Research Catalog

Title

The Nixon White House redecoration and acquisition program : an illustrated history / Patrick Phillips-Schrock.

Author

Phillips-Schrock, Patrick, 1951-

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

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Holdings

Details

Description

viii, 255 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustration (some color); 26 cm

Subjects

• Conger, Clement E
• Washington (D.C.)
• Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993
• Mansions > Conservation and restoration
• 1900-1999
• Conger, Clement E > Influence
• Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc
• Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993 > Influence
• Mansions > Conservation and restoration > Washington (D.C.)
• Buildings
• White House (Washington, D.C.) History > 20th century
• White House (Washington, D.C.)
• Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• History

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. The need for acquisition and redecoration: the principal players -- Part II. The West Wing -- The Oval Office, fall 1969 -- The OEB Office -- The Cabinet Room -- The West Wing Offices -- The New Press Facility: West Pavilion or Colonnade -- Part III. The Ground Floor -- The Ground Floor Corridor -- The Map Room -- The Vermeil Room -- The China Room -- The Diplomatic Reception Room -- The Garden Room -- Part IV. The State Floor -- The East Room -- The State Dining Room -- The Family Dining Room -- The Kennedy portraits and the Onassis visit -- The Nixon-Cox wedding -- Damage to the state rooms -- The Red Room -- The Green Room -- The Blue Room -- The Entrance Hall and the Cross Hall -- Part V. The Second Floor -- The West Sitting Hall -- The Center Hall -- The East Sitting Hall -- The President's Bedroom -- The First Lady's Suite -- The Second Floor Kitchen -- The President's Dining Room -- The West Bedroom, East Bedroom and Beauty Parlor -- The Queen's Suite -- The Lincoln Suite -- The Treaty Room -- The Yellow Oval Room -- Part VI. The Third Floor -- Guest rooms and Solarium -- Part VII. August 1974 and afterwards -- Part VIII. Final analysis -- Part IX. The Nixon legacy at the White House.

ISBN

• 9781476662046
• 1476662045

LCCN

• 2016012592
• 40026119086

OCLC

• ocn908375495
• 908375495
• SCSB-5854620

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries