ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, ˈæbɪɡˌeɪl fˈɪlmoːɹ ɡɑːt ɐn ˌæləkˈeɪʃən fɹʌm kˈɑːŋɡɹəs fɔːɹ bˈʊks tə mˌeɪk ðə ɹˈuːm ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈɜːst wˈaɪt hˈaʊs lˈaɪbɹɛɹi.
In 1851, Abigail Fillmore got an allocation from Congress for books to make the room into the first White House Library.