This photograph of the Monroe Plateau with a flower arrangement was taken by Erik Kvalsvik in 1996. This gilded bronze and mirrored plateau or centerpiece was made by the Parisian firm Denière et Matelin circa 1817, during James Monroe's presidency. The decoration is arranged in Victorian manner with osiama, rodeo and cream essence roses, delphinium, lavender statice, maidenhair fern, and swags of similax.

This photograph of a Cyclamen in the White House greenhouse was taken by Erik Kvalsvik in 1996. There have been several conservatories and greenhouses on and off of the White House Grounds throughout the history of the White House, including a greenhouse near the Aquatic Garden in Washington, D.C.'s Kenilworth area.

This 1999 color photograph depicts the Lincoln Sitting Room as it appeared during the administration of President Bill Clinton. Previously an office and later a telegraph room, this Second Floor room serves as a parlor corresponding to the adjacent Lincoln bedroom. The Lincoln Sitting Room features furniture, artwork, and refurbishing reminiscent of the 1860s. Peter Frederick Rothermel's circa 1867 The Republican Court in the Days of Lincoln is displayed to the right of the south window.

This photograph of the Roosevelt Room was taken by Erik Kvalsvik during the Bill Clinton administration. Richard M. Nixon named the room in 1969 after Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt for their contributions to the construction of the West Wing. Artwork and mementos of both presidents are often on display in the room to honor the two men, including Theodore Roosevelt's 1906 Nobel Peace Prize visible on the mantel. The Roosevelt Room is a conference room located across the hall from the Oval Office, seen through the opened door, and acts as an all-purpose room for meetings, receptions, and announcements by presidents and their staff.

This circa 1999 color photograph depicts the Green Room of the White House during the administration of President Bill Clinton. The room features many Federal style pieces of furniture. Among the pieces of artwork on display are George Caleb Bingham's 1847 painting Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground, George Henry Durrie's 1858 Farmyard in Winter, and Gilbert Stuart's circa 1821-26 portrait of First Lady Louisa Adams.

This photograph of the Queens' Bedroom by Erik Kvalsvik was taken around 1999 during the Bill Clinton administration. The bedroom is on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion and derived its name from the seven queens who had been guests of the White House. The room contains several pieces of New England Federal period furniture such as the Tambour desk and bookcase adjacent to the window. On display are two portraits of First Lady Dolley Madison's sisters, Lucy Payne Washington Todd and Anna Payne Cutts.

This circa 1999 color photograph depicts the Grand Staircase of the White House leading to the Entrance Hall between the Family and State Floors. During state visits, the president and first lady escort official visitors down these stairs to the Entrance Hall. Adjacent to the staircase hangs Frank Graham Cootes' 1936 oil painting of President Woodrow Wilson.

This circa 1999 color photograph by Erik Kvalsvik depicts the President's Dining Room as it appeared during the administration of President Bill Clinton.

This 1999 photograph by Erik Kvalsvik depicts the Entrance Hall of the White House, including a view across the Cross Hall into the Green, Blue, and Red Rooms. Note the Seal of the President of the United States above the entrance to the Blue Room.

This 1980 color photograph depicts the Library, located on the Ground Floor of the White House. Created in 1935 during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Library sometimes serves as a location for televised presidential interviews. The room is furnished in the Federal style with many furniture pieces attributed to Duncan Phyfe. A circa 1805 portrait of President George Washington by Gilbert Stuart hangs above the fireplace mantel.

This circa 1999 color photograph by Erik Kvalsvik shows the Cross Hall of the White House during the administration of President Bill Clinton. The Cross Hall is separated from the Entrance Hall by a colonnade and extends between the State Dining Room and the East Room. The piano at the far end of the photograph in the East Room was presented to the White House by Steinway and Sons in 1938.

This color photograph of the Cabinet Room was taken in 1991 by photographer Erik Kvalsvik. Hiram Powers' marble bust of George Washington and an unknown artist's marble bust of Benjamin Franklin are located in the Cabinet Room's alcove niches. Charles-Edouard Armand-Dumaresq's oil painting "The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776," hangs above the fireplace mantel.

This photograph of the Blue Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken around 1999 during the Bill Clinton administration. The Blue Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion and was refurbished in 1995 into its original 1817 French Empire style chosen by James Monroe. This photograph was shot looking southeast, with bright light beaming in through windows leading to the South Portico.

This photograph of the East Sitting Hall by Erik Kvalsvik was taken around 1999 during the Bill Clinton administration. The hall, located on the east end of the Second Floor in the Executive Mansion, is recognizable for its grand, arched window that is identical to the one in the West Sitting Hall on the opposite end of the house. The hall is located just outside of the Lincoln Bedroom.

This photograph of the Red Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken around 1999 during the Bill Clinton administration. The Red Room is one of three state parlors on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion named after a color, with the designated red dating as far back as 1845 and the James K. Polk administration. The bust of President Martin Van Buren by Hiram Powers rests high between the two windows, surveying the room, and the portrait of his daughter-in-law Angelica Singleton Van Buren, who served as White House Hostess during his administration, is displayed over the fireplace. President Van Buren's presence is reflected also in the American "Empire" furnishings of the early 19th century, most of which were made in his home state of New York. The room was refurbished in 1971 and the carpet was replaced in 1997.

This circa 1999 color photograph depicts the Green Room of the White House during the administration of President Bill Clinton. The room features many Federal style pieces of furniture. Artwork in this image includes a circa 1810 bust of Benjamin Franklin by the National Porcelain Manufactory of Sevres, France, Ferdinand Richardt's circa 1858 Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and Henry Ossawa Tanner's circa 1885 Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City.

This photograph of the Blue Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken around 1999 during the Bill Clinton administration. The Blue Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion and was refurbished in 1995 into its original 1817 French Empire style chosen by James Monroe. This photograph was shot looking west towards the Red Room.

This photograph of the Reception Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken in April 1991 during the George H. W. Bush administration. The Reception Room is located in the West Wing and serves as a waiting room for visitors to the West Wing Offices. The room is furnished with modern-day, Chippendale-style reproductions and an eighteenth-century English bookcase.

This photograph of the Yellow Oval Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken in 1991 during the George H. W. Bush administration. The Yellow Room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion and has served as a formal drawing room since First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration. Today, the room also acts as a formal reception room for state guests before their entrance with the president and first lady down the Grand Staircase.

This photograph of the State Dining Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken on January 11, 1999 during the Bill Clinton administration. Several round tables are elaborately decorated with flowers, vermeil flower bowls, vermeil flatware, and the Eisenhower State Service for a State Dinner later in the evening honoring Argentine President Carlos Menem.

This color photograph by Erik Kvalsvik depicts the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House. Most visitors and guests enter the Residence from the East Wing through this corridor. Featured in the foreground of this image are Sevres porcelain busts of Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, as well as Benjamin Franklin, gifts of the French Republic in the early twentieth century.

This undated photograph of the West Sitting Hall by Erik Kvalsvik was taken during the Bill Clinton administration. The room, located on the west end of the Center Hall on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion, is recognized for its grand, arched window and is a comfortable and quiet location for the First Family to relax.

This photograph of the President's Dining Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken around 1995 during the Bill Clinton administration. The room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion in the northwest corner. The President's Dining Room was originally a bedroom referred to as the Prince of Wales Room after the 1860 visit of Edward Albert, Queen Victoria's son who would later become King Edward VII. It was not until the Kennedy administration that the room became the President's Dining Room and main eating room for the First Family.

This photograph of the Blue Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken in 1991 during the George H. W. Bush administration. The Blue Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion and is famous for its oval shape, central location, and views of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial. This photograph was shot looking southeast, with light streaming in through the windows leading to the South Portico and the Green Room just visible through the doorway.

This photograph of the Treaty Room by Erik Kvalsvik was taken in April 1991 during the George H. W. Bush administration. The Treaty Room, located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion, has held many names and purposes for presidents over the years. Today the room is used as a private study for the president and is often redecorated with each administration, as seen here during President Bush's term.