Today’s State Floor of the White House has rooms designated by color (Green, Blue, and Red), purpose (State Dining Room and Family Dining Room), and directional orientation (East Room), but this was not always so. During the early administrations, each president used the rooms of the State Floor differently. The “Red Room” first appeared during the presidency of James K. Polk. As future administrations entered the Executive Mansion in the twentieth century, the walls of the “Red Room” represented a rich, crimson tradition for the space