This photograph of the State Dining Room was taken by National Geographic around 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. On the long table rests James Monroe's 13-foot gilded bronze surtout de table centerpiece or plateau that is the oldest object still used in the State Dining Room.
This photograph of the State Dining Room was taken by National Geographic around 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. On the long table rests James Monroe's 13-foot gilded bronze surtout de table centerpiece or plateau that is the oldest object still used in the State Dining Room.
