THE YELLOW OVAL ROOM
The Yellow Oval Room ca. 1890. Courtesy Library of Congress.
The Yellow Oval Room ca. 1930. Courtesy NARA
Yellow Oval Room, decorated by Sister Parish for Jackie Kennedy, 1962 Courtesy White House Historical Association
The Yellow Oval Room AD’s book Private Views: President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan’s White House. Architectural Digest
THE STATE DINING ROOM
The State Dining Room ca. 1902 (Teddy Roosevelt). Courtesy The White House
The State Dining Room ca. 1904. Courtesy of Library of Congress
William Howard and Helen Taft’s State Dining Room, 1909-1913. Courtesy Library of Congress
State Dining Room, 1948 before Truman reconstruction. Courtesy Library of Congress
The State Dining Room, Kennedy renovation, 1962. Courtesy Kennedy Library
State Dining Room, 1996, Courtesy Clinton Library
State Dining Room, 2006. Courtesy The White House
THE EAST ROOM
The East Room etching, around 1858. Courtesy The White House
The East Room ca. 1890. Courtesy Library of Congress
The East Room, ca. 1900. Courtesy of New York Public Libary
Theodore and Edith’s East Room ca. 1902. Courtesy of Library of Congress
The East Room, 1909. Courtesy Library of Congress
The East Room, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957. Courtesy Eisenhower Museum. Note, this was done during the Truman Renovation.
The East Room, Richard Nixon, 1972. Courtesy The White House
The East Room, President Bill Clinton, 2001. Courtesy The White House
THE MASTER BEDROOM
Master Bedroom – The Hayes’ – 1877
Jackie Kennedy’s Bedroom (master bedroom) 1963
Master Bedroom – The Fords – 1975
Master Bedroom – The Carters – ca. 1977
Master Bedroom – The Reagans – 1985. Architectural Digest
And some additional photos from the Architectural Digest March 2008 issue. I also wanted to note that Laura Bush used Texas interior designer Kenneth Blasingame on this project. He’s also worked with Mrs. Bush on Camp David and the Bushes Texas Ranch.
The Vermeil room – Laura Bush Renovation – 2001-2007. Architectural Digest.
The Library – Laura Bush renovation – 2001-2007. Architectural Digest.
The Queens Bedroom. Bush renovation 2001-2007. Architectural Digest.
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Linda – this is fabulous!!!! It is so interesting to see the changes like this. I’ve always wanted to do this, but you’ve done it perfectly. The chandeliers are especially notable to see how they’ve been changed around. Jackie’s Green Room, Blue Room and the master bedroom are still the best. Nancy did a great job. I like the Bush state dining room. I think Kiki did a terrible job during the Clinton’s though. Very very interesting!!! kudos!
Love this series of images. It is too bad that every First Lady is allowed to dabble in the interior decorating business at the White House. One wishes that some of the rooms were preserved as they were. Not everyone showed restraint. The Reagans’ bedroom, for example – Yikes!!