Collection A Tour of the White House
In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy resolved to make the White House a “living museum” by restoring the historic integrity of the...
A Tour of the White House: The State Dining Room
About this Video
The State Dining Room, which now seats as many as 140 guests, was originally much smaller and served at various times as a drawing room, office, and Cabinet Room. Not until the Andrew Jackson administration was it called the "State Dining Room," although previous Presidents had used it for formal dinners.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
9:30 - 11:30 am Behind-the-Scenes Excursion: Library of Congress Buses depart from Willard Hotel at 8:30 am Must be preregistered for this excursion 2:00...