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RADIO STARS
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(Top) A corner of Mrs. Roosevelt's drawing room in the White House. (Above) Here in this interesting study, President Roosevelt spends some of his all-too-infrequent leisure hours.
You and I are satisfied with our single sets. Or. if our home is large, you may have two or three radios > accommodate its members. But the White House is >t just a private home for the presidential family, ervants, House staff, officials, guests are a definite part the pattern of its daily life. And although pressing mands upon their time preclude extensive listening on ie part of President and Airs. Roosevelt, they have made possible for their menage to enjoy the offerings of the r waves. Hence the eight radios.
Let us go through the house and see where the various idio sets are. Mr. Stephen Early, one of the presidential cretaries, has assigned Frank Kelsey, a pleasantfaced ish usher, to conduct us on our tour. We walk through the small, informal dining-room in Ie left wing, where the family gathers together whenIfer possible at meal-time. Adjoining this room — we ep through the massive doors as we pass — is the State ning-room, with its long table, its walnut-panelled walls, richly carved chairs. This is the only panelled room the White House, and was redecorated by Theodore
(Top) Our Chief Executive's new office in the remodeled White House. (Above) The East Sitting Room on the second floor of the White House. The Portrait on the wall is of Mrs. Taft.
Roosevelt, when he was President of the United States.
Somewhere, close by, we hear a radio, bringing forth lively dance music.
Through a swinging door we pass from the family dining-room into a large serving pantry. Here a group of colored boys sit listening to their radio. They lookup, startled, as we enter.
"It's all right, boys," Frank says. "We just want to see the radio set. and find out what you are listening to."
White teeth gleam as they smile. One of the lads does a Dixie shuttle to the dance music.
"They like their music after the family has finished luncheon and left the dining-room," Frank explains as we go on. "This pantry is a popular place every afternoon, too, when there is football or baseball or any sporting event on the air."
Outside the dining-room we step into an elevator which takes us to the second floor. In this we are especially privileged, for only members of the First Family, the House staff, and guests of the President ordinarily are welcomed here. Appointments (Continued on page 99)
ur nation, come the self-same programs you and I enjoy
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