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Pages in category "Rooms in the White House" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The White House has 132 rooms, and each new US president gets $100,000 to redecorate them. With every new president comes new design choices , often reflecting their values and political views.
The Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the White House. The oval space beneath what is now the Blue Room was originally a Servants' Hall, [10] but was turned into a furnace room in 1837. [20] During the White House's 1902 renovation, the room was turned into a sitting room.
This prevented them from being sold (as many objects in the executive mansion had been in the past 150 years). When not in use or display at the White House, these items were to be turned over to the Smithsonian Institution for preservation, study, storage, or exhibition. The White House retains the right to have these items returned. [63]: 29
Updates to the White House included the practical (leaky West Wing roof repairs and an improved HVAC system in 2017) and the personal (a chandelier in the private presidential dining room).
The room is located in the West Wing of the White House, near the Oval Office, and looks out upon the White House Rose Garden. The first inauguration of Harry S. Truman as the 33rd president of the United States was held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 12, 1945 in the Cabinet Room, soon after the death of Franklin Roosevelt .
After the White House, the Obamas moved to an 8,200-square-foot mansion in Washington, DC. ... Inside, the main living room features high ceilings and gold-plated designs over every wall.
East Room in the White House during Harrison Administration. President Chester A. Arthur hired the Washington, D.C., firm of W. B. Moses & Son to redecorate much of the White House in 1881, including the East Room. [75] Moses & Son added new window curtains and drapes, and a suite of ebony furniture carved in a Japanese style.