President's Dining Room, John F. Kennedy Administration
This photograph of the President's Dining Room was taken in 1961 during the John F. Kennedy administration. The room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion in the northwest corner. The President's Dining Room was originally a bedroom referred to as the Prince of Wales Room after the 1860 visit of Edward Albert, Queen Victoria's son who would later become King Edward VII. It was not until First Lady Jackie Kennedy saw the need for a second floor dining room that this room became the President's Dining Room and main eating room for the First Family. Eight dishes of the deep purple china picked out by First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln are set at the table.
- Photographer
- Unknown
- Date of Work
- 1961
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
