Yellow Oval Room, William H. Taft Administration

This photograph of the Yellow Oval Room by Harris & Ewing was taken around 1909 to 1913 during the William Howard Taft administration. The Yellow Room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion and has served as a library, study, ladies parlor, and the president's office over the years. The room has been used as a formal drawing room since First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration and today also acts as a reception room for state guests before their entrance with the president and first lady down the Grand Staircase.