Why it matters?

Jill Biden's "Faith, Family, Friendship" (6th letter, 6th letter, 6th letter) Tweet:

https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1465326686539501572/photo/3

This Mirror, specifically, has been used as the centerpiece every year for children's themed Gingerbread Houses since Lyndon B. Johnson (who'd he have killed, again?) was in the White House.

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/galleries/gingerbread-at-the-white-house

Full picture of this year's tribute:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFXiyhMXsAInfM2?format=jpg&name=large

Historical context of gingerbread houses:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansel_and_Gretel

Think "Breadcrumbs."

Sauce for text featured in photo:

https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-white-house-restoration#:~:text=The%20White%20House%20Restoration%20In%20January%201961%2C%20the,conventions%20to%20create%20a%20more%20casual%2C%20comfortable%20atmosphere.

Remembering a childhood visit to the White House, Mrs. Kennedy told Life magazine, "From the outside I remember the feeling of the place. But inside, all I remember is shuffling through. There wasn't even a booklet you could buy. Mount Vernon and the National Gallery and the FBI made a far greater impression." Many years later, as she prepared to move in, Mrs. Kennedy was again struck by the bland quality of the rooms. She began cultivating her plans for the restoration of the White House.

Just weeks after her husband's inauguration, Mrs. Kennedy enlisted the famed decorator Dorothy Parish, or "Sister" as she was widely known, to help with the restoration of the White House. Within two weeks, the $50,000 budget had been spent on refurbishing the private living quarters. Undaunted, Mrs. Kennedy turned to Winterthur, Henry du Pont's estate-turned-museum, located outside Wilmington, Delaware. She hoped to acquire some antique furniture by loan. Winterthur Director Charles Montgomery suggested the formation of a committee of informed and connected people whose goal would be to acquire antique furnishings for the White House. The Fine Arts Committee was born, and Henry du Pont, was made chairman. He was widely considered to be the greatest collector of Americana and the most qualified authority on the subject of American historical decoration at the time.

Mrs. Kennedy enlisted Life magazine to help promote the renovation of the White House. She helped prepare a fully illustrated article outlining her plans that ran in the September 1961 issue, and participated in an interview with Hugh Sidey, in which she stated, "Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there. It would be sacrilege merely to redecorate it—a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship."

Mrs. Kennedy developed her vision for the White House restoration project over the next few months. In April 1961, advisory committee members Lyman Butterfield, editor of the John Adams papers and Julian Boyd, editor of the Thomas Jefferson papers, drafted a treatise entitled "The White House as a Symbol." The authors put forth three controlling principles for the restoration of the White House that ultimately influenced Mrs. Kennedy's plan. The first principle focused on the evolving nature of the White House and the importance of not limiting the style to one time period. The second principle dealt with the "living" character of the White House and the need to reflect the different administrations that had passed through. The third principle focused on the library as an integral part of the White House's symbolic and functional role. Inspired by these suggestions, Mrs. Kennedy decided to focus on the evolving character of the White House, rather than its earliest period, for restoration.

What do we say about Symbolism?

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/gingerbread-house-seen-during-the-white-house-christmas-preview-in-picture-id1065631708

Symbolism will be their downfall.