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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]
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Feb 14, 2022 · One rare exception is A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy, a television special that aired on Feb. 14, 1962 — 60 years ago today. In it, Jackie takes CBS News correspondent Charles Collingwood through the first family’s home, highlighting the $2 million restoration project she spearheaded to honor the building’s history.
Dec 2, 2016 · That record included one very important piece of video footage: the First Lady’s televised tour of the White House, which aired in early 1962. Ever since the White House had been rebuilt...
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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- 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...
Jan 24, 2024 · 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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Jun 1, 2020 · But it was via TV that Kennedy was able to give the first televised tour of the White House, which allowed her to share restoration details with a large swath of the American public.
