The Queens' Sitting Room is a small
sitting room located in the northeast corner of the second floor of the
White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...
. It was used as part of the president's offices until 1902 when the West Wing was built. The room became a sitting room for guests in the
Queens' Bedroom (then called the Rose Bedroom or Pink Bedroom) in 1902. As a part of the
Kennedy White House restoration the room was redecorated by
Stéphane Boudin
Stéphane Boudin (28 October 1888 – 18 October 1967) was a French interior designer and a president of Maison Jansen, the influential Paris-based interior decorating firm.
Biography
His father was a passementerie manufacturer.
Boudin is be ...
of the firm
Maison Jansen. The walls are covered with a heavy cotton
Toile de Jouy fabric. Black lacquered furniture of the early and mid-19th century provides contrast with the white painted wainscot and trim of the room.
Lady Bird Johnson
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (; December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson. She had previously been Second Lady of the United States from 1961 to 196 ...
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.
References
* Abbott, James A. ''A Frenchman in Camelot: The Decoration of the Kennedy White House by Stéphane Boudin.'' Boscobel Restoration Inc.: 1995. .
* Abbott James A., and Elaine M. Rice. ''Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration.'' Van Nostrand Reinhold: 1998. .
* Monkman, Betty C. ''The White House: The Historic Furnishing & First Families.'' Abbeville Press: 2000. .
* ''The White House: An Historic Guide.'' White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 2001. .
External links
White House Museum: The Queens' Sitting Room
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Rooms in the White House