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Three unidentified aides inflate balloons in the Housekeeper’s Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The balloons are decorations for a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina - first in a series of “Musical Programs for Youth by Youth,” organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing “The Merchant of Venice” in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.). President Kennedy shakes hands with President of the USO, Holgar J. Johnson. Head of the Department of Speech and Drama at the Catholic University of America, Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P., stands at left. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing “The Merchant of Venice” in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.), as members of the news media look on. Also pictured: White House correspondent for National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sander Vanocur; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing “The Merchant of Venice” in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.). Holding up “USO Shows” sign are (L-R): President Kennedy; Head of the Department of Speech and Drama at the Catholic University of America, Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P.; Catholic University student, Carol Keefe; President of the USO, Holgar J. Johnson. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). (L-R) President Youlou, unidentified man, President John F. Kennedy. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy and was donated to the White House in 1939. The inscription in the green marble fireplace was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and taken from a letter written by John Adams to his wife, Abigail, and reads, “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). (L-R) President Youlou, unidentified man, President John F. Kennedy. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy and was donated to the White House in 1939. The inscription in the green marble fireplace was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and taken from a letter written by John Adams to his wife, Abigail, and reads, “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). President Youlou and President John F. Kennedy are seated in the middle of the table (with an unidentified man crouching between them), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is seated at the table third from the right with his back to the camera. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P. A. Healy and was donated to the White House in 1939. The inscription in the green marble fireplace was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and taken from a letter written by John Adams to his wife, Abigail, and reads, “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Paintings depicting Native American life by George Catlin flank the doorway in a second floor corridor of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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Paintings depicting Native American life by George Catlin flank the doorway in a second floor corridor of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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Painting on wall: "A Party, Angling," painted by George Morland, engraved by George Keating. Written on border of painting: "Painted by G. Morland" (left); "A Party, Angling. London. Publish'd Nov 28th, 1789 by J.R. Smith, W. 31, King Street, Covent Garden." (center); "Engrav'd by G. Keating" (right). North Bedroom ("Bedroom 303"), White House, Washington, D.C.
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Painting on wall: "The Anglers Repast," painted by George Morland, engraved by William Ward. Written on border of painting: "Painted by G. Morland" (left); "The Anglers Repast. London Publish'd Nov [illegible], 1789 by JR Smith, W. 31 King Street, Covent Garden." (center); "Engrav'd by W. Ward" (right). North Bedroom ("Bedroom 303"), White House, Washington, D.C.
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Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. A portrait of Queen Victoria by Franz Xaver Winterhalter hangs above the desk. Unidentified room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Red Room with floral arrangements for a dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. Portraits in the room include President Franklin D. Roosevelt, by Frank O. Salisbury (left of the doorway); President Theodore Roosevelt, by John Singer Sargent (above the doorway); and President Zachary Taylor, by Joseph Henry Bush (right of the doorway). White House, Washington, D.C.
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Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. Portrait is of James Freeman Curtis by John Coles, Jr., ca. 1830. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. The painting above the table is “The Forest,” by Paul Cézanne. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Green Room with floral arrangements for a dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. The paintings above the tables are “The Forest” (left) and “House on the Marne” (right), both by Paul Cézanne. White House, Washington, D.C.
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Floral arrangement in the Green Room, set up for a stag dinner in honor of Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia. "A Mountain Glimpse," painted by Jasper F. Cropsey in 1854, hangs on wall above the table. White House, Washington, D.C.
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Three paintings depicting Native American life by George Catlin hang on southeast wall in the second-floor Center Hall (Central Hall) of the White House. Chinese coromandel screen is visible at left. Washington, D.C.
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View of northeast wall in the second-floor Center Hall (Central Hall) of the White House. Flanking the doorway are four paintings depicting Native American life by George Catlin, two built-in bookcases, and two decorative urns resting on side tables supported by sculpted eagle figurines. Washington, D.C.
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White House furniture, including Federal sofa with carved floral crest attributed to Salem, Massachusetts artisan Samuel McIntire, along the south wall of the second-floor Center Hall (Central Hall). Above the furniture hangs a series of paintings depicting Native American life by George Catlin. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with singer Marian Anderson and her accompanist Franz Rupp (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with singer Marian Anderson and her accompanist Franz Rupp (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Members of the US Marine Band play in the Entrance Hall of the White House for a luncheon in honor of President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. Washington, D.C.
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Members of the US Marine Band play in the Entrance Hall of the White House for a luncheon in honor of President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. Washington, D.C.
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Members of the US Marine Band play in the Entrance Hall of the White House for a luncheon in honor of President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. Washington, D.C.