White House

James Madison had to flee when the British invaded Washington and burned the White House. He had to move to another house in Washington for the rest of his time in office.

Harry Truman had to move across the street for awhile so that the White House could be re-modeled.

Richard Nixon was pressured into resigning his office and so moved out after he left office. I suppose you might say he was "kicked out".

John Q. Adams reported did that. I read somewhere that something happened to his clothes on one occasion.

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The Great Exhibition Hall burned to the ground in 1936. No one actually knows how the fire started but once it did, the grand building was completely destroyed.

The story is told that President William Howard Taft (in office 1909-1913) got stuck in a White House bathtub and it took several men to pull him out. The truth of the story can not be verified-- it is almost certainly false. What is true is that Taft was very heavy , weighing in at over 300 pounds, and that a new larger bath tub was installed for him in the White House. See the related link for a picture of the four installers sitting together in the new tub.

He submitted his design to the contest in 1792, but it took about 7 years to actually build the building.

I think it was named in accordance with the racial issues of the time, and the fact that it was probably strongly believed that a black person would never step foot inside as anything other than a slave. However, If this were to be the case, It would never be made public... liars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was built between 1792 and 1800. The interior was rebuilt in 1814-1815 after the British gutted it during the War of 1812. It was given very extensive remodeling in 1950. The West Wing was added in 1902 and enlarged in 1909.

I found on the WWW that it it is made partly from lime stone, although it says in my earth science text book that the white house is made out of sand stone, because its easily cut into blocks or slabs.

The home of the President wasn't always known as the White House. George Washington lived in New York when he was President. The White House was built and the capitol was moved to Washington D.C. George Washington is the only president to never live in the White House.

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In 1812 the British burned the white house in the War of 1812. When it was repaired it was painted white. Paint was very expensive in the 1800's so to have a whole house painted white was very unusual and soon when asked about where the president lived they would refer to the "white house". The name stuck and now it is tradition to call it the White House.

If the flag on top of the White House is raised, that means he is in office.

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This is a tradition taken from the various European Monarchs, and is a formality, not a hard and fast rule.

In reality, the President's exact location at any time can be a carefully held secret (and others, not so much). So, take the flag positioning as a guide, not an actual verification of residence.

The white is Washington D.C

Press briefings are events meant to keep the media apprised of any new actions that have been taken by the office recently. Press briefings are often used in both politics as well as business. In politics it is usually about an action a political leader has or is planning to take. For businesses, the press briefing is usually done to discuss expansion efforts, or new products.

Thomas Jefferson introduced handshaking to replace bowing at White House receptions.

whether directly or indirectly the tax payers. Added: The question must be more specific. Depending on their duties some WH staff is paid for out of the President and First Lady's personal accounts and some are paid for by the taxpayers.

About 40 to run everything inside the house, plus many more to look after the grounds and outbuildings.

Frederick Douglass married Anna Murray in 1838, they were married for 44 years until her death in 1882.

He then married Helen Pitts in 1884, they were married for 11 years until his death in 1895.

The White House's original official name was the Executive Mansion, though people generally referred to it as the President's House, the President's Palace, or the Presidential Mansion. It was first called the White House in 1811, and not, as is commonly thought, after the building was repaired and repainted after the War of 1812. The building was still officially called the Executive Mansion until Theodore Roosevelt, in 1901 and 1902, had the White House written on the official stationery and issued a proclamation establishing the new name.

Theodore Roosevelt was the first to use "White House" on his official stationery.

People started calling it the White House after it was painted white following its burning by the British in 1814.

The White House was burned by the British during the War of 1812.