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Monroe's portrait in the Blue Room
- Photographer
- Bruce White
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Bruce White For The White House Historical Association
Monroe's portrait in the Blue Room
President James Monroe’s portrait by Samuel F. B. Morse hangs in the Blue Room of the White House today, overlooking many of the “articles of the best kind” he acquired to furnish the newly rebuilt White House.
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