• The Johnsons in the White House on Inauguration Day
    Yoichi R. Okamoto
    Bedroom
    Family Quarters
    inauguration
    This candid photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson was taken on Inauguration Day, January 20, 1965. The Johnsons are in the private rooms of the White House residence preparing to attend the inauguration. Chief Justice Earl Warren would administer the presidential oath of office at 12:03 p.m. before a crowd estimated to be between 1.2 to 1.5 million people. During the ceremony, First Lady Johnson would become the first wife to hold the bible for her husband.
  • Bedroom in the White House
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    bedroom
    Family Quarters
    This 1893 black and white photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston depicts a White House bedroom at the end of the nineteenth century.
  • Ethel Roosevelt's Bedroom
    Barnett McFee Clinedinst
    bedroom
    Family Quarters
    This circa 1902 black and white photograph by Barnett McFee Clinedinst depicts the White House bedroom of Ethel Roosevelt, the youngest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. Clinedinst was a White House portrait photographer for Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
  • President and Mrs. Eisenhower's Bedroom
    Abbie Rowe
    National Park Service
    bedroom
    Family Quarters
    This circa 1953 black and white photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service depicts the White House bedroom of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.
  • Solarium, Calvin Coolidge Administration
    Ralph Waldo Magee
    Solarium
    Family Quarters
    This black and white photograph of the Solarium by Ralph Waldo Magee was taken in 1928 during the Calvin Coolidge administration. In 1927 the Third Floor attic was renovated and expanded to add to the presidential living area. Added to the Third Floor, over the South Portico, was the Solarium. First Lady Grace Coolidge used the simple, decorated room, calling it her "Sky Parlor," to rest and relax in quiet solitude. This photograph is among the first to capture the newest room in the White House.
  • Ida McKinley's Bedroom
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    Family Dining Room
    Family Quarters
    This circa 1893 black and white photograph taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston depicts the White House bedroom of First Lady Ida McKinley. Mrs. McKinley decorated the space with embroidery. Over the brass bed is a portrait of one of her daughters who died as an infant. This room became the President's Dining Room in 1961 during the administration of President John F. Kennedy.
  • White House Bedroom
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    bedroom
    Family Quarters
    This black and white photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston depicts a White House bedroom circa 1893.
  • President's Bedroom
    B. L. Lingley
    bedroom
    Family Quarters
    stereograph
    This albumen stereograph of the President's Bedroom was likely taken around 1885-1890 by B. L. Lingley. On the center table, an electric lamp is attached to the chandelier in the ceiling directly above.
  • Sleeping Porch prior to Solarium
    Unknown
    Solarium
    Family Quarters
    This black and white photograph of the White House sleeping porch was taken in 1920 during the Woodrow Wilson administration. William Howard Taft had the porch built on the roof of the White House in 1910 so his family could escape the hot summer nights of Washington, D.C. Taft's porch is considered the impetus for the Solarium that would be built during the 1927 renovation and expansion of the Third Floor of the Executive Mansion.
  • Original Solarium, Harry S. Truman Administration
    Abbie Rowe
    Solarium
    Family Quarters
    This black and white photograph of the Solarium by Abbie Rowe was taken in 1948 during the Harry S. Truman administration. The Solarium is a private, Third Floor room used by the First Family to rest, relax, and step away from the pressures of life in the White House. This photograph captures the original Solarium right before it went under construction during the Truman renovation.
  • Solarium During Renovation, Harry S. Truman
    Abbie Rowe
    Solarium
    Family Quarters
    renovation
    This black and white photograph of the Solarium by Abbie Rowe was taken in 1951 during the Harry S. Truman administration. The Solarium is a private, Third Floor room used by the First Family to rest, relax and step away from the pressures of life in the White House. This photograph captures the Solarium under construction during the Truman renovation.
  • Solarium Being Refurnished, Harry S. Truman Administration
    Abbie Rowe
    Solarium
    Family Quarters
    renovation
    This black and white photograph of the Solarium by Abbie Rowe was taken in 1951 during the Harry S. Truman administration. The Solarium is a private, Third Floor room used by the First Family to rest, relax and step away from the pressures of life in the White House. This photograph captures the Solarium in the final stages of its redecoration after the Truman renovation, with designers and workers making finishing touches.