Roosevelt Room
The Roosevelt Room is a general purpose conference room in the West Wing of the White House , it was created in 1934. President Richard Nixon christened the room in 1969 in honor of both Roosevelts. Theodore was responsible for building the West Wing and Franklin for its extension. Portraits of the two presidents hang in the Roosevelt Room.
literature
- Abbott James A., and Elaine M. Rice. Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration. Van Nostrand Reinhold: 1998. ISBN 0-442-02532-7 .
- Garrett, Wendell. Our Changing White House. Northeastern University Press: 1995. ISBN 1-55553-222-5 .
- Lump. William, Doreen Bolger, David Park Curry, et al. Art in the White House, A Nation's Pride, White House Historical Association and Harry Abrams: 1992. ISBN 0-8109-3965-7 .
- Monkman, Betty C. The White House: The Historic Furnishing & First Families. Abbeville Press: 2000. ISBN 0-7892-0624-2 .
- Seale, William. The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1 .
- Seale, William, The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992, 2001. ISBN 0-912308-85-0 .
- The White House: An Historic Guide. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 2001. ISBN 0-912308-79-6 .
Web links
Commons : Roosevelt Room - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Roosevelt Room at the White House Museum
Coordinates: 38 ° 53 '51.2 " N , 77 ° 2' 16.8" W.