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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; Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (mostly hidden); 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 (mostly hidden); President Kennedy (mostly hidden on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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 and Mrs. Kennedy view copies of the book. Left to right: President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor; the President; the First Lady; 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. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches and blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy poses 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: Stephen J. Jussel; two unidentified persons; President of the AID, Milton Glaser; chairman of the Library designers’ committee, Jeannette Becker Lenygon; Mrs. Kennedy; Ellen Lehman McCluskey; past President of the AID, J. H. Leroy Chambers; two unidentified men. Washington, D.C.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy poses 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: Stephen J. Jussel; President of the AID, Milton Glaser; chairman of the Library designers’ committee, Jeannette Becker Lenygon; Mrs. Kennedy; Ellen Lehman McCluskey; past President of the AID, J. H. Leroy Chambers. Washington, D.C.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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 Kennedy; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Mrs. Kennedy (back to camera); Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne (mostly hidden, shaking hands with the First Lady); 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; Executive Assistant to the President and Editor of the NGS, Herman J. A. C. Arens; First Lady's Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (in shadow). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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. Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (at microphones), delivers remarks upon presenting copies of the book. Looking on (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor; 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; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; 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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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: Mrs. Kennedy (back to camera); 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 (partially hidden); President Kennedy (back to camera); Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro (shaking hands with the President); 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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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy opens the newly refurbished Treaty Room (formerly the Monroe Room). L-R: Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Archivist of the United States, Dr. Wayne C. Grover; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; two unidentified reporters; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas. White House Washington, D.C.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy speaks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at the opening of the newly refurbished Treaty Room (formerly the Monroe Room). Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois) leans over table at left; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, stands at right (wearing white jacket). White House Washington, D.C.
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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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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy poses 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: Stephen J. Jussel; two unidentified persons; President of the AID, Milton Glaser; chairman of the Library designers’ committee, Jeannette Becker Lenygon; Mrs. Kennedy; Ellen Lehman McCluskey; past President of the AID, J. H. Leroy Chambers; two unidentified men. Washington, D.C.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy poses 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: Stephen J. Jussel; President of the AID, Milton Glaser; chairman of the Library designers’ committee, Jeannette Becker Lenygon; Mrs. Kennedy; Ellen Lehman McCluskey; past President of the AID, J. H. Leroy Chambers. Washington, D.C.