White House Old Family Dining Room

White house families have traditionally dined in the family dining room since about 1825 when president and mrs. The prince of wales room. John quincy adams began to take their meals there.

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The old family dining room a smaller dining room off the state dining room was established by president and mrs.

White house old family dining room. Established by the madisons the first floor s smaller dining room was strictly for family meals and was generally thought of as the breakfast room until 1961 when jackie kennedy created a dining room upstairs some families chose not to use the family dining room even. The family dining room after the 2015 refurbishment. Glimpses of the old family dining room the family dining room on the state floor of the white house today is used primarily for smaller formal dinners. The family dining room is a dining room located on the state floor of the white house the official residence of the president of the united states the room is used for smaller more private meals than those served in the state dining room used in the 1800s as a space for the first family to have their meals the family dining room was used less for family meals and more for working lunches.

Designated the small dining room or private dining room presidents and their families historically took all of their meals here before 1962. John quincy adams in 1825 as a place for the family to take meals. The family dining room 2015. Today for the first time in white house history the old family dining room on the state floor is open for public viewing.

The room has a rich and colorful history. The first family often hosts small formal dinners in this room a space about 28 feet by 25 feet. Bush s daughter jenna bush surprised white house tour guests in the old family dining room which is now open to the. On february 10 2015 first lady michelle obama and president george w.

The white house opened its doors to the newly refurbished old family dining room and first lady michelle obama decided to celebrate by surprising visitors during a morning white house tour. Michelle obama s revamp of the white house s old family dining room from outdated traditional to cool contemporary left many impressed with the former first lady s personal interior style. The first family s private dining room is known variously as the president s dining room or family residence dining room but should not be confused with the president s dining room in the west wing which is also sometimes called the oval office dining room and is sometimes actually a study or with the family dining room on the first floor of the residence.