The State Dining Room is the larger of two dining rooms on the State Floor of the Executive Residence of the White House, the home of the president of the United States in Washington, D.C. It is used
White House State Floor plan, 1803.
John Adams's blessing was carved into the state dining room mantel in 1945, during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
State Dining Room during the Pierce administration (1853 to 1857). Note the use of the Polk chairs.
State Dining Room after the 1902 renovation.
East Room
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The East Room is an event and reception room in the Executive Residence of the White House complex, the home of the president of the United States. The East Room is the largest room in the Executive R
State Dining Room of the White House
…noted that at night, the lack of backlighting from outside tended to make the drapes fade into the walls. The Clintons were also the first to use the East Room for most state dinners, rather than the much smaller State Dining Room. The reason was size: The State Dining Room could accommodate only about 136…
The East Room after the placement of carpets in 1995
The East Room in a stereograph made during the administration of President Andrew Johnson, showing the Lincoln redecorations
Lincoln funeral in the East Room (Harper's Weekly, May 6, 1865)
Stereoscope of the East Room as of the late 19th century