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The Family Dining Room
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White House families took their private meals in the Family Dining Room adjacent to the State Dining Room. The room’s décor changed frequently, and it was photographed for the first time in 1889 and in 1892 after electricity was installed.
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The Family Dining Room, prior to 1902.
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The Family Dining Room during the Theodore Roosevelt Administration shown with the Colonial Revival furnishings made for the room in 1902.
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The Family Dining Room after the Truman Renovation, 1952.
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The Family Dining Room on the State Floor is furnished with American pieces of the Federal period. Over the sideboard is a portrait of President John Tyler by George Healy.
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The Family Dining Room, Kennedy Administration, 1963.
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The Family Dining Room, Nixon Administration, 1971.
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The Family Dining Room, Reagan Administration, 1987.
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The Federal period furnishings in the Family Dining Room in 1999 included a rare American silver plateau made in New York City by John W. Forbes.
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The rug made for the room in 2008 features eagles and flower swags in the border and the field medallions, all derived from the
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The Family Dining Room after the 2015 refurbishment.
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The carpet from the Family Dining Room after the 2015 refurbishment.
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The Family Dining Room after the 2015 refurbishment.
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The Family Dining Room after the 2015 refurbishment.
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The Family Dining Room after the 2015 refurbishment; Rauchenberg's Early Bloomer [Anagram (A Pun)], 1998.
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About this Gallery
The Family Dining Room on the State Floor of the White House today is used primarily for smaller formal dinners and working lunches. White House families have traditionally dined in the Family Dining Room since about 1825 when President and Mrs. John Quincy Adams began to take their meals there. Designated the “small dining room” or “private dining room,” presidents and their families historically took all of their meals here before 1962. With the support of a special donation from the White House Historical Association, the Family Dining Room has been refurbished in 2015 to showcase modern art and design.
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