State Dining Room, John F. Kennedy Administration

The photograph of the State Dining was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on February 12, 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The State Dining Room is captured with a recently installed new carpet, which would be followed by a new mantel in July of that year. The table is decorated with floral arrangements in bronze doré or gilded bronze pieces from the James Monroe administration. 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.