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Lorraine Waxman Pearce

American art curator and scholar

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Feb 4, 2026

What role did Jacqueline Kennedy play in the restoration of the White House, including the West Wing?

conceived and drove a major that recast as a “living ,” rescuing historic furniture and artworks, creating new institutional structures to protect them, and broadcasting the project to the nation; mos...

Dec 5, 2025

How did the Kennedy administration balance historic preservation with modernization in the White House renovation?

Jacqueline Kennedy led a deliberate restoration that reframed the White House as a “living museum,” creating a Fine Arts Committee, hiring the first White House curator, and winning a 1961 law that es...

Oct 23, 2025

Which historic preservation societies contributed to the 1961 White House restoration?

Jacqueline Kennedy’s 1961 White House restoration was driven by a small constellation of preservation-focused entities and individuals, most prominently the under Henry Francis du Pont and the newly c...

Oct 22, 2025

How did Jacqueline Kennedy influence the interior design of the White House?

Jacqueline Kennedy led a high-profile, preservation-focused overhaul of the White House interior that blended historical authenticity with contemporary taste, . Sources agree she hired prominent desig...

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