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A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the first lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy, on a tour of the recently renovated White House. It was broadcast on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1962, on both CBS and NBC, and broadcast four days later on ABC. [1]
- Documentary/Special
- A Question of Scholarship
- A Living Restoration
- A Televised Tour of The White House
Just weeks after her husband's inauguration, Mrs. Kennedy enlisted the famed decorator Dorothy Parish, or "Sister" as she was widely known, to help with the restoration of the White House. Within two weeks, the $50,000 budget had been spent on refurbishing the private living quarters. Undaunted, Mrs. Kennedy turned to Winterthur, Henry du Pont's es...
Mrs. Kennedy developed her vision for the White House restoration project over the next few months. In April 1961, advisory committee members Lyman Butterfield, editor of the John Adams papers and Julian Boyd, editor of the Thomas Jefferson papers, drafted a treatise entitled "The White House as a Symbol." The authors put forth three controlling pr...
Mrs. Kennedy's White House restoration received lavish attention from the media, prompting offers from across the United States from people who wished to donate family heirlooms. Although many were unsuitable, an occasional treasure surfaced among the donations. Mrs. Kennedy and other committee members also solicited antiques that they spotted duri...
Feb 16, 2023 · First lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave Americans a televised tour of the restored White House public rooms on Valentine's Day 1962. A reported 56 million viewers tuned into the CBS broadcast.
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Dec 30, 2023 · First lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave Americans a televised tour of the restored White House public rooms on Valentine's Day 1962. A reported 56 million viewers tuned into the CBS broadcast.
At the conclusion of the renovation, she proudly displayed the results of her work by guiding Americans on a televised tour of the White House. Millions watched the hour-long program and thousands flocked to the White House for a personal look.
Nov 27, 2023 · Why did First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy agree to “be part of the broadcast?” Based on the clip, how did First Lady Kennedy prepare for the televised tour? When and how was the tour filmed?
Dec 2, 2016 · As TIME put it in 1961, “Jackie formed a Fine Arts Committee to help her transform the White House into a ‘museum of our country’s heritage.'”. And in 1962, a televised tour was a way to ...
