Table Settings in the State Dining Room for a Luncheon

This photograph of table settings for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's luncheon for senators' wives was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on May 23, 1962. This table setting is an example of Mrs. Kennedy's use of round tables over banquet-style tables. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.