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5. China Room The presidential collection room, now the China Room, was designated by first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson in 1917 to display the growing collection of White House china. The room was redecorated in 1970, retaining the traditional red color scheme determined by the portrait of first lady Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge. Calvin Coolidge was too occupied that day with events concerning the Teapot Dome oil scandal. So the president postponed his appointment, and Grace Coolidge posed instead. Almost every past president is represented in the China Room either by state or family china or glassware.
The presidential collection room, now the China Room, was designated by first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson in 1917 to display the growing collection of White House china. The room was redecorated in 1970, retaining the traditional red color scheme determined by the portrait of first lady Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge. Calvin Coolidge was too occupied that day with events concerning the Teapot Dome oil scandal. So the president postponed his appointment, and Grace Coolidge posed instead. Almost every past president is represented in the China Room either by state or family china or glassware.