March 23, 1969: “Women visitors invariably want to know if it is real silk that covers the walls of
March 23, 1969: “Women visitors invariably want to know if it is real silk that covers the walls of the Green, Red and Blue Rooms. (It is.) Teenagers,” reported The Times, “inquire where Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy lay in state. (In the East Room, on the same catafalque.) Men ask where President Eisenhower practiced his putting. (Squirrels permitting.)“ It was the spring visiting season, and tourists at the White House — where Lady Bird Johnson is pictured, looking on the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden (to be “viewed but not trod upon”) — were greeted by the President and Mrs. Johnson, albeit electronically. “The Johnson’s words of welcome are delivered for them in a brief recorded message that is aimed, as are several other innovations, at making a walk through the White House meaningful to visitors,” The Times reported. Photo: George Tames/The New York Times -- source link
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