The Queens' Bath in 1992 (HABS) Sitting Room Fit for a Queen Like the other rooms on the east side of the second floor, the Queens' Sitting Room was, for its first hundred years, used as part of the president's offices. When the West Wing was constructed in 1902 and the executive offices moved there, this room became a sitting room for guests in the Queens' Bedroom (then called the Rose Bedroom or Pink Bedroom). After the Kennedy renovation in 1963 restored it to Victorian style, the room has remained essentially the same ever since. Lady Bird Johnson enjoyed this room's privacy and used it as a retreat when she had work that required more concentration than she could find at her desk in her bedroom. The Queens' Bath Connected to the Queens' Sitting Room is the Queens' Bath. It features a wicker commode that covers the toilet.

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The Queens' Sitting Room in 1992, looking southwest (HABS)

The Queens' Sitting Room in 1992, looking northeast (HABS)

The Queens' Sitting Room in 1981, looking north (Architectural Digest)

The Queens' Sitting Room in 1966 (Corbis - Conde Nast [mistakenly flopped])

The first lady in the Queens' Sitting Room in 1964 (Life - Stan Wayman)

The first lady in the Queens' Sitting Room in 1964 (Life - Stan Wayman)

The Queens' Sitting Room in 1963, after the Kennedy renovation, looking northeast

The Queens' Sitting Room in 1960, looking northeast (Kennedy Library - Robert Knudsen)

The Queens' Sitting Room in 1960, looking northeast (Kennedy Library - Robert Knudsen)

The Queens' Sitting Room in 1960, looking northeast (Kennedy Library - Robert Knudsen)

The dressing room as a small guest bedroom in 1952 (Truman Library)

The dressing room as a small guest bedroom in 1952 (Truman Library)

The dressing room as a small guest bedroom in 1948 (Truman Library)

The room as part of the presidential offices just before the TR renovation, circa 1901 (The Outlook, 1902)

The room as part of the presidential offices, circa 1898