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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-28-A
AR23
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6933-B
James Hoban Alexander presents a silver pitcher to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Diplomatic Reception Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6824-B
Antique wallpaper from 1834 entitled “Views of North America” presented to the White House by the National Society of Interior Designers (NSID). (L – R): Dora Brahms, Co-Chairperson of Diplomatic Reception Room Planning Committee; Edith Gecker, NSID Vice-President; Michael Greer, Co-Chairperson of Diplomatic Reception Room Planning Committee; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Edward White, NSID President; William Gulden, NSID President Emeritus. The group stands in front of the newly-installed wallpaper. Diplomatic Reception Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6824-A
Antique wallpaper from 1834 entitled “Views of North America” presented to the White House by the National Society of Interior Designers (NSID). (L – R): Dora Brahms, Co-Chairperson of Diplomatic Reception Room Planning Committee; Edith Gecker, NSID Vice-President; Michael Greer, Co-Chairperson of Diplomatic Reception Room Planning Committee; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Edward White, NSID President; William Gulden, NSID President Emeritus. The group stands in front of the newly-installed wallpaper. Diplomatic Reception Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7331-D
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the dedication of a newly-installed mantel in the State Dining Room; the mantel was a gift of both the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain & White and the Marble Industry Board of New York. Left to right: President Kennedy; Alice Roosevelt Longworth; honorary chairman of the Fine Arts Committee, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Edwin B. Olsen and Walker O. Cain, of the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain & White; Malcolm Cohen, of the Marble Industry Board of New York. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7331-B
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the dedication of a newly-installed mantel in the State Dining Room; the mantel was a gift of both the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain & White and the Marble Industry Board of New York. Left to right: President Kennedy; Alice Roosevelt Longworth; John J. Powers, of the Marble Industry Board of New York; honorary chairman of the Fine Arts Committee, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Edwin B. Olsen and Walker O. Cain, of the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain & White; Malcolm Cohen, of the Marble Industry Board of New York. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7325-D
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy opens the newly refurbished Treaty Room (formerly the Monroe Room). L-R: Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Maureen Hayes Mansfield; Archivist of the United States, Dr. Wayne C. Grover. White House Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7313-A
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sits with officers of the American Institute of Interior Designers (AID) at the opening of the refurbished White House Library; the restoration of the Library was a gift from the AID. Left to right: chairman of the Library designers’ committee, Jeannette Becker Lenygon; Mrs. Kennedy; Ellen Lehman McCluskey. Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0083
Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor speaking during a ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: President Kennedy, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor, Mrs. Kennedy, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, Robert L. Breeden, and a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff. This photograph is also in Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs Collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-K).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0081
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: President Kennedy, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor (foreground), an unidentified man (partially obscured), Mrs. Kennedy, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, and T. Sutton Jett. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-J).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0079
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor, President Kennedy, an unidentified man (facing away), Mrs. Kennedy, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, and Robert L. Breeden. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-I).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0077
President John F. Kennedy speaking during a ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor, the President, Mrs. Kennedy, David E. Finley, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, Robert L. Breeden, and a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff. A typed description is taped to the photograph. This photograph is also in Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-H).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0075
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: an unidentified man (partially obscured), Lorraine W. Pearce, an unidentified woman, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor (holding his hands behind his back), Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, Mrs. Kennedy (facing away), an unidentified man (partially obscured), a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff, and other unidentified men. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-G).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0073
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: an unidentified woman, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, President Kennedy (facing away), T. Sutton Jett, Lorraine W. Pearce, Robert L. Breeden, a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff, an unidentified man, Mrs. Kennedy, and other unidentified individuals. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-F).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0071
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: an unidentified woman, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, President Kennedy (facing away), an unidentified man (partially obscured), Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, Lorraine W. Pearce, Robert L. Breeden, a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff, an unidentified man, Mrs. Kennedy, and an unidentified woman. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-E).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0069
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: President Kennedy, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, an unidentified man (partially obscured), Mrs. Kennedy (facing away), Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, Lorraine W. Pearce, Robert L. Breeden, a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff, and an unidentified woman. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-D).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0067
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: Mrs. Kennedy, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne (partially obscured), President Kennedy (facing away), Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, and Robert L. Breeden. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-B).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6933-A
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy holds a silver pitcher presented as a gift for the White House by James Hoban Alexander. Diplomatic Reception Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7331-C
President John F. Kennedy attends the dedication of a newly-installed mantel in the State Dining Room; the mantel was a gift of both the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain & White and the Marble Industry Board of New York. Left to right: stone cutters, Guido Ratti and Alex Salvioli; President Kennedy; Alice Roosevelt Longworth; honorary chairman of the Fine Arts Committee, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John J. Powers, of the Marble Industry Board of New York; Edwin B. Olsen and Walker O. Cain, of the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain & White; Malcolm Cohen, of the Marble Industry Board of New York. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7326-K
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor (at microphones), delivers remarks upon presenting copies of the book. Looking on (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Ann Mehl of the WHHA (in back, mostly hidden); Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne; Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett; Assistant Illustrations Editor for the NGS, Robert L. Breeden; Executive Assistant to Dr. Grosvenor, Herman J. A. C. Arens. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7326-J
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor (back to camera), presents copies of the book to Mrs. Kennedy. Left to right: President Kennedy; Dr. Grosvenor; Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (partially hidden); the First Lady; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne; Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7326-I
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. Left to right: President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor; President Kennedy; Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (back to camera); Mrs. Kennedy; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne; Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett; Assistant Illustrations Editor for the NGS, Robert L. Breeden. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7326-H
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. President Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks upon receiving copies of the book. Looking on (L-R): President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor; Mrs. Kennedy; Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne; Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett; Assistant Illustrations Editor for the NGS, Robert L. Breeden; Executive Assistant to Dr. Grosvenor, Herman J. A. C. Arens. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7326-G
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. Left to right: Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (mostly hidden on edge of frame); White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Ann Mehl of the WHHA; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor (back to camera); Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne; Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett; Mrs. Kennedy (back to camera); Assistant Illustrations Editor for the NGS, Robert L. Breeden (mostly hidden); Executive Assistant to Dr. Grosvenor, Herman J. A. C. Arens; Howard Wayne Warner, of Judd & Detweiler, Inc.; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff (in doorway). Unidentified photographers stand at right. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7326-E
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. Left to right: Ann Mehl of the WHHA; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael (shaking hands with President Kennedy); the President; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne (mostly hidden); Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Assistant Illustrations Editor for the NGS, Robert L. Breeden (shaking hands with Mrs. Kennedy); Executive Assistant to the President and Editor of the NGS, Herman J. A. C. Arens; the First Lady; Howard Wayne Warner, of Judd & Detweiler, Inc. (partially hidden); First Lady's Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige (face obscured). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.