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Table Settings in the State Dining Room for a Luncheon
Robert L. Knudsen
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place settings
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State Floor
State Dining Room
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.