Stewart McLaurin

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Stewart McLaurin
Born
Stewart Douglas McLaurin

1959 (1959)
NationalityAmerican
EducationBA, University of Alabama [2]

Stewart McLaurin is an author and non-profit executive who has been the president of the White House Historical Association since 2014.

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Background

McLaurin is the son of Stewart Parnell McLaurin and Gwendolyn McLaurin (née Stafford). [3] An Alabama native, McLaurin attended Shades Valley High School and the University of Alabama. [1]

Active in philanthropic management, [4] from 1989 to 2014, McLaurin has held senior positions with the Mount Vernon estate, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the Motion Picture Association, Georgetown University, the American Village Citizenship Trust, [5] and the American Red Cross.

After leaving the American Red Cross, McLaurin went to work for the 2000 presidential campaign of Elizabeth Dole. [6] His relationship with Dole continues today as he sits on the board of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. [7]

Since 2014, McLaurin has served as the president of the White House Historical Association (WHHA). [8] His work with the WHHA is focused on expanding the reach, educational programming , and impact of the organization. [9]

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  2. "Significant Sig Stewart McLaurin| Alabama 1981 | President of the White House Historical Association". Sigma Chi Fraternity.
  3. "Obituary | Stewart McLaurin". wolfefuneralhomes.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  5. Reed, Martin J. (23 April 2014). "American Village's Stewart McLaurin joining White House Historical Association as president". AL.com.
  6. Babcock, Charles R.; Havemann, Judith (16 February 1999). "Dole: Managing an Agency and an Image". Washington Post.
  7. "Leadership". Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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  9. "Annual Meeting". Ulysses S. Grant Association.