Diplomatic Reception Room

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The Diplomatic Reception Room is an elegant, historically significant room on the ground floor of the White House used by the U.S. president for greeting foreign dignitaries and delivering televised addresses.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf reception room
room in the White House
adjacentTo China Room
Map Room
Vermeil Room
architecturalStyle Federal style
category Diplomatic buildings and structures of the United States
Rooms in the White House
city Washington, D.C.
connectedTo South Portico of the White House
contains fireplace
historical decorative arts
mantel from the original White House
period furniture
wallpaper depicting American landscapes
country United States
decorativeStyle Colonial Revival
floor ground floor
hasDoor entrance to South Lawn
hasFunction diplomatic reception
public communication
hasView South Lawn of the White House
Washington Monument
historicalUse entrance for visitors arriving by carriage
office space
storage area
waiting room
locatedIn 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
location ground floor of the White House
managedBy White House Office of the Curator
notableFeature elliptical shape
openTo public tours of the White House (limited access)
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf White House
redesignedBy Sister Parish
Stéphane Boudin
renovatedDuring Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
John F. Kennedy administration
significance site of many presidential radio and television addresses
symbolic setting for U.S. diplomacy
usedBy President of the United States
usedFor formal ceremonies
greeting foreign dignitaries
receiving ambassadors
televised presidential addresses
wallpaperDesigner Jean Zuber et Cie
wallpaperTitle Scenic America

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