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The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.
On April 9, 2009, unconfirmed reports circulated that the White House was being evacuated at around 4:00 p.m. EST after a suspicious package was discovered. Emergency services and the Secret Service were reportedly investigating the package, which was found on the front lawn.BNOnews: Emergency services responding to the White House
In june of 2009, unconfirmed reports circulated that the popular social networking web microblogging site Twitter had been banned from use within the whitehouse . This was later struck down as rumor and infact twitter is allowed by permitted whitehouse personnel .
You can follow the whitehouse on twitter simply following the name "whitehouse".
Currently The Whitehouse has about 1 Million followers to date.
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Fast Facts
- October 13, 1792: Construction beginsThe White House Museum: Construction
- November 1, 1800: Ready for occupancyThe White House Museum: Overview
- Architect: James HobanThe White House Museum: Overview
- Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20500The White House: Contacting the White House
- Comments: 202-456-1111The White House: Contacting the White House
- Switchboard: 202-456-1414The White House: Contacting the White House
- Owned by National Park Service
- Set afire and gutted by British troops during War of 1812The White House: White House Facts
- Six stories tallThe White House: White House Facts
- 55,000 ft² (5,100 m²) of floor spaceThe White House Museum: Overview
- 132 roomsThe White House Museum: Overview
- Receives about 5,000 visitors a dayThe White House Museum: Overview
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Stimulus Celebration
President Barack Obama held a cocktail reception on January 28, 2009 at The White House for several lawmakers who are considering the 2009 Stimulus Package. The bill was passed in the House earlier in the day. Democratic and Republican Senators and Representatives to the House attended the cocktail reception.The New York Times: Obama Holds Reception for Congressional Leaders (January 28, 2009) -
Server Failure
New White House staffers were without email between about 10:00 am January 26, 2009 and 8:00 am January 27, 2009, because of a server failure. The outage pointed up the technological weakness of the building, as well as the technological needs of the Obama Administration.Washington Post: E-Mail System Running Again at the White House (January 27, 2009) -
New China
On January 7, 2009, First Lady Laura Bush unveiled two new china collections purchased for the White House by the White House Historical Association. The two collections, the George W. Bush State China Service and the Magnolia Residence China Service, cost over $550,000 for 395 place settings.USA Today: Today's photo: Laura Bush unveils new White House china (January 7, 2009)Also on January 7, President George W. Bush hosted a lunch at the White House for all the living U.S. presidents: past, present and future. President-elect Barack Obama attended, as did Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy CarterTelegraph: Barack Obama meets US presidents at White House lunch (January 8, 2009)
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Brief History
The idea for a state residence for the U.S. President, located in the heart of Washington, D.C., was part of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's original conception for the new federal city. The design of architect James Hoban, an Irishman from Charleston, South Carolina was chosen in a competition and work began in 1792, using slaves and European laborers. Every U.S. President since John Adams has lived in the White House. The current appearance of the White House came about through a series of architectural changes made between the completion of its construction in 1800 and the addition of the East Wing in 1942. In 1814, British forces invaded Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812 and set fire to the structure; the interior was completely destroyed and many of the exterior walls were blackened. The building went through a major reconstruction project following the war, and the distinctive North and South Porticoes were added in the 1820s. -
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