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White House
This category is for questions and answers about the White House, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500. The White House is the home and workplace of the American president. It is also a major icon of American government.
2,080 Questions
What did the wampanoag built their houses out of?
The Wampanoag homes were wikiups, a sort of rounded dome made of twigs.
What is the use of the White House today?
The White House is the home of the US President and his family and serves as the headquarters of the Executive Branch of the government.
What church across the street from the park of the white house?
St. John's Episcopal is the old church just north of the White House and attended by many of the US Presidents.
Where abouts in America is the White House?
The white house is located in Wahington Dc. Washington dc is the capital of the united sates.
Who was the first president to decorate the White House?
John Adams and his wife were the first to live in White House and they lived there for about three months moving in, in November. so one would think they did some decorating. They may have done some special decoration for Christmas .
The next occupant Jefferson, lived there eight years and he saw the interior completed. See the related question for information about White House Christmas trees.
Who pays for the In Performance at the White House concerts?
This is the info from the website:
The "In Performance at the White House" series was created by WETA Washington, D.C. The series producer is Jackson Frost. Corporate funding for the program is provided by Pepsi-Cola. Foundation support is provided by The Annenberg Foundation and the Anne Ray Charitable Trust. Major funding is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers.
Why do people paint their houses white?
The scientific answer for white paint on houses is the same as why we wear white in hot climates-- white reflects the sunlight away from the house during the summer. This keeps the house cooler than houses with dark colored paint.
It depends on the context and usage.
We drove by a white house, and then a blue house with pink shutters.
The President of the United States lives in The White House. He grew up in a white house that was later painted green, but he likes The White House much better.
When was the first sports team invited to the White House?
Andrew Johnson invited a baseball team to the White House on August 30,1865. It was not an all-pro team. U.S. Grant invited the first all professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings. on June 26,1869.
Differences between White House Staff and Cabinet?
The White House staff does whatever the president assigns them. The Cabinet serves as an advisory body to the president.
Who rebuilt the white house after it was burned?
The US govt started reconstruction under President James Monroe.
What date in 1812 was the White House burnt down?
While the White House was burnt down during the War of 1812, it wasn't burn down in 1812. Instead it was burnt down on August 24, 1814 by British soldiers.
Was the white house burned down twice?
The White House, the official residence of the President of the United States of America, was constructed in 1800 and inhabited by each subsequent president until the War of 1812, when during the Burning of Washington on August 24th, 1814, the British Army set fire to the White House and burned it to the ground. The White House was re-constructed after the war and has been in continual use since 1817. Therefore the White House has been burned down once, by the British Army in 1814.
Who was the first president to stay in the White House?
The first president to stay at the White House was John Q. Adams.
What does the Vice President of the US serve as?
The Vice President of the United States acts as the President of the Senate, but he has no vote except to break ties. This is his only official role.
Only the first few Vice Presidents actually acted as the President of the Senate; the VP only shows up when the vote is likely to be a tie. The rest of the time, the majority leader of the Senate acts as the "President Pro Tem" (or "pro tempore", "of the moment") and manages the day to day business of the Senate.
What was the White House called before the U.S. Civil War?
Although originally called the President's Palace, the Presidential Mansion, or the President's House, the formal name was the Executive Mansion. References to the home as the White House appear as early as 1811. President Theodore Roosevelt made formal the usage in 1901 when he had the "White House" name added to the official stationery.
What was the original color of the White House?
The White House walls are made of sandstone. It is naturally sort of a brownish, creamy white. The walls were white-washed soon after they were put up, so the building was always white or whitish,
When it burned it was painted white to cover the burn marks and may have become a little whiter or a brighter shade of white.
What President installed the first bathroom in the White House?
In 1853 President Franklin Pierce had running water and a hot water heater installed upstairs. He surely had a bathtub but it may have been portable without a built-drain.
(There is a legend that Millard Fillmore installed the first tub. .This legend is actually false. The columnist H. L. Mencken made up the story about Millard Fillmore, and later confessed that it is was made up, and that he had no idea who installed the first bathtub with running water.)
Does the White House have a huge garden?
Define large. The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide (38 meters by 18 meters). The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is located at the White House south of the East Colonnade. The garden balances the Rose Garden on the west side of the White House Complex.
Name of current presiding officer of senate?
In the U.S. the current presiding officer is Joseph Biden (the vice president)
Who was the one who saved the famous painting before the White House was burned down?
Answer
First of all, the White House was only heavily damaged by the fire. Doddly Madison, the first lady, was the one who saved the painting.
