This photograph showing guests toasting Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox at their wedding rehearsal dinner was taken on June 11, 1971 by Jack E. Kightlinger. The rehearsal dinner took place at Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits to the White House, and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph of the Front Drawing Room of Blair House was taken by Durston Saylor on February 10, 2016. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Durston Saylor is of the Dining Room in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. The room is located at the end of the entrance hall of the house. While this room had the potential to be used for large parties, the Blair family, the one-time residents of the house, used it for dinners with family and close friends. One of the frequent guests was Andrew Jackson, who was a friend of the Blairs.

This is a photograph by Durston Saylor of the North bedroom in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room uses many of the original furnishings of Montgomery and Mary Blair from the mid-19th century. Those pieces have been conserved and restored to their original polishes. The sleigh bed was made during the Greek revival era of 1825 to 1850. The secretary-bookcase reflects a growing consumer culture in the 19th century. As people purchased more "things," they needed different ways to store and display those products.  

This is a photograph by Durston Saylor of the North Bedroom in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room uses many of the original furnishings of Montgomery and Mary Blair from the mid-19th century. Those pieces have been conserved and restored to their original polishes. The sleigh bed was made during the Greek revival era of 1825 to 1850.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows one of the stairwells in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. A portrait of Gen. Francis Blair, Jr., whose parents were the first Blairs to reside in the house, hangs on the wall in the stairwell. In addition to being a general during the Civil War, Blair also represented the state of Missouri as a United States Senator from 1871-1873.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the South Bedroom in Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room is one of 14 rooms in Blair House that serves foreign guests when they visit the White House. The room displays a historical approach blended with modern-day amenities.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the Curio Room of Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. Gist Blair - grandson of Francis Preston Blair, the first Blair to reside in the house - and his wife Laura had an affinity for antiques and other collectables. By 1919 the Blairs commissioned their cousin Nathaniel Wyatt to build them a room in the house to display their collection of antiques. The Blairs called this room the Curio Room because of their diverse collection of antiquities. The portrait above the fireplace is of Gist Blair in his uniform from World War I. It was painted by Ossip Perleman.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows a recreation of the breakfast setting used by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 while staying at Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. Anna Weatherly made the china used for the setting at a table in the Blair House library. The Queen chose to have her breakfast in the library instead of the many dining rooms in the Blair House complex.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the ancestral portraits of the Blair family hanging in the Blair House library. The people depicted in the portraits are of James and Elizabeth Blair. The portraits on display are 1909 copies of the original works. The bust between the portraits is of Francis "Judge" Preston Blair along with other portraits and photographs of the Blair Family scattered around the room. The table in the foreground is set for breakfast as it was in 2006 for Queen Elizabeth II. Anna Weatherly made the china used for the breakfast service. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Durston Saylor shows the library in Blair House. Gist Blair, the grandson of Francis Preston Blair who was the first Blair to reside there, created this space in 1920 by demolishing partitions between two bedrooms on the second floor of the original Blair House. The walls and tops of the bookcases display images of the Blair Family. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room is a favorite of many of the guests who stay at Blair House. Queen Elizabeth II chose to have her breakfast in this room over the other dining rooms in the house and President and Mrs. Clinton read newspapers, magazines, and history books while their daughter Chelsea did homework in this room.

This photograph of the Lincoln Room at Blair House was taken by Durston Saylor on February 10, 2016. The room was once Francis "Judge" Preston Blair's home office where he met regularly with friends, business associates, and President Andrew Jackson. The decorations hearken back to the early days with period engravings of historic events and famous guests of the house. One of the most prominent items is a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln by Edward Dalton Merchant, which hangs over the mantel. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and it is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office. This room, a small parlor, is historically used for U.S. officials waiting to meet with a visiting leader.

This 18th century Queen Anne wing chair historically sits in the Curio Room of Blair House. The chair features cabriole legs and padded feet. The chair was passed down through President Theodore Roosevelt's family. Selwa "Lucky" Roosevelt, who served as Chief of Protocol for the Department of State during the Reagan administration, gave this chair to the house as a gift. The chair serves as a reminder to the guests that the Curio Room was used as a retreat for the Blair family in the 20th century. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This cordial glass is from the Blair House Collection. It is a hand blown cordial glass from around 1790 and is the oldest piece in the collection. It may have been passed down from Gist Blair's ancestors in Virginia or Kentucky. Gist Blair was the grandson of Francis Preston Blair, who moved the family from Kentucky to Washington, D.C. at the behest of President Andrew Jackson. The elder Blair ran "The Globe" newspaper and settled the family into what is now know as Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

These are two whiskey flasks made of molded glass owned by the Blair family. The flask standing up has a profile of Andrew Jackson. The flask laying down marked the success of the railroad. Whiskey was the drink of choice in the Blair household. The Blair family resided in Blair House, which is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries have historically stayed at Blair House while on official visits with the White House since the Franklin Roosevelt administration and is where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the writing box and lapdesk owned by Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Blair served as a United States senator and member of the House of Representatives for the state of Missouri during his career. He was a member of the Blair family, who owned the eponymous Blair House. Blair House, or the President's Guest House, is the residence where visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay while on official visit to the White House and where the president-elect and first family typically reside prior to being sworn in. The writing box is still filled with items owned by Blair. This lapdesk is similar to the ones owned by his sister Lizzie and sister-in-law Minna.

This photograph is of the secretary-bookcase in the Truman Study in Lee House, one of four buildings that constitute the President's Guest House. The late 18th century secretary-bookcase is displaying the Blair family English (Worcester) Chamberlain porcelain dessert set, likely made between 1847 and 1850. The set is decorated with floral motifs, gilt, and a maroon banding. Located on Pennsylvania Avenue, just across the street from the North Grounds of the White House, Lee House was built in 1859 by Francis Preston Blair for his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee. Blair built the house next door to his residence, the more prominent and recognizable Blair House. President Harry S. Truman used this room as a home office and study while the Truman family resided in Blair House during the 1948-1952 White House renovation.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the entry stairwell to Blair House. The porch light is left on in the evenings to welcome the guests. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the Blair House Guest Book in the Rear Drawing Room. Before each official guest departs, they sign their name in this book. This practice started while President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office. The guest book captured in this photograph is the thirteenth volume from the collection since the practice started. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the front door and entrance hall of Blair House. On the left wall is a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette. It is the first work of art seen when entering Blair House and represents the importance of international friendship. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph by Bruce White shows the Blair House guest book in the Rear Drawing Room. Before each official guest departs Blair House, they sign their name in this book. This practice started while President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office. The guest book seen in the photo is the thirteenth volume. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This is a photograph of Volume 13 of the Blair House Guest Book, signed on March 12, 2012, by Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland. The Guest Book is located in the Rear Drawing Room of Blair House. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This is a photograph of Dr. Joseph Lovell's portrait hanging in the Entrance Hall of Blair House taken by Bruce White on October 1, 2015. Dr. Joseph Lovell, the first surgeon general, built Blair House in 1824 and resided there for a decade until he died in 1836. The Blair House name originated from its next tenants, the family of Francis Preston Blair. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

This photograph of the long case clock in the Entrance Hall of Blair House was taken by Bruce White on September 30, 2015. Keeping time since the 1880's, the clock was purchased by Montgomery Blair's wife, Mary, from a dealer in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The clock was handcrafted by master Boston clock maker Simon Willard circa 1795. Blair House is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House and is known as the President's Guest House. Visiting diplomats and dignitaries stay at Blair House while on official visits with the White House and is historically where the president-elect and first family reside prior to taking the oath of office.

Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower presented this replica West Point Cadet sword to Blair House, where it is displayed in the Eisenhower Sitting Room, which was formerly President Harry S. Truman's bedroom during the 1948-1952 White House renovation. The sword is a replica of the Pershing Sword, which Gen. William Westmoreland gifted to President Dwight D. Eisenhower upon his retirement.