaker pelosi. nancy pelosi announced the house will draft articles of impeachment against donald trump, a historic step that signals democrats are increasingly likely to vote to impeach trump before the end of the year. pelosi said impeachment investigators have uncovered more than sufficient evidence to show trump abused his office for political gain, violating the president's oath to the constitution and warranting removal. up on capitol hill for c-span is our producer craig kaplan who tweets this. pelosi on moving forward with articles of impeachment. "the president has left us no choice but to act." your comments, calls and questions. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents and others, (202) 748-8002. to kevin in michigan. good morning. listening to just this representative brown talk. he said president trump dug up dirt. they wanted them to dig up dirt. that was never said. why do you let people tell lies like this? that is not in the report. that was not even on the transcript but they keep saying they dug up dirt on him, or wanted him to dig up dirt. if he wa

associated press reporting -- politico reporting on the comments we heard from speaker pelosi. nancy pelosi announced the house will draft articles of impeachment against donald trump, a historic step that signals democrats are increasingly likely to vote to impeach trump before the end of the year. pelosi said impeachment investigators have uncovered more than sufficient evidence to show trump abused his office for political gain, violating the president's oath to the constitution and warranting removal. up on capitol hill for c-span is our producer craig kaplan who tweets this. pelosi on moving forward with articles of impeachment. "the president has left us no choice but to act." your comments, calls and questions. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents and others, (202) 748-8002. to kevin in michigan. good morning. listening to just this representative brown talk. he said president trump dug up dirt. they wanted them to dig up dirt. that was never said. why do you let people tell lies like this? that is not in the report. that was not even on the transcript but they keep saying they dug up dirt on him, or wanted him to dig up dirt. if he wa