Furnishing the White House: The Decorative Arts Collection
White House History Number 56

- Forward by William Seale
- A Suite for the Nation Restored to its Original Splendor: Regilded and Reupholstered, the Historic White House Bellangé Suite Begins Its Third Century by Melissa Naulin
- The Monroe Oval Room in Summer Dress: An Annual Ritual Preserves Fine White House Furnishings by David Ramsey
- A Quilt of White House Fabrics Reveals the Colors of Victorian State Rooms: The Legacy of Upholsterer Alice E. Kennedy by Kristen Hunter Mason
- Davenport & Company Furniture Designs for Theodore Roosevelt’s White House Renovation: An Architectural Treasure Trove in the White House Collection by Lauren McGwin
- The Story of French Scenic Wallpapers in the White House: Risks and Rewards by Robert M. Kelly
- “Here Lives a Great Chandelier Cleaner”: The White House Career of Stewart C. Stevens by Stewart C. Stevens with Lynetta Stevens
- “There shall be in the White House a curator of the White House” by Betty C. Monkman
- Presidential Sites Quarterly Feature: Stephen Decatur’s Porcelain and Silver Find a Home at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage by Lauren McGwin
- Remembering William Seale by Marcia Mallet Anderson with Will Seale III
- Reflections: As a new year begins in White House History . . . by Stewart McLaurin
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