President's Dining Room, Kennedy Administration
This photograph of the completed Presidents Dining Room was taken in July 1963 by Robert L. Knudsen, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The decor includes a contemporary gold and off-white flame-patterned carpet and the final arrangement of furniture following refurbishment. The President's Dining Room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion in the northwest corner. The President's Dining Room was originally a bedroom referred to as the Prince of Wales Room after the 1860 visit of Edward Albert, Queen Victoria's son who would later become King Edward VII. It was not until the Kennedy administration that the room became the President's Dining Room and main eating room for the First Family. The dining room also features sideboards decorated with pieces of silver and a Zuber & Cie wallpaper depicting scenes from the American Revolution and natural landmarks.
- Photographer
- Robert L. Knudsen
- Date of Work
- July 1963
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
