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Presentation of the First White House Guide Book

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service was taken in the Fish Room during the presentation of the first edition of the White House Guide Book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The Fish Room was renamed the Roosevelt Room during the Nixon Administration.
Photographer
Abbie Rowe
Date of Work
June 28, 1962
Type
Photograph
Credit
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
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