• Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Year Conservation Ceremony
    National Park Service
    ceremonies
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Cabinet
    tree plantings
    This photograph was taken on May 8, 1958, during a ceremony held on the White House South Grounds to commemorate the centennial of President Theodore Roosevelt's birth and his dedication to environmental conservation. As part of the ceremony, President Dwight D. Eisenhower planted an oak tree to replace a tree planted by President Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's oak tree had been south of the East Wing, but in 1956 it was toppled by a storm. Among those present at the ceremony were chief of staff Sherman Adams, Secretary of Agriculture Erza T. Benson, and Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Year Conservation Ceremony
    National Park Service
    South Grounds
    South Lawn
    tree plantings
    ceremonies
    In this photograph, taken on May 8, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower plants an oak tree during a ceremony held on the White House South Grounds to commemorate the centennial of President Theodore Roosevelt's birth and his dedication to environmental conservation. As part of the ceremony, President Dwight D. Eisenhower planted an oak tree to replace a tree planted by President Roosevelt in 1904. Roosevelt's oak tree had been south of the East Wing, but in 1956 it was toppled by a storm. Among those present at the ceremony were chief of staff Sherman Adams, Secretary of Agriculture Erza T. Benson, and Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton.
  • Original Wooden Fence Line
    United States National Park Service
    drawings & plans
    This drawing shows the location of the original wooden fence built during the Jefferson administration around the white house in relation to the modern layout of the house and grounds.
  • Map of Children's Garden
    United States National Park Service
    South Grounds
    This drawing is a map of the Children's Garden and was created by the National Park Service. The letters indicate the location of handprints and footprints of presidential grandchildren within the garden.
  • Sections of Regrading East and West Mounds
    United States National Park Service
    South Grounds
    This National Park Service drawing dated January 13, 1942, shows slight changes to the South Lawns earthen mounds to accommodate anti-craft guns.
  • 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.