• Floral Arrangements in the Green Room
    Robert L. Knudsen
    meals
    flowers
    decorations
    State Floor
    Green Room
    This photograph is of floral arrangements in the Green Room was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on March 20, 1962. The Green and Red Rooms were decorated for a luncheon in honor of Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Interpretive Panel in the Green Room
    Abbie Rowe
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of an interpretive panel providing information about the Green Room was taken by Abbie Rowe on September 6, 1963, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal-style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Floral Arrangements in the Green Room
    Robert L. Knudsen
    flowers
    State Floor
    Green Room
    meals
    This photograph is of the Green Room decorated with flower arrangements for a luncheon in honor of President Kekkonen of Finland. It was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on October 16, 1961, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The room also featured two of the eight Paul Cézanne paintings bequeathed to the White House in 1928 by American ex-patriot Charles A. Loeser. The paintings were previously held at the National Gallery of Art. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal-style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, John F. Kennedy Administration
    Robert L. Knudsen
    State Floor
    Green Room
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on November 2, 1961, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The Green Room is captured prior to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's refurbishment and restoration of the State Floor. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal-style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, John F. Kennedy Administration
    Robert L. Knudsen
    State Floor
    Green Room
    flowers
    decorations
    This photograph of the Green Room decorated with red flowers was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on December 12, 1961, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The Green Room is captured prior to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's refurbishment and restoration of the State Floor. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal-style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, John F. Kennedy Administration
    Robert L. Knudsen
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on January 31, 1962, prior to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's refurbishment and restoration of the State Floor. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal-style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, John F. Kennedy Administration
    Robert L. Knudsen
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on January 31, 1962, prior to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's refurbishment and restoration of the State Floor. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, John F. Kennedy Administration
    Robert L. Knudsen
    restoration
    refurbishment
    State Floor
    Green Room
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on January 24, 1963, during First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's refurbishment and restoration of the rooms on the State Floor. The room featured a silk moiré wall covering and the floor was covered with a late 18th-century English Axminster carpet donated to the White House anonymously. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 by during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 by during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 by during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 by during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas. The man seated in one of the chairs, possibly a member of the White House staff, is unidentified.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas. The man seated in one of the chairs, possibly a member of the White House staff, is unidentified.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas. The man seated in one of the chairs, possibly a member of the White House staff, is unidentified.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the west wall of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. At the top of the wall is the 1767 London portrait of Benjamin Franklin painted by Scottish artist David Martin. It was the first significant work of art attained by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Special Committee in 1962. Below this portrait hangs "Philadelphia in 1858", painted by Ferdinand Richardt. The left and right sides of this painting are surrounded by twin mahogany mirrored wall sconces. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the west wall of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. At the top of the wall is the 1767 London portrait of Benjamin Franklin painted by Scottish artist David Martin. It was the first significant work of art attained by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Special Committee in 1962. Below this portrait hangs "Philadelphia in 1858", painted by Ferdinand Richardt. The left and right sides of this painting are surrounded by twin mahogany mirrored wall sconces. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the west wall of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. At the top of the wall is the 1767 London portrait of Benjamin Franklin painted by Scottish artist David Martin. It was the first significant work of art attained by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Special Committee in 1962. Below this portrait hangs "Philadelphia in 1858", painted by Ferdinand Richardt. The left and right sides of this painting are surrounded by twin mahogany mirrored wall sconces. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Robert S. Oakes
    Victor Boswell
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Robert S. Oakes
    Victor Boswell
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Robert S. Oakes
    Victor Boswell
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Robert S. Oakes
    Victor Boswell
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Victor Boswell
    Robert S. Oakes
    State Floor
    Green Room
    This photograph of the west wall of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. At the top of the wall is the 1767 London portrait of Benjamin Franklin painted by Scottish artist David Martin. It was the first significant work of art attained by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Special Committee in 1962. Below this portrait hangs "Philadelphia in 1858", painted by Ferdinand Richardt. The left and right sides of this painting are surrounded by twin mahogany mirrored wall sconces. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Robert S. Oakes
    Victor Boswell
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.
  • Green Room, Nixon Administration
    Nelson Brown
    Robert S. Oakes
    Victor Boswell
    Green Room
    State Floor
    This photograph of the Green Room was taken in January 1972 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.