He raised millions to renovate much of the White House, including the Red, Green and Blue rooms. In 1986, First Lady Nancy Reagan reportedly dismissed Conger because of artistic differences.

Clement E. Conger, 91, the State Department curator who transformed the "motel modern" look of its diplomatic reception rooms into a showcase for early American craftsmanship, died Jan. 11 at a ...

Conger, chairman or member of a lengthy list of historic restoration boards, museum boards and commissions, is curator of the White House, Blair House and the diplomatic reception rooms of the ...

Clement E. Conger, a curator who transformed the diplomatic reception rooms at the State Department and the state rooms of the White House into graceful quarters filled with antique furnishings ...

Clement E. Conger, 91 — former curator of the White House, diplomatic reception rooms of the State Department and the Blair House presidential guesthouse in Washington D.C. — died of pn… ...

Clement Conger, 91, the State Department curator who transformed the “motel modern” look of its diplomatic reception rooms into a showcase for early American craftsmanship, died Sunday at a ...