March 8, 2015 Notes: Rendition of the White House West Sitting Hall as decorated by Truman. The featured fabric was by Scalamandré. The room is a favorite of First Families, with the large fan window filling the room with light and offering great views of the Rose Garden and Oval Office. The door to the left leads to the "Presidential Bedroom Suite" and to the right is the "President's Dining Room" and kitchen installed by Jackie in 1961.

The red and cream toile was called "The Victory of Washington and the Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin." It shows Washington in a leopard drawn chariot with the Goddess of Independence and Benjamin Franklin with the Goddess of Liberty carrying a banner with the words "Where liberty dwells there is my country."

Jackie liked the fabric so much, she and Boudin would use it for the Empire Guest Suite on the third floor.

Image copyright Jake Gariepy (Dapper and Dreamy).