An Act Concerning the White House and providing for the care and preservation of its historic and artistic contents.

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Summary

Primary attention shall be given to the preservation and interpretation of the museum character of the principal corridor on the ground floor and the principal public rooms on the first floor of the White House. Articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects of the White House, when declared by the President to be of historic or artistic interest, shall be considered to be property of the White House. Any such articles, when not in use or on display in the White House shall be transferred by direction of the President as a loan to the Smithsonian Institution for its care, study, and storage or exhibition. Any such article shall be returned to the White House from the Smithsonian on notice by the President.

Subject

White House (Washington, D.C.)

Contained within

75 Stat. 586 (1961); Pub. L. No. 87-286 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Short Legal Citation

75 Stat. 586

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Date

  • 1961
  • 09/22, 1961

Topic

  • Historic buildings
  • Decoration and ornament
  • Historic preservation
  • Preservation of materials
  • Historic sites
  • Presidents
  • Furnishings
  • Presidents' spouses
  • Decorative arts
  • Furniture

Place

United States

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 586

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