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Pages in category "Rooms in the White House" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The White House has 132 rooms, and each new US president gets $100,000 to redecorate them. With every new president comes new design choices , often reflecting their values and political views.
The Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the White House. The oval space beneath what is now the Blue Room was originally a Servants' Hall, [10] but was turned into a furnace room in 1837. [20] During the White House's 1902 renovation, the room was turned into a sitting room.
Aerial view of the White House complex, including Pennsylvania Avenue (closed to traffic) in the foreground, the Executive Residence and North Portico (center), the East Wing (left), and the West Wing and the Oval Office at its southeast corner. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
The West Wing (lower right) at night in December 2006 The White House complex. The West Wing of the White House houses the formal office for the president of the United States. [1] The West Wing contains the Oval Office, [2] the Cabinet Room, [3] the Situation Room, [4] and the Roosevelt Room. [5]
The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1. Seale, William, The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992, 2001. ISBN 0-912308-85-0. West, J.B. with Mary Lynn Kotz. Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies.
That six-hour period of time on Inauguration Day is chronicled in a chapter of designer Michael S. Smith's book Designing History: The Extraordinary Art & Style of the Obama White House (Rizzoli ...
But in 1970, Nixon decided the media needed more space, and the White House Press Briefing Room was built directly over the now-empty pool. The old pool is now home to computer servers and other ...