State Dining Room
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The State Dining Room is the White House’s principal formal dining space, used for state dinners and official receptions hosted by the President of the United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dining room
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room in the White House → |
| adjacentTo |
Cross Hall
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Green Room → Red Room → |
| associatedWith |
White House State Floor tour
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| city |
Washington, D.C.
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| country |
United States
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| governedBy |
Committee for the Preservation of the White House
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White House Curator → |
| hasArtwork |
historical paintings
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portrait of Abraham Lincoln → |
| hasDecoration |
formal draperies
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state china displays → |
| hasFeature |
crystal chandeliers
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fireplace → large dining table → mahogany furniture → ornate plaster ceiling → paneled walls → |
| hasFlooring |
hardwood floor
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| hasFunction |
hosting bill-signing receptions
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hosting foreign heads of state → hosting official luncheons → venue for toasts and speeches → |
| hasLighting |
wall sconces
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| hasRug |
custom woven rug
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| hasTableConfiguration |
banquet-style seating
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| locatedIn |
White House
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| locatedOnFloor |
State Floor
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| managedBy |
White House Office of the Chief Usher
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| overlooks |
South Lawn
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| partOf |
Executive Residence
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| primaryLanguageContext |
English
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| renovatedDuring |
Barack Obama administration
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Bill Clinton administration → Franklin D. Roosevelt administration → Harry S. Truman administration → John F. Kennedy administration → Theodore Roosevelt administration → |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 120 people
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| securityLevel |
restricted access
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| style |
Neoclassical
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| tableShape |
rectangular
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| usedBy |
President of the United States
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| usedFor |
formal entertaining
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official receptions → state dinners → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Executive Residence
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White House State Floor → |
contains |
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White House social functions
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associatedWithRoom |
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Cross Hall
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connects |
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White House
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containsRoom |
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State Floor
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hasRoom |
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Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House restoration
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oversawRoom |