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The presidential library system is made up of thirteen presidential libraries operated fully, or partially, by NARA. [n 1] [4] Libraries and museums have been established for earlier presidents, but they are not part of the NARA presidential library system, and are operated by private foundations, historical societies, or state governments, including the James K. Polk, William McKinley ...
The White House's art collection, sometimes also called the White House Collection or Pride of the American Nation, [1] has grown over time from donations from descendants of the Founding Fathers to commissions by established artists. [2] It comprises paintings, sculptures, and other art forms. [3]
The White House: The Historic Furnishing & First Families. Abbeville Press: 2000. ISBN 0-7892-0624-2. Seale, William. The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1. Seale, William, The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992 ...
The China Room is one of the rooms on the Ground Floor of the White House, the home of the president of the United States. The White House's collection of state china is displayed there. The collection ranges from George Washington's Chinese export china to Barack Obama's blue and white themed collection.
The Nixon Library compound contains the Katharine B. Loker Center and Annenberg Court, a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m 2) wing constructed in 2004, which includes a special exhibit room and an exact replica of the East Room of the White House that is used as an event space. The Nixon Foundation leases the East Room for events such as weddings and ...
Roosevelt was very hands on with the redesign of the White House and new office building and all fabrics and furniture had to be approved by her. [7] The budget for all of the furniture was $10,000 equivalent to $352,154 in 2023, though a total of $14,054.77 equivalent to $494,944 in 2023 was actually spent on "furniture, carpets, rugs ...
President Trump's love for soda is real. So real, in fact, that in a new White House painting, Trump is joined by past Republican presidents such as Richard Nixon and Abraham Lincoln for drinks.
The C&O Desk remained as part of the White House collection after Bush left office, according to Jay Patton, the supervisory curator of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. [24] Joe Biden , the next vice president to become president, did not follow this perceived tradition and continued using the Resolute desk. [ 25 ]