Treaty Room
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The Treaty Room is located on the second floor of the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The room is a part of the first family's private apartments and is used as a study by the president.
History
Before construction of the
Renaissance Revival style table to be used by his cabinet. The table remained in the room for many years, and President William McKinley oversaw the signing of the peace treaty with Spain which concluded the Spanish–American War
on it on August 12, 1898.
Old engravings, photographs and
stereographs show a succession of ornate printed wall and ceiling papers, highly figured axminster carpets, and ornate gas lighting fixtures. During the administration of Theodore Roosevelt this room was greatly simplified as a part of an overall refurbishment of the house directed by Charles Follen McKim. Victorian decoration
was removed, and the underlying wood floor was exposed. Low bookcases were constructed, and the room began use as the president's in-residence study.
During the administration of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to furnish the room somewhat as it might have been when the house was built. Following the Truman reconstruction of the White House, the room was furnished by the interior design department of the New York department store B. Altman and Company
. Nearly all the furniture was contemporary, generally in a traditional style.
During the administration of
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in the room in 1963. Boudin's design survived into the administration of George H. W. Bush
who had the room painted a light green and simple printed chintz curtains installed.
During the
claret
red and a gilded chandelier with an American eagle, one of several purchased during Theodore Roosevelt's administration for the residence and West Wing, was hung.
During the
gasolier. The Treaty Room has also been home to The Peacemakers, a large oil painting
depicting U.S. President Lincoln in the final months of the American Civil War.
President Bush addressed the nation from the Treaty Room on October 7, 2001, announcing that the
War in Afghanistan had begun. In his memoirs Decision Points, Bush referred to the Treaty Room as "one of my favorite places in the White House."[1] On April 14, 2021, President Joe Biden
spoke from the same room to announce that the United States would withdraw virtually all remaining United States troops in Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.
President Barack Obama used the Treaty Room as one of his primary working offices.[2]
President
Paxlovid
rebound.
References
- ^ "Decision Points audiobook". Archived from the original on 2016-02-26.
- ^ Tchou, Angela (2010-09-10). "Does Obama actually work in the Oval Office?". Slate.com. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
Bibliography
- Abbott James A., and Elaine M. Rice. Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration. Van Nostrand Reinhold: 1998. ISBN 0-442-02532-7.
- Garrett, Wendell. Our Changing White House. Northeastern University Press: 1995. ISBN 1-55553-222-5.
- Monkman, Betty C. The White House: The Historic Furnishing & First Families. Abbeville Press: 2000. ISBN 0-7892-0624-2.
- Seale, William. The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1.
- Seale, William, The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992, 2001. ISBN 0-912308-85-0.
- Wolff, Perry. A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Doubleday & Company: 1962.
- The White House: An Historic Guide. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 2001. ISBN 0-912308-79-6.
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