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jfklibrary · 1 year

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Public Opinion in the JFK Library Archives: Jacqueline Kennedy’s Televised White House Tour, February 14 1962

This post was originally published on 2/14/2018

by Emily Mathay and Stacey Chandler, Archives Reference

At 10 p.m. on February 14th, 1962, Jacqueline Kennedy brought millions of people into the country’s most famous house with her television special A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Hosted by the First Lady and CBS correspondent Charles Collingwood, the tour was the public’s first look at Jacqueline Kennedy’s famed White House restoration project. After the broadcast aired, thousands of people wrote to the White House with their opinions. Their letters are now in the archives at the JFK Library, where we’re working on preserving them.

Image: A sampling of items archivists have removed from letters during preservation of the White House Public Opinion Mail.

By 1962, many Americans knew about Jacqueline Kennedy’s project to fill the White House with antiques from the time of its original construction; she had already helped create the White House Historical Association, the Fine Arts Committee, and the position of White House Curator. But her televised tour showcased the results of all that work for the first time, and invited the world to hear about the history she chose to preserve. The broadcast led many viewers to write to the White House with their own views about history – and the way political figures discussed it.

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Most of the letters noted Jacqueline Kennedy’s appearance in some way, offering praise or criticism of her style, expressions, and tone of voice.

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Some messages offered thoughts (positive and negative) about the content of the tour itself, including personal connections to the history and art the First Lady talked about.

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Others sent in clippings of positive reviews, requested for photographs of the First Family, or asked questions the tour hadn’t quite answered for them. A common question from kids who watched the black-and-white broadcast: are rooms like the Red Room really decorated in the colors they are named after?

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Throughout the boxes of letters, one unexpected figure pops up: Astronaut John Glenn, who blasted into space in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7 just six days after the First Lady’s tour. Letters to the White House often comment on both the White House Tour and Glenn’s success, creating a documentary record of public reaction to both the intimate and the (quite literally) ‘out of this world.’

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A month after the broadcast, a new Nielson report noted that the number of White House visitors in the first week of March had increased by over 5,000 from the previous year. Though we can’t be sure that the dramatic uptick was a result of the First Lady’s broadcast, letters from the public reflect an overwhelmingly positive response to the preservation of the nation’s past even as it began to explore the new frontiers of the future.

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#jfk library #white house tour #white house history #jacqueline kennedy #archives

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cjbolan · 6 months

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Highlights from last month inside the White House. Enjoy!

[image description: panoramic shots of the White House’s Portrait Gallery, Red Room, Green Room, Blue Room, and Dining Hall.]

#my photography #white house #photography #the white house #White House tour #washington dc #red room #portrait gallery #green room #blue room #dining hall

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erodadisc · 7 months

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long hair harry is definitely his best era and no one will ever change my mind about it.

reblog if you like/save! <3

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hometoursandotherstuff · 1 year

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This is what makes me so pissed every day. I see these interesting old homes. Isn’t this one in Cincinnati, Ohio unique? It was built in 1922 and listed for $445K. I can’t wait to see the interior full of rich old woods and charm, but this is what I see instead-

Son of a bitch!

Why?

Judging by the ornate details on the fireplace, this house was completely stripped of its details.

Hate it.

Whoopdee doo, they left some wood around the windows.

Soulless bedrooms.

Stark white bath.

And, at the end, they feature this wonderful garage. What’s the point? So, the outside is beautiful, but the inside is stripped and white. Disgusting.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3599-Erie-Ave-Cincinnati-OH-45208/34208698_zpid/

#historic home remodel #houses #house tours #home tour #stark white renovation #long post

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im-not-a-l0ser · 4 months

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Max: Ugh, I can’t do this anymore! I want to see Richie! This summer feels like forever and I can’t see him since his parents don’t know we’re dating!

Steph: I know, Max!

Max: Richie’s so pretty, and smart. And you know, he does this thing when he’s worried. Furrows his eyebrows. It’s the cutest thing. Fuck, I miss him.

Steph: Oh my god! I just have to do everything around here.

Max: What?

Steph, pulls out a phone and dials: Hi, Pete, this is Steph. Look, I know we said we’d only call in an emergency. Well, welcome to that emergency!

Max: Steph, what are you—

Steph: I got The Boy Who Lived in my house, mooing over your best friend like a cow in labour. He’s been doing that all summer!

Max: Steph—

Steph: And I’m not gonna get anything done until you put these two lovesick homosexuals on the phone with one another.

Steph: I don’t care what his parents have to say about it. I want you to march your skinny, perfect ass over to the Jagerman's, hand Max your phone, or so help me, you will never see me naked again.

Max: Wait, what?

Steph: I thought you might me it my way. Yes, I’ll wait.

Steph: You might be lousy at keeping secrets, Max, but I’m not.

Max: Steph, I could kiss you!

Steph: You’re my best friend, but touch me and die, Max.

#read the tags for context #they call max the boy who lived bc he almost died in the waylon house #source: red white and royal blue #source: rw&rb #nerdy prudes must die #starkid #richie lipschitz #max jagerman #michie #peter spankoffski #pete spankoffski #incorrect quotes #incorrect npmd quotes #incorrect michie quotes #max is grounded in this #richie's like... doing a con tour or something #he's not in town #that's the point #incorrect starkid quotes

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operafantomet · 2 years

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Amy Manford (Christine), Blake Bowden (Raoul), Mietta White (Meg) and cast in Masquerade, POTO Sydney Opera House

Photos by Lara Jane Photography

#phantom of the opera #amy manford #blake bowden #mietta white #masquerade #poto sydney opera house #poto australia #restaged tour #restaged aussie tour #lara jane photography #proper star princess boots!

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grits-galraisedinthesouth · 5 months

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Revisiting Dear Pa xoxo, your darling DIL from hell

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"THE Individual's remark"=one (1) family member

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#revenge #Your Lips Are Moving #meghan markle is a liar #Frauds #megxit #Dear Daddy #NOprah #the telegraph #The Meghans #Worldwide Privacy Tour #Omit Scabbies #white passing #Scandalous Media Group #spare us #meghan markle is a bully #liars #The Royal Tea House #Bryony Gordon

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maki-makis · 8 months

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This isn't an upgrade.

If I see one more hospital white interior design, I'm going to lose my mind.

I've seen a video of this woman whose entire living room (and presumably entire house) is white. White floors, walls, carpet, furniture, decorations - everything. But the absolute cherry on top - and I don't think I'll ever recover from this sight - was the picture of her children on the coffee table that was in black and white.

She simply couldn't let her children ruin the aesthetic of the place and figured out the best way to go about it is to make it look like they're dead. It was the most bizarre thing I've seen in my life after that soulless white void Kim Kardashian calls home.

I'm not exactly sure when it was decided that homes should be these sterile places whose goal is to make it seem like no one lives there, but seeing these spotless white rooms with no clutter, no fridge magnets, no decorations you've collected over the years, photos, at least one old as fuck thing you refuse to get rid off, random stains, all the things that hold your life in there, it all makes me irrationally angry.

God forbid your home gives anyone the idea that you actually live there.

#interiors #interior design #there's even an online store that sells exclusively white furniture and white decor #I've never hated a trend more than this one in my life #here's a house tour; it's all - you guessed it - white #white with other colors is fine #but when i see the entire house filled with hospital blinding white with no sign of life...

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 10 months

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Subsequent testing confirmed that a powdery substance discovered by the Secret Service at the White House on Sunday was cocaine, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, as questions linger about how the drug got into the building.

The discovery of the substance caused a brief shutdown of the White House after it was found by Secret Service officers in a common storage area on the ground floor of the West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and offices of some of the president's top aides and support staff. It was found in a zip-close bag near an entrance where visitors taking tours are directed to leave their phones, the official said.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden has been briefed on the incident and noted the area where the cocaine was discovered is "heavily traveled" by visitors.

"When it comes to visitors to the West Wing, they come for many reasons, obviously we do have West Wing tours that occur here on campus," she said, adding tours took place Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Secret Service is not ruling out any White House personnel, guests or visitors. At this point, one leading theory is that the bag was brought in by an individual on a White House tour of the West Wing, according to senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.

White House staffers frequently give guests tours of the West Wing, often at night and over the weekend. Guests must pass through security before entering the White House complex and then are asked to leave phones in small cubbies.

An initial test of the substance conducted by the District of Columbia Fire Department soon after it was found indicated it was cocaine, and the additional test took place Tuesday night.

In a recording of a radio message from D.C. Fire hazmat personnel who responded to the scene Sunday night, a first responder can be heard saying the substance tested positive for "cocaine hydrochloride." The message was posted by the website OpenMHz, which records and archives radio dispatches by police, fire and EMS agencies.

The Secret Service is leading a full review of how the substance got into the West Wing, law enforcement officials said, including examining cameras and entrance logs to determine who had access to the space. Officials caution this will be a challenging investigation, and while there are some cameras in the West Wing, it's unclear if anyone was captured on those cameras with the bag of cocaine.

Unlike some other federal entities, the Secret Services does not have drug-sniffing dogs. If an officer encounters a powder or substance on White House grounds or in surrounding areas, they routinely request the assistance of D.C. Fire and EMS.

The discovery of the "unknown item" prompted a "precautionary closure" of the White House, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi acknowledged in a statement Tuesday.

Guglielmi said that D.C. Fire was called to evaluate the substance and determined it was "non-hazardous."

Mr. Biden was not at the White House over the weekend. He, first lady Dr. Jill Biden and members of their family departed for Camp David on Friday. They returned to the White House on Tuesday for an event with the National Education Association and Fourth of July festivities.

#us politics #news #cbs news #2023 #president joe biden #biden administration #the white house #west wing #cocaine #Oval Office #us secret service #Karine Jean-Pierre #white house tours #District of Columbia Fire Department #Anthony Guglielmi

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muirmarie · 8 months

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I just watched White House Down, and as always, I am once again saying:

Donnie (the tour guide)/Melanie (Emily's mom) rights!!!!!!

Donnie telling Melanie that Emily is still inside, and Melanie immediately running towards the White House: perfect, normal, great

Donnie, a tour guide who has had a VERY long day, watching her run into an area about to be bombed, saying, "What is WITH this family?" and then immediately running after her, saying, "Wait for me!": ??????? Truly everything I want in a ship!!!!!

#white house down #back on my bullshit babes!!!!!!!#plus he offers her a white house tour at the end so clearly it's implied anyway #but GOD that 'what is with this family'/'wait for me!' is THEE stuff please and thank you!!!!!!#also fully unrelated but president sawyer leaning out of the limo with a rocket launcher as the news picks it up????#will always be one of the funniest things any movie has ever done in the history of cinema #'there's something you don't see everyday' YOU GOT THAT RIGHT #can't wait to see THAT in PAC ads lmaooooo #i somehow forgot how fun this movie is!!!!!#mine

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aguuuua · 2 months

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harry 🖤🤍

#harry styles #harry #styles #mr styles #harry black and white #harrys house #harry's house #fine line #lot #love on tour

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erodadisc · 7 months

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give green a chance.

reblog if you like/save! <3

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hometoursandotherstuff · 1 year

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This home in Rancho Cucamonga, California sold for $965K. Look at the Z in the driveway- was that the owner’s initial? Now, the new owner is stuck with it. Anyway, this house gives me a headache- take a look at the theme of it.