Collection Preservation of the White House
In the 1960s, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the task of restoring the White House interiors and thus founded the...
Monroe Room furnishings
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- Photo
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- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Musuem
Monroe Room furnishings
Several pieces of furniture in the Monroe Room in 1931.
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