What are the dimensions of the Oval Office? - White House …
Collection Preservation of the White House. In the 1960s, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the task of restoring the White House interiors and thus founded the White House Historical …
Why is the Oval Office oval? - White House Historical Association
The Oval Office has been the main office for the president since President William Howard Taft began working in it in October 1909. After his inauguration, President Taft held a competition …
Has every president worked in the Oval Office?
Taft’s Oval Office was used by his successors until Franklin D. Roosevelt, who oversaw yet another renovation and expansion of the West Wing in 1934. As part of that renovation, …
Tour the White House in 360 Degrees
For Students and Teachers. The below digital notebook was created by the White House Historical Association to assist students and teachers using “The White House 360 Virtual …
Executive Offices Expansion Plan - White House Historical …
The floor plan for the 1909 expansion of the executive offices. The new construction almost doubled the building in size and added the first Oval Office.
The Second Floor - White House Historical Association
President Adams kept a small office adjacent to his bedroom on the southwest corner of the house, but other early presidents chose to work in rooms on the State Floor. Around 1825, the …
President Johnson's Oval Office - White House Historical Association
This photograph of the Oval Office was taken possibly around 1964 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. President Johnson used his own personal desk, built for him in the U.S. …
The Working White House: Lunch in the Oval Office Dining Room
October 7, 1991. President Bush has lunch with David Demarest, Tony Snow, Joe Doogan, Phil Brady, and Gov. John Sununu in the Oval Office Dining Room.
The Ground Floor - White House Historical Association
The white marble walls of the Ground Floor corridor complement the vaulted ceiling arching gracefully overhead. Architect James Hoban installed the groin vaulting around 1793. Its …
The West Wing: 1900-1924 - White House Historical Association
Under Theodore Roosevelt, the 19th-century conservatories were razed, and a new "temporary" executive office building, later called the West Wing, was erected. President Theodore …