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Oneofthemostrecognizable[1]structuresintheworld,onecantsaytheyrebeentoWashingtonD.C.untiltheyhaveseentheWhiteHouse.Thehomeoftheleaderofthefreeworldisopentothepublicfivedaysaweekfrom10noon.

OriginallyknownastheExecutiveMansion[2],constructionoftheWhiteHousebeganin1792underthedirectionofGeorgeWashington.Thestructurewasnotcompleteduntil1800,soironically[3]WashingtonistheonlyPresidentnottolivethere.

TheexecutivemansionwastorchedbyBritishtroopsin1814,duringtheWarof1812.Thestructuraldamagecausedbythefirewasrepairedbuttheexteriorsandstonewallswerestillblackwithfiredamage.Thewallswerethenpaintedwhite,givingbirthtothenicknameTheWhiteHouse.AnactofCongressmadethistheofficialnamein1902.

EveryPresidenthaslefthismarkupontheWhiteHouse.ThomasJeffersonaddedterracestotheeastandwestwings,AndrewJacksoninstalledrunningwater,andHarryTrumanaddedaporch.BillClintonsadditiontotheWhiteHousewasanindoor-runningtrack(Usedtorelievetensionandcheeseburgers).

InordertovisittheWhiteHouse,youmustfirstpickupafreeticketfromtheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterlocatedat1450PennsylvaniaAve.Duringtheheightoftouristseason,ticketsarenearlyimpossibletoget.Getinlineby7AM(thefacilityopensat7:30)andyoumighthaveachance.Ignorethescalpersthataresellingfreetickets.

Guidedtourscanbearrangedbycontactingyourrepresentativeorsenator.Beonthelook-outforWolfBlitzerorotherfamousWhiteHousecorrespondents.Duetorecentdevelopmentsinthenews,thenumberofreportersthatusuallysurroundtheWhitehousehaveswelleddramatically.

TheWhiteHousetourprobablyrankshighonavisitorslistofthingstodowhileinWashingtonD.C.,buttheprocesstogetticketswilldefinitelytestyourdetermination.TheWhiteHouseisopenTues.Sat.from10AMNoon,butyouneedtogetoneofthefreeticketsforadmittance.Hereinliestheproblem,becauseticketsforthatdaystourscanonlybepickedupattheWhiteHouseVisitorsCenterandtheyrunoutveryquickly.Althoughthecenteropensat7:30AM,thelinetogetticketsstartstoformsometimearoundfive.ThereforemostpeoplehavetobesatisfiedwithseeingonlytheexterioroftheWhiteHouse.TheVisitorsCenterhasnicedisplaysonthehistoryoftheWhiteHousetomollifythedisappointedvisitorswhocouldntgettickets.Dontexpecttogetticketsforthetourifyouarriveafter9AM.

Ifyouareluckyenoughtogettickets,theywillbestampedwiththedeparturetimeofyourtour.BleachershavebeensetupontheEllipsesovisitorscansituntilthetourstaffcollectsthem.Thetwentyminutetourconsistsoffiverooms:TheEastRoom,GreenRoom,BlueRoom,RedRoomandtheStateDiningRoom.

ThePresidentsGarden

ThelovelyWhiteHousegardensoftodayandthosethatpreceded[4]themarethethemeofthePresidentsGardenorganizedbytheWhiteHouseHistoricalAssociation,theWhiteHouseCuratorsOffice,andtheSuperintendentoftheGroundsfortheWhiteHouseincooperationwiththeNationalParkService.TheexhibittracesthehistoryoftheWhiteHousegroundsfromthe1790stothepresentdayanddisplaysmorethan60historicblackandwhiteandcolorphotographs,paintings,documentsandotherillustrationsfromthepast

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