The Diplomatic ... Jefferson State Reception Room, a light-blue salon that took design cues from Monticello. Conger “almost had a fit,” she said. “He didn’t want us messing up the floor.” ...

Standing outside the modern, minimalist exterior of the US State Department’s Harry S. Truman Building in the nation’s capital, it’s difficult to picture the ornate reception rooms on its ...

In what ways does the United States tell its history to the world? Explain. Play the following introductory video clip of U.S. State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms director and curator ...

curator and director of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State, a job that entails maintaining the rooms and exhibiting their collection of more than 5,000 furnishings and ...

It’s a dichotomy outlined in the opening pages of the new book “America’s Collection: The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State.” Describing ...

American History TV toured the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms with director and curator Virginia Hart -- and sat down for an interview about America’s first diplomat ...