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Why did Theodore Roosevelt name the White House the White House?
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∙ 7y ago
The building was originally referred to variously as the "President's Palace", "Presidential Mansion", or "President's House " The name "Executive Mansion" was used in official contexts until President Theodore Roosevelt established the formal name by having "White House--Washington" engraved on the stationery in 1901. The current letterhead wording and arrangement "The White House" with the word "Washington" centered beneath goes back to the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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"Roosevelt didn't give his residence the name of the "White House." Published works show that it had that nickname as early as 1811. Roosevelt simply adapted the informal name as the official name. In the 1800's very few houses were painted because paint was very expensive so to paint a whole house white was unusual and stood out against the unbuilt Washington DC."
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∙ 11y agoNo. Virtually everybody had called it by that name for 80 years or more. Roosevelt was the first to use that name as the address on his official stationery.
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Who gave the white house its official name in 1901?
Theodore Roosevelt was the first to have the White House printed on his official stationery.
What was the name of the man who renamed the presidents house to the white house?
Theodore Roosevelt.
Which president arthorized White House as the official name of the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt in 1901.
What was the name of the White House?
Before Theodore Roosevelt gave it the name White House, it was known as the Executive Mansion.
Who gave the White House its name in 1901?
Theodore Roosevelt gets credit for giving the White House its name.
Which U.S president have the white house its name in 1901?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who offcail gave the white house its name?
President Theodore Roosevelt
Was the president who established the name white house as the building's official name?
Theodore Roosevelt
Was the name of the White House ever the presidents house?
Yes it was once called 'the president's house' but Theodore Roosevelt changed it to the White house.
Who adopted the White House as the official name for the residence of the president of the US?
It was President Theodore Roosevelt who was responsible for officially establishing The White House as the building's official name. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States.
Which president made the White House an official name for the president's house?
Theodore Roosevelt was the first to have "The White House" printed on his official stationery.
Which president authorized White House for the name of the presidents home?
Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to refer to the Executive Mansion as the White House.
