$2,500
with button tufted backs, braided welting and skirted lower borders. The second pair of chairs were located in the Winter White House Cabinet Room, a small library situated off the dining room, where President-elect John F. Kennedy interviewed and selected all the candidates for cabinet positions for his administration, with the exception of Defense Secretary Robert (Bob) McNamara and JFK's brother, Robert Kennedy as Attorney General, who obviously needed no formal interview. Height 35 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2016-01-23