The Committee for the Preservation of the White House is an advisory committee charged with the preservation of the

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, the official home and principal workplace of the

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. The committee is largely made up of citizens appointed by the president for their experience with historic preservation, architecture, decorative arts, and for their scholarship in these areas. The Committee for the Preservation of the White House was created by

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in 1964 by President

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to replace a temporary White House Furnishings Committee established by First Lady

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during the Kennedy White House restoration (1961–1963). The committee is charged with establishing policies relating to the museum function of the White House, its state rooms and collections. It also works with the

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in making recommendations on acquisitions for the permanent collection of the White House and provides advice on changes to principal rooms on the ground floor, state floor, and the historic guest suites on the residence floor of the White House

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. The executive order states that the curator of the White House, Chief Usher of the White House, Secretary of the

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, the chair of the

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, and director of the

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serve as ex officio members of the committee. The director of the

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serves as chair of the committee, and the

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serves as the honorary chair of the committee. In February 2010, Los Angeles

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er Michael S. Smith was appointed to the committee; in August of that year, his makeover of the

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was revealed to the public.

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References

* Abbott James A., and Elaine M. Rice. ''Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration.'' Van Nostrand Reinhold: 1998. . * Garrett, Wendell. ''Our Changing White House.'' Northeastern University Press: 1995. . * Monkman, Betty C. ''The White House: The Historic Furnishing & First Families.'' Abbeville Press: 2000. . * Seale, William, ''The White House: The History of an American Idea.'' White House Historical Association: 1992, 2001. .

External links

Official White House website

National Park Service website for the President's Park

The White House Museum, a detailed online tour of the White House

The White House Historical Association, with historical photos, online tours and exhibits, timelines, and facts

, Allan McCollum, and

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The American Presidency Project
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