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First Lady Johnson and Nash Castro, Assistant Director of the National Capital Region for the National Park Service and Liaison to the White House, review their beautification work near the Potomac River.
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The Johnson China Service was frequently used by successive presidents until the Ronald Reagan administration.
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President George H.W. Bush's Oval Office décor in April 1991.
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Former first ladies sit with First Lady Barbara Bush at the dedication ceremony for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on November 4, 1991. From left to right: Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Nancy Reagan, First Lady Barbara Bush, Rosalynn Carter, and Betty Ford.
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President George W. Bush's Oval Office décor. His favorite painting, "A Charge to Keep" by W.H.D. Koerner, hangs on the right.
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President George W. Bush presides over a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated James S. Brady Press Room on July 11, 2007.
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The White House Library after refurbishment during the Bush administration.
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The Family Movie Theater after refurbishment during the Bush administration.
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The Lincoln Sitting Room after the completion of Mrs. Bush's renovation and restoration project.
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The Lincoln Bedroom in 2005 after Mrs. Bush's renovation and restoration project.