In this photograph, Lea Gallic, a candy industry representative, and Letitia Baldrige, social secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, each hold an antique candy jar from around 1860. The jars were given to the White House by the Candy, Chocolate, and Confectionery Institute in a presentation held on October 25, 1961 in the Diplomatic Reception Room.
Located on the Ground Floor of the White House, the bright and colorful Diplomatic Reception Room was originally used as the servants' hall before becoming the furnace room in 1837. During the 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation, the room was remodeled as the formal entrance into the White House for visiting dignitaries and members of the diplomatic corps. President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the room to deliver many of his intimate "Fireside Chats" to Americans during the Great Depression and World War II. The distinct scenic wallpaper was chosen under the direction of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961.
In this photograph, Lea Gallic, a candy industry representative, and Letitia Baldrige, social secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, each hold an antique candy jar from around 1860. The jars were given to the White House by the Candy, Chocolate, and Confectionery Institute in a presentation held on October 25, 1961 in the Diplomatic Reception Room.
Located on the Ground Floor of the White House, the bright and colorful Diplomatic Reception Room was originally used as the servants' hall before becoming the furnace room in 1837. During the 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation, the room was remodeled as the formal entrance into the White House for visiting dignitaries and members of the diplomatic corps. President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the room to deliver many of his intimate "Fireside Chats" to Americans during the Great Depression and World War II. The distinct scenic wallpaper was chosen under the direction of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961.
