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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19015
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Table with floral arrangement. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19014
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Table with floral arrangement. Unidentified painting on wall. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19013
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Table with floral arrangement. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19012
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Head table with floral arrangement. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19011
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Table with floral arrangement. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19010-A
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Tables with floral arrangements. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19010
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Table with floral arrangement. Portrait of General John Stark, painted by Samuel F.B. Morse, on wall. State Floor, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A12-9-61
Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). Seated at the table (L-R): President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy, and an unidentified man. 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. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A12-14-61
Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). (L-R) Unidentified man, Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn, President Youlou, an unidentified man, President John F. Kennedy, and an unidentified man. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is in the foreground on the right side of the photograph 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A12-13-61
Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). Seated at the table (L-R): Unidentified man, Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn, President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy, and others unidentified. 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18032
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-235-3-61
Luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland. Front row (L – R): President Kekkonen; Sylvi Kekkonen, wife of President Kekkonen; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy. Second row (L – R): Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. Unidentified photographers (backs to camera). Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-235-2-61
Luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland. Front row (L – R): President Kekkonen; Sylvi Kekkonen, wife of President Kekkonen; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy. Second row (L – R): Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. Unidentified photographers (backs to camera). Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-235-1-61
Luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland. Front row (L – R): President Kekkonen; Sylvi Kekkonen, wife of President Kekkonen; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy. Second row (L – R): Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. Unidentified photographers (backs to camera). Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6820-N
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Tables with floral arrangements. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19507
Floral arrangement in the Green Room. The painting above the table is “House on the Marne,” by Paul Cézanne (ca. 1880-1890). White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21698
View of the North Portico through the North Entrance of the White House, during a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JRK-02
In this interview Ketchum discusses the history and staff of the White House Curatorial Office, donations and offers to the White House, Henry du Pont, Stephane Boudin and Sister Parrish, Jacqueline Kennedy’s role in managing the White House restoration, White House art collection and the Fine Arts Committee, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JRK-03
In this interview Ketchum discusses the criticism of the White House restoration, renovation of the Blue Room, Henry F. du Pont and Stephane Boudin’s roles in the restoration, and working with Jacqueline Kennedy among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JRK-01
In this interview Ketchum focuses on the White House restoration, establishment of the Fine Arts Committee and the White House Historical Association, Jacqueline Kennedy's involvement, Ketchum’s interactions with the Kennedy children, and the preparation of the White House for President Kennedy’s funeral, among other topics.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19505
Floral arrangement and table settings for a dinner in honor of Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín. Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19504
Floral arrangement and table settings for a dinner in honor of Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín. Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19501
Tables and floral arrangements for a dinner in honor of Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín. Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19452
Tables and floral arrangements for a private dinner in honor of Princess Lee Bouvier Radziwill of Poland. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P. A. Healy. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19027
State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Tables with floral arrangements. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.