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Which presidents wife hung laundry in the east room of the white house?
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∙ 9y ago
Abigail Adams, the First Lady to President John Adams is the one who hung laundry in the East Room to dry. The East Room was not being used at the time.
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When was the White House completed and who lived in it first?
When John Adams and his wife moved into the White House in 1800 ( called the President's House, then) it was not completed. Abigail Adams hung her laundry in the East Room.
Which Presidents lived at the White House?
All of them since Adams. He was the first and when he moved in it wasn't finished. They hung their laundry in the east room. In 1812 the British burned the President's House, this is what it was called, and to cover the burn marks it was painted white. Since that time it has been called the White house. Houses weren't painted in the 1800's because paint was expensive and since it was white it stood out in the unfinished Washington DC.
What presidents lay in state in the White house?
The bodies of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy both lay in state in the East Room
When they were done building the White House who was president?
John Adams was the first president to live in the house. Yet, when he moved in they were still building it. The laundry was hung in what is now the East Room.
Pictues of the White House and pentagon?
a great website for the white house and the vice presidents house ishttp:/www.whitehousemuseum.org it shows almost every room (including west and east wings) and shows floor plans. i love it.
The best room in the white house?
The East Room Is the largest room in the White House.
What is east of the White House?
The US department of treasury building is east of the White House.
What building is to the east of the White House?
The US department of treasury building is east of the White House.
What floor is the east room on in the White House?
The East Room is on the second floor of the White House.
What room is the biggest room in the White House?
The East Room Is the largest room in the White House.
Which is the largest room in the White House?
The East Room.
What direction do you go to get to The White House?
it depends where you are...from my house I would go east
