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...
The Eisenhowers' Bedroom
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The Eisenhowers' Bedroom
Creator: Abbie Rowe, National Park Service, 1953.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower's bedroom was decorated with pink flower patterns. Mrs. Eisenhower loved pink and popularized the color so much so that it began to be called "Mamie pink."
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