Betty C. Monkman is a former

White House Curator The White House Office of the Curator is charged with the conservation and study of the collection of fine art, furniture and decorative objects used to furnish both the public and private rooms of the White House as an official residence and a ...

and author of ''The White House: Its Historic Furnishings and First Families'' and ''The Living White House''. She joined the Curator's office in 1967 and helped fill gaps in the White House's collection. Monkman served as Chief Curator from 1997 through 2002. Among her duties was supervising the changeover between presidential administrations, including between

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and

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

. Upon her

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, she had served as curator under eight presidents.

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