This photograph is of John Adams' blessing, which is engraved in the mantel in the State Dining Room. The benediction reads, “I Pray Heaven To Bestow The Best Of Blessings On This House And All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.” The words are taken from a letter written to Abigail Adams from the President's House by Adams in 1800 and were engraved on the mantel in 1945 during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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This photograph is of John Adams' blessing, which is engraved in the mantel in the State Dining Room. The benediction reads, “I Pray Heaven To Bestow The Best Of Blessings On This House And All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.” The words are taken from a letter written to Abigail Adams from the President's House by Adams in 1800 and were engraved on the mantel in 1945 during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Identification number:
9170
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Type:
Image
Related item:
2127
Start date:
2000-01-01
End date:
2000-12-31
Categories:
Fine & Decorative Arts
Digital Archives
White House Collection
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Associated location:
State Dining Room
Internal location:
A1
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Further reading:
White House History Journal No. 7 p.3; The White House: 200 Years p.19
