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Roosevelt Room Historical Photo Essay
President Ford meets with Middle-Eastern Ambassadors in the Roosevelt Room August 9, 1974 shortly after his inauguration as the 38th President of the United States. Ford's predecessor, Richard Nixon, gave the room its name in 1969 to honor Theodore Roosevelt for constructing the West Wing and Franklin Roosevelt for expanding it.
 

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