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(40,205 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2026, 09:38 AM 4 hrs ago

Norman Rockwell's hidden White House masterpiece steps into public view

WASHINGTON – Perched in a White House waiting room during World War II, Norman Rockwell watched a cross-section of Americans file in to see President Franklin D. Roosevelt – soldiers, lawmakers and beauty pageant winners.

They came in uniform, in heels and with hope of being heard by the most powerful figure in the country. They sank into a red leather couch as reporters rushed past, secretaries bustled by and the machinery of democracy churned outside the Oval Office.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/25/norman-rockwell-white-house/90259970007/]

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Norman Rockwell's hidden White House masterpiece steps into public view (Original Post) Historic NY 4 hrs ago OP

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1. Purchased by the White House Historical Association

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Thu Jun 25, 2026, 09:47 AM

4 hrs ago

So they got it away from drumph before he could trash it.

I suspect there's a lot more art work that needs to be saved...

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