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Many of our most celebrated national figures have participated in
historical events that have taken place within the EEOB's granite walls.
Theodore and
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
William Howard Taft,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Lyndon B. Johnson,
Gerald Ford, and
George H.W. Bush all had offices
in this building before becoming President. It has housed 16 Secretaries
of the Navy, 21 Secretaries of War, and 24 Secretaries of State. Winston
Churchill once walked its corridors and Japanese emissaries met here with Secretary of
State Cordell Hull after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
President Herbert Hoover
occupied the Secretary of Navy's office for a few months following a fire in
the Oval Office on Christmas Eve 1929. In recent history, President
Richard Nixon had a private
office here. Vice President
Lyndon B. Johnson was the
first in a succession of Vice Presidents to the present day that have had
offices in the building.
West Rotunda, restored in 1987. Extensive research was conducted to determine the colors of the stained glass that was removed in 1950. Walter Smalling, Jr. The Executive Office of the President Law Library was originally the War Department Library. This room mixes motifs derived from several architectural styles and, although it looks like a mixture of different metals, is composed entirely of cast iron. Walter Smalling, Jr. Theodore Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under John D. Long prior to the Spanish-American War. Library of Congress. North wing dome. Paint analysis revealed differences in coloration corresponding to the differences in design in the two pairs of domes and led to their restoration in 1984. Walter Smalling, Jr. Original painted decoration on the coved ceiling in the office of the Secretary of the Navy. Walter Smalling, Jr. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1969. In 1972, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. Office of the Secretary of the Navy restored 1987. Restoration included partial replication of original marquetry floor. Walter Smalling, Jr. In 1988, Congress enacted legislation to allow the Office of Administration to accept gifts and loans from the public on behalf of the EEOB to be used for preservation and restoration purposes. Persons interested in finding out more about the preservation program or in making a contribution should contact the Preservation Office. Office of the Secretary of War, 1888. It is typically victorian in style, with a parquet floor, heavy wall coverings, and an intricate ceiling mural. Library of Congress. |
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