![]() Kennedy consulted initially with a group consisting of members of the United States Commission of Fine Arts, designers from the American Institute of Interior Designers (AIID), and historians. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy radically transformed the room in 1961. This room became the White House Library in 1935. They turned the room into a "gentleman's anteroom". In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt hired the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White to renovate the White House. The storeroom in the northeast corner of the Ground Floor remained in use as storage space only until 1809, when it became a laundry. He frequently conversed in French with the first lady, fed the president his preferred soup, New England clam chowder, and made cookies for their child, Caroline. Verdon was hired for the position while serving as an assistant chef at New York's Carlyle Hotel. Jackie Kennedy heard about René Verdon through the chef of one of her favorite restaurants, La Caravelle it appears the man was a wonderful fit for the Kennedy White House. Jackie Kennedy had thought of the idea, and had a chef in mind from the beginning. Kennedy, the position of executive chef was created. This area remains largely unchanged as of 2010, with the exception of the narrowing of the stairs in 1952 to create an elevator shaft. The storeroom to the east of the kitchen became a pantry in 1809, a meat locker in 1825, and then a flight of stairs leading to the State Floor by 1946. The kitchen, too, continues to occupy the three rooms, somewhat altered in size now, in the northwest corner of the Ground Floor. As of 2010, this large central space, originally occupied by the kitchen in the early 1800s, had been subdivided into offices for the White House curator and the United States Secret Service. ![]() The kitchen was relocated into the two rooms in the northwest corner of the Ground Floor by 1846, while the old kitchen space was transformed into an informal sitting room/reception space. Storerooms were east of the kitchen, while a toilet and dishwashing room were to the west. Architect James Hoban designed the Ground Floor so that the kitchen was directly beneath the Entrance Hall, the door to the kitchen below the North Portico. To provide access to the north side of the Ground Floor, the area around the north side of the mansion and its northeast and northwest corners was excavated to provide light and air to this half of the Ground Floor. The White House is built on a small slight hill that slopes to the south. The Ground Floor of the White House originally contained service rooms. ![]() Ground floor Original kitchen and ancillary spaces The sub-basement and mezzanine also contain storage areas, the heating system, elevator machinery rooms, an incinerator, a medical clinic, a dentist's office, the electrical control system, a laundry room, and flatware and dishware storage. This level was added during the 1948-1952 renovation, and contains the air conditioning and water softening equipment. A two-story sub-basement with mezzanine, created during the 1948–1952 Truman reconstruction, is used for HVAC and mechanical systems, storage, and service areas. The Executive Residence primarily occupies four floors: the Ground Floor, the State Floor, the Second Floor, and the Third Floor. This central building, first constructed from 1792 to 1800, is home to the president of the United States and the first family. It is the most recognizable part of the complex, being the actual "house" part of the White House. The Executive Residence is the central building of the White House complex located between the East Wing and West Wing. White House Second Floor showing location of principal rooms
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