Collection President Truman's Renovation
During the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the White House underwent a renovation and expansion so extensive, it changed...
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Interiors & Furnishings
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Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the gastronomical delights. The elegance of the State Dining...
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The East Room
Ascending from the Ground Floor Corridor, a marble stairway leads the White House visitor to the State Floor level. Off...
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The Entrance Hall
The Cross Hall and large Entrance Hall are at the center of the original plan by James Hoban for the...
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The Green Room
James Hoban, the original architect of the President's House, intended that the space now called the "Green Room" be used...
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The Ground Floor
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed...
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The Red Room
Benjamin H. Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antechamber" for the...
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The Second Floor
When John Adams first occupied the President's House in 1800, the Second Floor was generally reserved for private and family use....
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The Blue Room
The Blue Room with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, form the most elegant...
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Amenities & Living Comforts
The first bath tubs in the White House were portable and made of tin; water was hauled in buckets. Running...
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The Diplomatic Reception Room's Historic Wallpaper
After the destruction of the White House by the British in 1814, the Executive Mansion was reconstructed with a servants’ hall di...
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The White House Collection: George Washington
“It is of very great importance to fix the taste of our Country properly, and I think your Example will go...
