Betty C. Monkman served over three decades in the White House Curator's Office, retiring as Chief Curator in 2002. Her work centers on the history and artistic furnishings of the White House. Her expertise offers insight into the rich heritage and aesthetic of the presidential residence. Her publications illuminate the art collection as well as the lives of the First Families who inhabited the White House.
"Presents more than 200 years of the history of life in the White House with hundreds of pictures of past and present first families, children and pets; workers and daily routines; State occasions and public celebrations."