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National Geographic : 1966 Nov
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Politicians, military men, and social lions swarmed to Mary Lincoln's weekly recep tions, despite criticism of her extravagance. Here, in a painting attributed to Francis B. Carpenter, President Lincoln greets his new commanding general's wife, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, introduced by her husband. The artist crowded his scene with famous men, many of them not actually there. Former President James Buchanan, seated at left, talks with Secretary of State William H. Seward; the Union armies' top generals, William T. Sher man, Philip H. Sheridan, and George B. McClellan, stand behind Seward. Gen. Winfield Scott-"Old Fuss and Feathers"-sits with Mrs. Lincoln, right; behind her, Gens. Al fred H. Terry and George G. Meade. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton peers above the President's shoulder, next to clean-shaven Vice President Andrew Johnson. Mrs. John F. Kennedy, compiling the first White House guidebook, wanted to include the painting, then hanging in the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington. Its owner, Winslow Carlton of New York City, asked NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S Assistant Illus trations Editor Robert L. Breeden if he thought Mrs. Kennedy would like the painting for the White House. Assured that she would, Mr. Carlton donated the work of art; it now hangs in the Treaty Room. "I think it is almost our most exciting contribution so far!" Mrs. Kennedy wrote Mr. Breeden. 597 WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION
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