million. of that $100 million collection, how much of it has been paid for by taxpayers? zero. but it s not a museum. the secretary of state and other top officials use the rooms. 700 times last year. a lunch for the turkish prime minister in the benjamin franklin dining room. negotiating with chinese officials in the thomas jefferson reception room. these rooms are used for diplomacy and for the work of the state department. do ai think the setting helps? absolutely. when the building opens in 1961, the two floors were sparsely furnished, with wall to wall carpeting and acoustic tile ceilings. they were used for state luncheons and events. basic government just one step removed from a convention center. officials began what turned into a 25-year, $18 million project to transform the rooms into what you see today. craighill gave us a tour. we re now coming into the
million. of that $100 million collection, how much of it has been paid for by taxpayers? zero. but it s not a museum. the secretary of state and other top officials use the rooms. 700 times last year. a lunch for the turkish prime minister in the benjamin franklin dining room. negotiating with chinese officials in the thomas jefferson reception room. these rooms are used for diplomacy and for the work of the state department. do ai think the setting helps? absolutely. when the building opens in 1961, the two floors were sparsely furnished, with wall to wall carpeting and acoustic tile ceilings. they were used for state luncheons and events. basic government just one step removed from a convention center. officials began what turned into a 25-year, $18 million project to transform the rooms into what you see today. craighill gave us a tour. we re now coming into the