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Queen’s Sitting Room
The Queen's Sitting Room in 1999, looking southeast—barely a change in 35 years (White House Historical Association)
Sitting Room Fit for a QueenLike the other rooms on the east side of the second floor, the Queen's Sitting Room was, for its first hundred years, used as part of the president's offices. When the West Wing was constructed in 1902 and the executive offices moved there, this room became a sitting room for guests in the Queen's Bedroom (then called the Rose Bedroom or Pink Bedroom). After the Kennedy renovation in 1963 restored it to Victorian style, the room has remained essentially the same ever since. Lady Bird Johnson enjoyed this room's privacy and used it as a retreat when she had work that required more concentration than she could find at her desk in her bedroom. The Queen's BathConnected to the Queen's Sitting Room is the Queen's Bath. It features a wicker commode that covers the toilet.
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The Queen's Sitting Room in 1992, looking southwest (HABS)
The Queen's Sitting Room in 1992, looking northeast (HABS)
The Queen's Sitting Room in 1963, after the Kennedy renovation, looking northeast
The Queen's Sitting Room in 1960, looking northeast (HABS)
The dressing room as a small guest bedroom in 1952 (Truman Library)
The dressing room as a small guest bedroom in 1952 (Truman Library)
The dressing room as a small guest bedroom in 1948 (Truman Library)
The room as part of the presidential offices just before the TR renovation, circa 1900
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