THE WHITE HOUSE - INTERIOR The "Green Room" of the White House , Washington DC which has been refurbished with colonial period antiques donated by wealthy American collectors. Dominating the room is a painting of former President Franklin Pierce , painted by Georgee P A Healy in 1858 . Flanking the fireplace is a pair of mahogany and satinwood settees in a classical style of New England origin. Adjoinging the settees is a pair of Martin Washington type armchairs of about 1790 of Massachusetts origin See comparison picture IPU426680 15 DECEMBER 1961