This photograph taken on June 11, 1971 by Karl Schumacher shows preparations for the wedding reception of Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox in the East Room of the White House. Their wedding -- which took place the next day -- was the 16th documented wedding to take place at the White House and the first to be held in the Rose Garden or outdoors. Nixon was the eldest daughter of President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Approximately 400 guests watched the first daughter marry Edward Cox, then a law student, in the Rose Garden the following day.

This photograph of a dinner service place setting featuring Tricia Nixon's china pattern was taken by Byron E. Schumaker on May 8, 1971. The place setting is on a table in the President's Dining Room. 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 John F. Kennedy administration that the room became the President's Dining Room and the main eating room for the First Family. The dining room also features sideboards decorated with pieces of silver and a Zuber & Cie wallpaper depicting scenes from the American Revolution and natural landmarks.

This photograph of table settings for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's luncheon for senators' wives was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on May 23, 1962. This table setting is an example of Mrs. Kennedy's use of round tables over banquet-style tables. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.

This photograph is of the State Dining Room decorated for the State Dinner in honor of King Frederick IX of Denmark. The State Dinner took place on October 11, 1960 during the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. The place settings featured china from the Eisenhower state service and glassware from the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. The tables were decorated with vermeil candelabrum and flower arrangements featuring orchids and chrysanthemums.

This photograph is of the State Dining Room decorated for the State Dinner in honor of King Frederick IX of Denmark. The State Dinner took place on October 11, 1960 during the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. The place settings featured china from the Eisenhower state service and glassware from the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. The tables were decorated with vermeil candelabrum and flower arrangements featuring orchids and chrysanthemums.

This photograph of tables set for a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Chief Justice Earl Warren was taken on February 20, 1962. The table settings include glassware from the John F. Kennedy administration and china from the Harry S. Truman administration. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.

This photograph of tables set for a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Chief Justice Earl Warren was taken on February 20, 1962. The table settings include glassware from the John F. Kennedy administration and china from the Harry S. Truman administration. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.

This photograph of tables set for a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Chief Justice Earl Warren was taken on February 20, 1962. The table settings include glassware from the John F. Kennedy administration and china from the Harry S. Truman administration. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.

This photograph of tables set for a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Chief Justice Earl Warren was taken on February 20, 1962. The table settings include glassware from the John F. Kennedy administration and china from the Harry S. Truman administration. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.

This photograph of table settings for a luncheon or a small state dinner was taken in February 1962 during the John F. Kennedy administration. The table settings include glassware from the Kennedy administration, china from the State Service of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and replicas of flatware from the James Monroe administration. The table is also decorated with floral arrangements in bronze doré or gilded bronze pieces from the Monroe administration. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for State or Official Dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.