A White House conference is a national meeting sponsored by the Executive Office of the President of the United States with the purpose of discussing an issue or topic of importance to the American public. Some last for one day while others last for several.[1] Typical attendees of a White House conference include experts in the particular field, community leaders and citizens with an interest in the issue.[2] The President usually speaks to a general session of the conference; the conference concludes by issuing a report to the President summarizing issues and making recommendations for executive or legislative action.[2] The First Lady of the United States also sometimes hosts White House conferences.[3][4] White House conferences are typically created by specific legislation.[5][6]
The first White House conference was the Conference on the Care of Dependent Children held in 1909 under President Theodore Roosevelt; it later became the long-running White House Conference on Children and Youth.[1] The first iteration's recommendations called for the end of routine institutionalization of neglected or otherwise dependent children and the creation of the Federal Children's Bureau.[1] The most well-known White House conference is the White House Conference on Aging, which has occurred once a decade since the 1950s.[1] Other well-known conferences include the 1966 White House Conference on Civil Rights and the 1971 White House Conference on Youth. Other topics have included drug abuse, education, family life, nutrition, disabled people and other issues.[2]
white, house, conference, national, meeting, sponsored, executive, office, president, united, states, with, purpose, discussing, issue, topic, importance, american, public, some, last, while, others, last, several, typical, attendees, include, experts, particu. A White House conference is a national meeting sponsored by the Executive Office of the President of the United States with the purpose of discussing an issue or topic of importance to the American public Some last for one day while others last for several 1 Typical attendees of a White House conference include experts in the particular field community leaders and citizens with an interest in the issue 2 The President usually speaks to a general session of the conference the conference concludes by issuing a report to the President summarizing issues and making recommendations for executive or legislative action 2 The First Lady of the United States also sometimes hosts White House conferences 3 4 White House conferences are typically created by specific legislation 5 6 The first White House conference was the Conference on the Care of Dependent Children held in 1909 under President Theodore Roosevelt it later became the long running White House Conference on Children and Youth 1 The first iteration s recommendations called for the end of routine institutionalization of neglected or otherwise dependent children and the creation of the Federal Children s Bureau 1 The most well known White House conference is the White House Conference on Aging which has occurred once a decade since the 1950s 1 Other well known conferences include the 1966 White House Conference on Civil Rights and the 1971 White House Conference on Youth Other topics have included drug abuse education family life nutrition disabled people and other issues 2 References edit a b c d White House Conference on Children and Youth What s It All About Child Welfare League of America 2008 Retrieved 2008 06 18 a b c White House conference HowStuffWorks Retrieved 2008 06 18 First Lady Biography Hillary Clinton National First Ladies Library Retrieved 2006 08 22 First Lady Biography Laura Bush National First Ladies Library Retrieved 2008 06 18 Executive Order 12595 White House Conference for a Drug Free America Office of the Federal Register 1987 05 06 Retrieved 2008 06 18 2005 White House Conference on Aging History The White House 2004 09 27 Archived from the original on 2008 05 17 Retrieved 2008 06 18 nbsp This United States government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White House conference amp oldid 1164452929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
