‘The Timing Is Right’

With an eye on growth, the Ohio-based National First Ladies Library & Museum launches a new National Advisory Board with roots in Washington, D.C., and beyond.

Former White House staff members (from left) Anita McBride, Penny Adams, Capricia Marshall and Michael LaRosa were among those in attendance at the National First Ladies Library & Museum’s kick off event last week announcing its inaugural National Advisory Board at one of Jacqueline Kennedy’s childhood homes—Merrywood—located just outside of Washington D.C. (Credit: Tony Powell/National First Ladies Library & Museum)

From inside one of Jacqueline Kennedy’s childhood homes—Merrywood, just outside of Washington, D.C.—the National First Ladies Library & Museum last week began a new chapter in its mission of telling America’s first ladies stories when it launched its first National Advisory Board.

“The timing is right for our organization to step into that national spotlight again,” David Lee, CEO and president of the Canton, Ohio-based National First Ladies Library & Museum (NFLLM), tells East Wing Magazine in a recent interview.

Lee is referring to re-establishing the national connections …