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Jacqueline Kennedy directed a major restoration project to transform the White House interiors into a historical showcase 2 6. She hired interior decorator Sister Parish and appointed collector Henry Francis du Pont to assist in the effort 1 5 12. Her goal was to resurrect and retrieve historical furniture and art lost over the prior 160 years 7. This task involved the State Rooms, private family quarters, and guest rooms 8. Kennedy also established the Fine Arts Committee for the White House to rebuild the collection of art and porcelain 4. The project cost approximately $2 million and inspired a national movement for historic preservation 2 3 9. Although these interiors were eventually altered as tastes evolved, her work remained a significant force for educating Americans about White House history 10 11.