Washington D.C. – Revolution Trip, Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Washington Monument
Dedicated in 1885 on George Washington's birthday, February 21st, the Washington Monument did not officially open to the public until
1888. A symbol of Washington's ideals and love for the nation, this striking obelisk is the center point of the monumental core, with the
U.S. Capitol to the east, the Lincoln Memorial to the west, the Jefferson memorial to the south and the White House to the north.
Interesting Facts:
*At 555 feet and 5 1/8 inches, this monument is the tallest structure in Washington, D.C.
*Built in two phases (1848-1858 and 1878-1888) before and after the Civil War, there is a noticeable variation in the color of the marble
where phase one ended and phase two began.
*The exterior is constructed of white marble blocks, mostly from Maryland and the interior is made of granite from Maine.
*The total number of blocks is 36,491 and the total weight of the monument is 90,854 tons.
*There are 198 memorial stones in the stairwell.
*The circle of flags around the base represents the 50 states.
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The Jefferson Memorial
Surrounded by Japanese cherry trees, this is by far one of the most picturesque memorials in the
nation. It was dedicated in 1943 on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birthday. Favored by
Jefferson, the classical style of the portico and circular colonnade recall some of the architectural
details in his Virginia home, Monticello.
Interesting Facts
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The 19 foot bronze statue, designed by Rudolph Evans and added four years after the
dedication, weighs 10,000 pounds.
The architect, John Russell Pope, designed many D.C. buildings, including the older
building of the National Gallery of Art.
Many of Jefferson's writings are etched into the interior walls of the monument.
Vermont, Tennessee, Georgia ad Missouri marble was used to build the monument
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (32nd President of the United States)
The FDR Memorial is an open air tribute to the man that led this country through the Great
Depression and World War II. It features water falls, plantings and shade trees create a
peaceful atmosphere throughout this series of outdoor galleries. The memorial was dedicated
on May 2, 1997.
Interesting Facts
There are approximately 300 trees and 3000 bushes and shrubs around this memorial. The
walls and paving stones are Pink Carnelian Granite and the benches and other gray stone
structures are Minnesota granite. One of the favorite sculptures is of FDR with his
beloved dog, Fala. When you visit this memorial please notice the statue pictured to
the left. It shows Roosevelt in a wheel chair, but you have to look closely at the back
of the sculpture in order to tell this. Roosevelt was stricken with Polio when he was
39 years old and lost the ability to walk for the rest of his life.
Ground was broken,
November 16, 2006
The King Memorial will be located on a four-acre site on the National Mall that borders the
Tidal Basin. It will be adjacent to the Roosevelt Memorial and will create a visual "line of
leadership" from the Lincoln Memorial, where King gave his famous "I Have a Dream"
speech at the March on Washington, to the Jefferson Memorial. The memorial will contain
24 niches (semicircular nave-like shapes) along the upper walkway to commemorate the
contribution of the many individuals that gave their lives in different ways to the civil rights
movement – from Medgar Evers to the four children murdered in the 16th Street Baptist
Church bombing in Birmingham. A number of the niches will be left open and incomplete,
allowing additional niches to be dedicated as new events unfold in the dynamic civil rights
movement. – This monument is not yet complete but we will be able to see its location
during our hike.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial
This unusual memorial is comprised of a squad of 19 stainless steel statues of soldiers, slightly
larger than life size. A 164-foot long wall is etched with more than 2500 photographic images
representing those who supported the war effort. A Pool of Remembrance recognizes those
who lost their lives, and a United Nations Wall lists the 22 nations who took part in this first
United Nations effort. This memorial was dedicated on July 27, 1995. Please do not throw
coins in this or any other water portion of the memorials… it ruins them… THANKS!
Interesting Facts
The sculptor of the statues is Frank Gaylord.
Each statue weighs almost 1000 pounds.
The photographic images were sandblasted onto the wall.
The Lincoln Memorial
Anchoring the western side of the monumental core, the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most visited
sites in Washington, D.C. The ground breaking took place on Lincoln's birthday, February 12, in
1914 and the cornerstone was laid a year later. However it wasn't until May 30, 1922 that the
monument was dedicated.
Designed by architect Henry Bacon in the style of a Greek temple, the monument contains 36 Doric
columns representing the 36 states of the Union at the time of Lincoln's death. The entrancing white
marble statue of Lincoln is the work of sculptor Daniel Chester French.
Interesting Facts
This powerful symbol of American democracy has served as the backdrop for many history making
events, including singer Marion Anderson's 1939 performance before an audience of 70,000 and
Martin Luther King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech.
The seated statue is 19 feet high and 19 feet wide (at the widest point.) It has been said
that the sculptor positioned Lincoln's fingers to sign the letters A and L. The Gettysburg
Address and Lincoln's second inaugural address are inscribed on the north and south
walls. Murals by artist Jules Guerin depict an angel of truth freeing a slave and a united
American North and the South.
This is the only place damaged during World War II – see the Chief for the story!
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
This is another of the most visited memorials in the nation's capital. Designed by architecture
student, Maya Ying Lin, "The Wall," containing the names of those who served in Vietnam and
died or are listed as missing, is a place of powerful reflection and remembrance. It is not
unusual to see friends and family members of lost loved ones taking rubbings from the wall or
simply making a quiet connection with memories.
In addition to "The Wall," the Three Servicemen statue honors all veterans, the Vietnam
Women's Memorial Statue honors the women of the war and the "In Memory" plaque pays
tribute to those who lost their lives after the war as a direct result of serving in the war.
Interesting Facts
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"The Wall" was dedicated on November 13, 1982.
It is made of black polished granite from India.
The total length of the Wall is 493 feet and 6 inches.
The bronze Three Servicemen Statue was dedicated in 1984.
The bronze Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated in 1993.
The emblems around the base of the flagpole are emblems of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marines and Coast Guard.
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Year: 1976
Sculptor: Unknown
This memorial honors the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence
and was erected in time for the Bicentennial in 1976. The signature of each man
is reproduced in granite.
Look for Pennsylvania’ 9 signers when you visit: Carter Braxton, Robert Morris,
Benjamin Rush (who supplied Lewis and Clark with medicine), Benjamin
Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith (York, PA), George Taylor,
and James Wilson
The National WWII Memorial
Dedicated on May 29, 2004 during Memorial Day weekend, this memorial, designed by
Friedrich St. Florian, honors the more than 16 million members of the armed forces who served
in WWII and the more than 400,000 who died. Its various symbolic elements are unified by the
Rainbow Pool and memorial plaza, surrounded by a park-like setting.
Interesting Facts The 56 pillars represent the 48 states (at the time of WWII)
and the District of Columbia, the territories of Alaska and Hawaii, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa. The
pillars are connected with a bronze rope, symbolizing national unity
during the war. The two arches represent the Atlantic and the Pacific.
The Freedom Wall displays 4000 gold stars, representing every 100
American deaths.
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The White House
National Christmas Tree
from York, Pennsylvania
North Portico of the White House (front)… you will exit the White House here
You will enter the White House in the East Wing. While the doors will be closed, you will be walking past the
First Lady’s offices. After going up the stairs, take a moment to look over the south lawn and the Jacqueline
Kennedy Garden. As you turn the corner and begin walking up the hall, look at the pictures on the wall. While
you can not view it, the President’s movie theatre is on the other side of this wall. From here, you will enter the
original White House and visit the rooms identified here. Take your time and study this very historic house
where all of our presidents except George Washington have lived. Ask questions and be observant!!
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The Vermeil Room is located on the ground floor of the
White House. The room houses a collection of gilt silver
tableware called vermeil, a 1956 bequest to the White
House by Margaret Thompson Biddle. Portraits of
American First Ladies hang in the room
The Vermeil Room was originally a staff work room used for
storage and later for the tasks of polishing silver. Theodore
Roosevelt's 1902 renovation of the White House reconfigured the
use of the house, finishing much of the ground floor for public use.
When first furnished for public use the room was termed the Social
Room, because it served as a lounge adjacent to a women's rest
room. On the west wall you should notice Colonial Revival mantel
with paired Tuscan Doric columns and bas-relief medallions with
American eagles similar to the one found in the Seal of the
President of the United States, the mantel was flanked by a pair of
built-in arched cupboards.
Truman reconstruction
The Truman reconstruction of the White House in 1952 replaced
the 1815 pine beams installed during the reconstruction of the
house after its burning by the British in 1814. President Truman
had the ancient beams sawn and installed as paneling in the
Vermeil Room, China Room, and Library. the style of wall
paneling and bracketed molding installed during the Truman
reconstruction were based on a Georgian period model,
contemporary with the design of the White House exterior. They
were originally left unpainted, showing their grain and knots, a look
popular in the 1950s.
The China Room is one of the rooms on the ground floor
in the White House. The White House's collection of state
china is displayed here. The collection covers
administrations from George Washington's Chinese export
china to Bill Clinton's ivory, yellow and burnished gold
china commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of
the White House's occupancy by John Adams. The room
is primarily used by the First Lady for teas, meetings, and
smaller receptions
Main Floor of the White House
East Room
The East Room is the largest room in the White House. It is used for entertaining, press conferences,
ceremonies, and occasionally for a large dinner. The White House's oldest possession, the 1797 Gilbert Stuart
portrait of George Washington, rescued from the 1814 fire, hangs in the East Room with a companion portrait
of Martha Washington painted by Eliphalet F. Andrews in 1878.
History and design
In the earliest floor plans the room is labeled as the Public Audience Hall." Many thought the title sounded too
similar to a throne room, and too regal for a new republic. The East Room was among the last rooms on the
State Floor to be finished and used. Abigail Adams hung laundry to dry there. During the Jefferson
administration the room was partitioned and the southern end used for offices, one portion for Lewis and Clark's
Corps of Discovery. In 1814–1815, following the burning of the White House, the East Room received new
door frames and inlaid mahogany doors that remain in the room today. New finished plaster work in the form of
a frieze of anthemion (a flowerlike, traditional Greek decorative pattern) was installed. Not until 1829 during
the administration of Andrew Jackson was the room truly finished and used regularly for public receptions.
Jackson installed three large oil burning chandeliers, pier mirrors to reflect the light, and brilliant floral
carpeting. A set of pier tables manufactured in Philadelphia were also added at this time.
The Lincoln administration East Room is remembered for the president's anger at the cost of redecorating the
room, for Union troops being quartered there, and sadly for the president lying in repose there after his
assassination. President Grant installed large ornamental false beams, and three large cut glass gas chandeliers.
The press termed the style "steamboat gothic." Chester A. Arthur had Louis Comfort Tiffany repaint the room
and install highly patterned metallic ceiling paper in a style known as the Aesthetic Movement. The room was
increasingly filled with large potted palms, at one point so full as to look more like a green house.
Finally, during the Theodore Roosevelt administration renovation (1901–1902), the room came to look very
much like what we see today. The room was paneled based on the 1780 Louis XVI style Salon de famille in the
Château de Compiègne and painted cream white. Three large Bohemian crystal chandeliers, an oak parquet
floor and a carved and gilded suite of banquettes and console tables completed the room. In 1938, working with
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, staff architect Eric Gugler designed a concert grand piano built by Steinway
& Sons. The piano is decorated with a gilded frieze illustrating American dance: alternating European style
waltzes with western cowboy, African American and Native American dance. The piano is supported by three
large gilded eagles in the Art Moderne style.
During the Truman White House reconstruction of 1949–1952, the East Room paneling, plaster ceiling and
furnishings were dismantled, numbered, and stored. However damage to the original woodwork and
plasterwork required that both be replaced.
During the Kennedy restoration, the mantels were painted to appear as white marble, providing more unity to
the room. New drapery for the room was designed but not installed until the Johnson administration. The
Kennedys installed a small moveable stage for the room, the Johnsons had a larger temporary stage with
Corinthian pilasters matching the room's architecture built. This allowed for small theatrical events to be
performed as entertainment following state dinners. During the Clinton administration the faux marble finish
was removed from the mantels revealing the red marble and new carpets were woven to protect the parquet
floors.
The Green Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor in the White House. It is used for small
receptions and teas. During a state dinner guests are served cocktails in the three state parlors before the
president, first lady, and visiting head of state descend the Grand Staircase for dinner. The room is
traditionally decorated in shades of green. The room is approximately 28 feet by 22.5 feet. It has six doors,
which open into the Cross Hall, East Room, South Portico, and the Blue Room.
Furnishings Descriptions of the Green Room's furnishings before the 1814 fire are limited. Following the
1816 rebuilding inventories suggest the room initially contained French Empire items bought by President
James Madison. Throughout most of the nineteenth century the room was decorated in a series of revival
styles. In 1902 a major renovation to the room replaced the floral wall covering was replaced by a simple
green silk velvet. The mantel purchased by President Madison in 1819.
GREEN ROOM HISTORY: The room was intended by architect James Hoban to be the "Common
Dining Room." Thomas Jefferson did use it as a dining room and covered the floor with a green-colored
canvas for protection. Over the years, presidents and first ladies have used the Green Room as a small
parlor for hosting guests and encouraging informal conversation. President James Madison signed the
nation's first declaration of war in the Green Room. James Monroe used it as the "Card Room" with two
tables for playing whist. It wasn't until the 1820 that room came to officially be called the "Green Drawing
Room" during the John Quincy Adams administration. The Lincolns' dead son Willie was laid out in the
Green Room, and President Lincoln's body was brought to this room after his assassination for
embalming. The room has seen happier times as well. Grace Goodhue Coolidge displayed what some
considered risqué Art Deco sculpture here and used the room for small parties with friends. Eleanor
Roosevelt entertained Amelia Earhart here, and President Kennedy thought it the most attractive and
restful room on the state floor.
The Blue Room Today
The Blue Room during
President Grant’s (18th) time
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The Blue Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor in the White House. It is distinct for its oval
shape. The room is used for receptions, receiving lines, and is occasionally set for small dinners. It is
traditionally decorated in shades of blue. With the Yellow Oval Room above it and the Diplomatic Reception
Room below it, the Blue Room is one of three oval rooms in James Hoban's original design for the White
House.
The room is approximately 30 feet by 40 feet. It has six doors, which open into the Cross Hall, Green Room,
Red Room, and South Portico. The three windows look out upon the South Lawn.
Furnishings
The Blue Room is furnished in the American Empire style, similar to how it appeared shortly after the
rebuilding of the White House following its burning by the British on August 25, 1814. A series of redecorating
through the 19th century caused most of the original pieces to be sold or lost. Today much of the furniture is
original to the room. Eight pieces of gilded European beech furniture purchased during the administration of
James Monroe furnish the room, including a bergère (an armchair with enclosed sides) and several fauteuils (an
open wood-frame armchair). The suite of furniture was produced in Paris around 1812. A marble-top center
table has been in the White House since it was purchased by Monroe in 1817. A c.1817 gilded bronze clock
with a figure of Hannibal, sits on the mantel.
The early-19th-century French chandelier is made of gilded-wood and cut glass, encircled with acanthus leaves.
An 1859 portrait of John Tyler hangs on the west wall above the Monroe sofa. The sapphire blue fabric used for
the draperies and furniture upholstery is similar in color to fabric used in the room in 1800s. The silk upholstery
fabric retains the gold eagle medallion on the chair backs which was adapted from the depiction of one of the
Monroe-era chairs in a portrait of James Monroe. The painting however depicts the chair upholstered in
crimson, not blue, showing the original color used for the room.
History
“The elliptical salon”
During the administration of John Adams, the Blue Room served as the south entrance hall. During the
administration of James Madison, furniture for the room was designed, but the furnishings were destroyed in the
fire of 1814. When the White House was rebuilt, President James Monroe redecorated the room in the French
Empire style, which has remained the style ever since.
Martin Van Buren had the room decorated in blue in 1837, and it has remained the tradition ever since, although
each administration renews the decor to one degree or another.
Truman renovation and later refurnishings
The Blue Room was one of many rooms completely gutted and rebuilt during the renovations of the Harry
Truman administration. The addition of the Truman Balcony provided shade to the oval portico outside the Blue
Room.
The Kennedy administration restoration oversaw the return of several original Monroe-era chairs.
The current appearance of the Blue Room is the result of a renovation and refurbishing completed in 1995.
The Red Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor in the White House. The room has served as a
parlor and music room, and recent presidents have held small dinner parties in it. It has been traditionally
decorated in shades of red.
The room is approximately 28 feet by 22.5 feet. It has six doors, which open into the Cross Hall, Blue Room,
South Portico, and State Dining Room.
Furnishings
Through most of the nineteenth century the Red Room saw a fast changing series of styles from Empire,
Renaissance Revival, Rococo Revival, and the Aesthetic Movement. Furnishings from earlier administrations
were sold at auction to fund the acquisition of newer more fashionable furniture.
Most furniture presently found in the Red Room, though antique, was acquired during the Kennedy
administration or later administrations. The 1819 the Italian marble mantel, with caryatid supports, is one of a
pair ordered by President James Monroe and was originally installed in the State Dining Room. The two
mantels were moved from the State Dining Room to the Red Room and Green Room during the Theodore
Roosevelt administration. The mantel clock is French, c.1780-85, and was a gift to the American nation in 1954
from President Vincent Auriol of France following completion of the Truman reconstruction of the house
(1949-52).
The addition of a new attic story was completed during the Coolidge administration. It placed great strain on
the building's structure. By 1951 the house had become unsound and President Truman directed a major
reconstruction. The building's interior was largely dismantled, the interior pieces numbered and stored, and an
internal steel structure built within the walls. The Red Room was dismantled and reconstructed during this
period. Installation of air-conditioning required the ceiling height be reduced by approximately 18" and new
plaster ceilings with a somewhat generic pattern of stars was installed. Having nearly no furniture original to the
house, Truman hired the New York department store B. Altman's design department to oversee the refurnishing
of the house. In the Red Room a red silk damask in the same pattern as before the reconstruction was installed
on the walls.
In 1971 the room was refurbished by First Lady Patricia Nixon. The generic plaster molding and ceiling
medallion installed during the Truman were replaced with historically accurate molding profiles and a new
ceiling medallion.
On the south wall of the room between two windows a large gilded bracket was installed to hold a bust of
President Martin Van Buren. A portrait of Van Buren's daughter-in-law, Angelica Singleton Van Buren,
painted in 1842 hangs above the mantel. The portrait includes a representation of the marble bust.
Art work
Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington, presently in the East Room originally hung in the Red Room providing
the colloquial name the "Washington Parlor." Stuart's 1804 portrait of Dolly Madison also hangs here, along
with other portraits, still lifes, and landscapes.
History
Benjamin Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the White House's first floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the
President's Antichamber" for the president's "Library & Cabinet" next door in the location of the present State
Dining Room. Jefferson kept a caged magpie in the room from the Lewis and Clark expedition. During the
James Madison administration, the antechamber became the "Yellow Drawing Room" and the scene of Dolly
Madison's fashionable Wednesday night receptions. James Monroe purchased furnishings for the Red Room in
the Empire style, as he had for the Blue Room to furnish the rebuilt White House following its burning by the
British in 1814.
A music room
The Madisons, Lincolns, Grants, and Kennedys all used the Red Room as a music room. A guitar, piano and
music stands were kept in the room. Today a music stand beside the fireplace recalls that earlier use of the
room.
Use through time
President Ulysses Grant, fearing disruption of the transition of power to Rutherford B. Hayes (because of the
latter's contested election decided in the Senate) had the new president-elect secretly sworn into office in the
Red Room the evening before the inauguration. The Grants used the Red Room as a family living room.
Eleanor Roosevelt used the Red Room for meeting with women members of the press. Following the State
Funeral for President John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy received foreign heads of state in the Red Room. The
Reagans frequently used this room for official photographs with visiting heads of state. The Clintons favored
the room for small dinner parties.
STATE DINING ROOM
The State Dining Room is the larger of two dining rooms on the State Floor of the White House. It is used for
receptions, luncheons, and larger formal dinners called State Dinners for visiting heads of state. The room seats
140 guests. The room measures approximately 48 feet by 36 feet. It has six doors leading to a butler's pantry,
the Family Dining Room, Cross Hall, and Red Room, and the West Terrace. During the Andrew Jackson
administration the room came to be formally called the "State Dining Room."
History and furnishings
Earliest White House floor plans by architect James Hoban label the southwest corner room on the first floor as
a dining room, but it was used as an office, library and cabinet room before finally being used as a dining room.
Following the 1814 fire and the 1817 reconstruction of the house President James Monroe ordered a plateau
centerpiece table, with seven mirrored sections, measures over 14 feet long when fully extended. Standing
bacchantes holding wreaths for tiny bowls or candles border the plateau. Three fruit baskets, supported by
female figures, are often used to hold flowers. The two Italian marble mantels presently in the Green Room and
Red Room were also bought by Madison, and were originally installed in this room.
The original State Dining Room, located in the southern area of the present room, was almost fifty percent
smaller than the present room. Removal of a grand stairway on the west end of the house in the 1902 renovation
allowed for the enlargement of the room, and reorientation with the length of the room running north-south.
Truman reconstruction
Systematic failure of the internal wood beam structure required reconstruction during the administration of
Harry S. Truman. The building was dismantled and an internal steel superstructure was constructed within the
sandstone walls. The State Dining Room, more than any room had the majority of its wall and ceiling materials
reinstalled. Damage to the wood, and a desire to make the room feel less English and more American led to the
painting of the oak paneling. The original mantel was moved to Truman's presidential library and replaced with
a simple neo-Georgian style mantel of dark green marble.
Kennedy restoration
Jacqueline Kennedy worked on the restoration of the State Dining Room. Most of the changes made to the room
are still visible today. The silver plate chandelier and wall sconces were gilded, and the sconces formerly
mounted on the pilasters were reinstalled in the side panels, bringing more focus to the pilasters. The Truman
era's green-painted walls were repainted ivory white. The original fireplace at the Truman presidential library
was copied and replaced the simple dark green mantel. The mahogany consoles were painted ivory white and
the eagle supports and bowknots gilded; the new color scheme for those pieces were intended to make the
pieces blend into the paneling. A new carpet, a copy of an earlier one was woven and installed. At large dinners
the formal horseshoe configured table was replaced with a series of smaller round tables, a tradition that
continues today. The portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy was restored and hung in the Dining
Room.
The Entrance Hall (also called the Grand Foyer) is the primary and formal entrance to the White House. The
room is rectilinear in shape and measures approximately 31 by 44 feet. Located on the State Floor, the room is
entered from outdoors through the North Portico, which faces Pennsylvania Avenue. The south side of the room
opens to the Cross Hall through a screen of paired Roman Doric columns. The east wall opens to the Grand
Staircase. When in the Entrance Hall notice the Presidential Seal on the wall in the Cross Hall. Also please
note the dates on the floor. They recognize major dates for the White House… When it was built, when it was
rebuilt after the burning in the War of 1812, the major construction adding the West Wing, and the last major
reconstruction that took place during the Truman administration.
When the White House interiors were first completed during the administration of John Adams the house was
primarily entered from a temporary wooden piazza on the south. President Thomas Jefferson used the Entrance
Hall as a "Cabinet of Natural History" displaying finds from the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
In the 20th century the Entrance Hall has been used for official welcomes, receiving lines, small concerts, and
dancing. Actor John Travolta danced with Diana, Princess of Wales in 1985; in 1998 First Lady Hillary
Rodham Clinton danced here with Czech President Václav Havel
The Cross Hall is a broad hallway on the first floor in the White House. It runs east to west connecting the
State Dining Room with the East Room. The room is used for receiving lines following a State Arrival
Ceremony on the South Lawn, or a procession of the president and a visiting head of state and their spouses.
The space measures just under 18 feet by 80 feet. It allows access to the elevator vestibule, Entrance Hall, East
Room, Blue Room, Green Room, Red Room, and State Dining Room. The Grand Staircase is visible from an
opening directly across from the Green Room.
The tradition of hanging presidential portraits in this hall dates to President Ulysses S. Grant. The Buchanan
(only president from Pennsylvania) administration first began the tradition of keeping paintings of presidents for
the White House collection. The Grants added to this collection, and hung portraits of presidents from
Washington to Lincoln in the Cross Hall behind a glass screen.
At that time, visitors could come to the White House on weekdays, enter through the north doors, and walk
down the Cross Hall past the paintings to the East Room. With a note from a congressman, visitors could view
the other "State Floor" rooms, such as the Red Room, where they could see the large Grant family portrait.
UNITED STATES CAPITOL
At 10:30 we will tour the United States Capitol Building. Hopefully this will include a meeting with
Congressman Platts on the steps of the House of Representatives. Here we will have a group photo of our team
with the Congressman. Following our visit with Congressman Platts, we will be given a tour of the United
States Capitol by Capitol Tour Guides.
Here is a photograph that Mr. Wingard
took in August that shows how the new
Capitol Dome was placed on the old
Capitol Dome.
BELOW: To give you a size perspective,
this is Mr. Wingard’s family at the base of
the Apotheosis of Washington… the
painting on the inside of the Capitol Dome.
Looking down on the floor of the Rotunda of the Capitol.
CHECK IT OUT ON YOUR OWN
White House Web site www.whitehouse.gov or www.whitehousemuseum.org
United States Capitol web site; www.aoc.gov or www.senate.gov/vtour/index.html
Monuments of Washington D.C. web site;
www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/compapps/workshop/dc/main.htm