Search & Explore Resources & Shop Main Content let's see what we have on Interiors & Decorative Arts Grid View List View Photos View collection The Kennedys and the Arts The White House Collection: The Truman Interiors On March 27, 1952, President and Mrs. Truman returned to a freshly renovated White House after living at Blair House since November 1948.... The White House Collection: George Washington “It is of very great importance to fix the taste of our Country properly, and I think your Example will go... Arts Advisors in the Kennedy White House President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the performing arts endures as a vital part of... The Arts in the Kennedy White House Historians of American music, art, and dance often explore their subjects through different topical categories such as genres, schools, and... Lincoln in the State Dining Room For over 75 years, George Peter Alexander Healy’s portrait of Abraham Lincoln has remained an important aesthetic element for the Wh... The White House Collection: The Beaux Arts Furnishing of 1902 One of the principal goals that governed the architectural changes made to the White House in 1902 by McKim, Mead &amp; Wh... Capturing History The first known image of the White House was a daguerreotype taken in 1846, during the administration of President James K.... Harper’s Weekly Invites Its Readers Inside the White House Historians have previously discussed the wider impact of technological innovations that facilitated the emergence of the illustrated press in the... The Chandeliers of the East Room After ascending the staircase from the Ground Floor to the State Floor, the first room that visitors on a tour... The Diplomatic Reception Room's Historic Wallpaper After the destruction of the White House by the British in 1814, the Executive Mansion was reconstructed with a servants’ hall di... The Red Room in the Polk White House Today’s State Floor of the White House has rooms designated by color (Green, Blue, and Red), purpose (State Dining Ro... Keep Looking? White House Historical Association Home STAY IN TOUCH? Submit Book the Decatur House Buy the White House Ornament Terms of Use and Privacy Policy The Official White House Christmas Ornament Buy Now