Registrar James Roe Ketchum in the White House Library

In this photograph, James Roe Ketchum, a National Park Service employee, is shown in the restored White House Library placing a lighthouse clock by Simon Willard and Son. Ketchum was brought into the White House to assist in the busy curators office as a registrar. The registrar supports the work of the White House curator, who is responsible for managing and preserving the historic art and furnishings of the White House Collection to museum-quality standards. The White House Office of the Curator was created by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961. In October 1963, at the age of 24, he was asked to take over as curator upon the departure of William Voss Elder III.