White House

George Washington, the only US president who did not lived in the White House, selected its site and supervised its construction.

It is the Presidential Flag of the United States of America. The motto reads 'E PLURIBUS UNUM' which is a Latin phrase meaning 'One of Many'. This flag was adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782 and the Inscroption was changed in 1956 to 'In God we Trust'. The American Eagle can be seen carrying an Olive Branch representing Peace, and some Arrows representing Defence. The Eagle is always facing toward Peace.

The Obamas have one dog with them at the White House, a neutered male Portuguese Water Dog named Bo. The Obamas chose Portuguese Water Dogs in part because they are hypoallergenic, meaning they are unlikely to trigger allergic reactions in Malia, one of President Obama's daughters who is allergic to dogs.

Bo was gifted to the Obamas by the now late Senator Ted Kennedy.

Additionally, the United States Secret Service (which is entrusted, among other duties, with personally protecting the President and are near him at all times wherever he is, whether at the White House or elsewhere in the world) uses Belgian Malinois dogs (otherwise known as Belgian Shepherds) exclusively for their work.

no he can't once hes served 2 terms (8 yrs) then hes done

Ice cream has been eaten for hundreds of years ( the Romans ate ice cream) and it was very popular in the 1700's. It is reported that it was Washington's favorite desert and he had 3 ice cream freezers at Mt. Vernon. Since Adams was the first President to live in the White House I imagine it was served at some point while he was in office.

President sleeps in the Presidential Bedroom on the second floor, there are total of 4 bedrooms, and various presidents have used different rooms for their master bedroom.

He works in the White House Oval Office.

Theodore Roosevelt made the name "White House" official in 1901, by affixing the new name to all stationery and by issuing a proclamation. The name had been commonly used since 1811, but the official name remained the Executive Mansion until Roosevelt changed it.

After the White House Ronald Reagan lived in Los Angeles.

Gas lights were installed in 1848 when James Polk was President.

no.the white house is made out of lime stone. i think.

Wrong, the outside of the White House is made of Virginian Aquia Creek sandstone. Parts of the interior are made of Maryland Marble.

The first president of the US to give his oath of office in the White House was Rutherford B. Hayes.

Yes. Their son Willie Lincoln died in the White House after suffering from what was likely typhoid fever. He was 11 when he died.

4 foot tall

George Bush Sr was the first to actually have dial tone and the ability to dial his own calls. Herbert Hoover was the first to have a phone on his desk, but the call needed to be connected by an operator.

There are 11 bedrooms in the White House.

The White house also has 132 rooms total, 35 bathrooms, and 3 elevators.

The idea behind the White House was to establish a house for the President to reside in within the established federal city of Washington, D.C. The creation of the White House, it's design and how it would look, was open up to architects to enter their designs in a competition in which nine submissions for possible designs were entered. Interesting to note, one of the submissions was by Thomas Jefferson, a future president, who submitted his design anonymously. George Washington went to the city on July 16, 1792 to review the submissions and selected the one by James Hoban, who was an Irishman living in Charleston, South Carolina; however, not liking all of the designs set forth by Hoban, Washington had his design enlarged, added rooms, and wanted more design, ornaments, and regal character throughout as this would be seen as more befitting of a president for the United States. Construction then began on October 13, 1792, to create what would become the first White House. This building was first referred to by many names including the President's Palace, the Presidential Mansion, and the President's House. It wasn't until around 1811, that it was recorded as being called The White House by the public. Later, President Theodore Roosevelt established the formal name for the building as being the White House.

As for the the architect who designed the White House, he was born in 1758 and died on December 8, 1831. Born in Ireland, he studied architecture at the Royal Dublin Society and later came to the United States after the American Revolutionary War where he resided in Philadelphia in 1781, working as an architect, before then going to South Carolina in 1792. After drawing the winning design for the White House, he moved to Washington, D.C., and continued to work there on other public and government buildings and projects.

I believe this refers to the inhabitant of the White House in the 1920's. That was Calvin Coolidge, nicknamed "Silent Cal".

The statues that are in front of the Library of Congress are called the Court of Neptune. They are not only statues, but a working fountain. It is made up of three bronze castings and is about 50 feet wide. The middle statue is of King Neptune while the two on each side of him are sea nymphs riding on seahorses.

The president has the power to veto bills. There is standard veto, where he votes down the bill. Pocket veto, where he ignores it. And Line Item Veto, where the president votes down parts of a bill, but passes other parts.

Line Item isn't allowed anymore, though it should be. Sometimes congress attaches a smaller bill with a big one, they don't even have to be related, but if the president wants to pass the bigger bill but not the smaller one, he has no choice. They either BOTH get vetoed or BOTH get passed.

The president also has the power to activate troops for 60 days without concent of congress.

He has the power to appoint judges. However, they have to be accepted by congress which can be difficult if the congress is divided, meaning that either house has a majority of supporters for one political party, and the president supports the other. (Such as 2007, Bush was republican while Democrats were majority in house AND senate..which is a reason why Obama is predicted to do more for our country, Congress will ALLOW him to do more for our country.. they agree.)

The president can choose his own cabinent, but really they are just advisers. They don't have any big powers.

The president is the symbol of our country. He also has to live up to that rep.

He has the power to grant pardon. Usually they do it at the end of there term (Bush would be doing it right now.) It is where they chose to pardon, or not pardon someone for crimes (such as treason, murder, war crimes, etc.), and therefore they would be excused of that.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. . -Miranda

It depends on your state law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Doctrine_in_the_United_States Please refer to the above article for the information you request.

John Adams was the first to live in the White House. He moved in about 4 months before his term ended.
John Adams was the first to live in the White House. He moved in about 4 months before his term ended.
John Adams
Abigail Adams was the first White House hostess.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt loved to have candles on a Christmas tree. When he was a boy there were no electric lights for Christmas trees and when he grew older, trees with electric lights just did not seem right.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

that is good luck (i think)

No, Joe Biden doesn't stay at the White House. The White House is where the President stays. The Vice President stays a separate residence called Number One Observatory Circle.

First Lady Dolley Madison haunts the Rose Garden.