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The Rose Garden
The West Wing Of The White House
By
Dave Watson
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The open columned walkway along the West Wing gallery and
across the east side of the body of the West Wing provides a picturesque
backdrop for events held in the Rose Garden, but it also requires the president
and his staff to walk out in the weather to get back and forth between the West
Wing and the Residence. Jackie Kennedy inquired about enclosing it as the East
Wing colonnade is so that John Kennedy wouldn't have to walk outside in his robe
after a swim in the White House pool (now the Press Briefing Room). But doors
were cut through the gymnasium and flower shop (now the Press Corps Offices)
instead.
In the early years of the White House, around the time of President Thomas
Jefferson, a covered pavilion stretched west (and east) from the Residence,
providing a colonnade walk between the mansion and the stables on the west side.
Later, extensive conservatories were built here instead. These were removed in
1902 to make way for the temporary Executive Office Building that became the
West Wing.
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The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval
Office and the West Wing of the White House. The garden is approximately 125
feet long and 60 feet wide (38 meters by 18 meters). The garden balances the
Jacqueline Kennedy Garden on the east side of the White House Complex. The White
House Rose Garden was established in 1913 by Ellen Loise Axson Wilson, wife of
Woodrow Wilson, on the site of a previous colonial garden established by First
lady Edith Roosevelt (wife of Theodore Roosevelt) in 1902. Prior to 1902, there
were extensive stables, housing horses and coaches, located on the grounds of
the present-day Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and Rose Garden. During the 1902
Roosevelt renovation, First Lady Edith Roosevelt insisted on a proper colonial
garden to help replace the conservatory rose house that had stood here. In 1961,
during the John F. Kennedy administration, the garden was redesigned by Rachel
Lambert Mellon. Mellon created a space with a more defined central lawn,
bordered by flower beds planted in a French style, but largely American
botanical specimens. The present garden follows a layout established by Mellon.
Each flower bed is planted with a series of 'Katherine' crabapples and
Littleleaf lindens bordered by a low diamond shaped hedges of thyme. The outer
edge of the flower bed facing the central lawn are edged with boxwood. The four
corners of the garden are punctuated by Magnolia soulangeana, specimens were
found growing along the Tidal Basin by Mellon. Roses, are the primary flowering
plants in the garden and include large numbers of "Elizabeth" grandiflora roses,
and the tea roses "Pascale," "Pat Nixon," and "King's Ransom." A shrub rose,
"Nevada Rose" adds a cool note of white. Seasonal flowers are interspersed to
add nearly year round color. Spring blooming bulbs planted in the rose garden
include jonquil, daffodil, fritillaria, grape hyacinth, tulips, chionodoxa and
squill. Summer blooming annuals change year. In the fall chrysanthemum and
flowering kale bring color until early. Beginning with the establishment of the
garden in the early twentieth century the Rose Garden has been used for events.
President Wilson met there with the press for informal questions. President
Hoover began a tradition of welcoming and being photographed with prominent
citizens there. Calvin Coolidge used the garden for making public announcements
about policy and staffing decisions. President John F. Kennedy welcomed Project
Mercury astronauts in the garden. Many presidential news conferences take place
in the garden, as well as occasional White House dinners and ceremonies. The
marriage of President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia to Edward F. Cox took
place in the Rose Garden in 1971. In recent years joint news conference with the
president and a visiting head of state take place in the Rose Garden. Presidents
frequently host American olympic and major league athletes in the Rose Garden
after winning in their respective sport. George W. Bush welcomed the Stanley Cup
champion Carolina Hurricanes to the Rose Garden after their victory in 2006. The
phrase "Rose Garden strategy" (such as a re-election strategy) refers to staying
inside or on the grounds of the White House as opposed to traveling throughout
the country. For example, Jimmy Carter's initial efforts to end the Iran hostage
crisis (1979-1981) were a Rose Garden strategy because he mostly held
discussions with his close advisers in the White House. On July 25, 1994 a
declaration of peace between Israel and Jordan was signed in the Rose Garden.
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