Library, Kennedy Administration

This photograph, taken by Robert L. Knudsen on August 28, 1963, shows the Library on the Ground Floor of the White House shortly after it was redecorated during the John F. Kennedy administration. The refurbishment project was gifted by the American Institute of Interior Designers (AIID) and directed by Henry Frances du Pont. Alterations to the room included the addition of ivory and gold paint to the walls, a circa 1810 octagonal library table, and the acquisition of several of Charles Bird Kings' circa 1822 portraits of American Indian delegates.