A silhouette is seen at an exhibit during a tour of The People’s House: A White House Experience in Washington. — Photos: ©2024 The New York Times Company
In this ‘Oval Office’, tourists can solve or start a world crisis.
FOR most of the past 75 years, it would have been impossible for a family touring Washington DC, to recreate the iconic photo of John F. Kennedy Jr as a toddler, playing under the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office while his father directs the affairs of government.
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The Oval view
A visitor crawls under the replica Resolute Desk in the ‘Oval Office’, recreating the iconic photo of John F Kennedy Jr as a toddler.
President Joe Biden during a meeting with administration staff and officials in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. The White House Historical Association has opened a new museum that aims to provide insight into the difficult choices that presidents face.
An exhibit displaying archival photos during a tour of The People’s House.
A visitor posing for a photo at the replica Resolute Desk and Oval Office during a tour of The People's House.
A tour of a replica Oval Office.
A scale model of the rooms in the White House at the museum.
Visitors watching a video in a replica of the private movie theater that has served presidents and their families since the early 1940s during a tour of The People’s House.
An interactive display of the Blue Room at The People’s House museum. — Photos: ©2024 The New York Times Company
