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The White House 1600 Sessions is a podcast that explores the history, untold stories, and personal accounts of America’s most iconic residence and office – The White House. Through conversations with historians and eyewitnesses to history, we open the doors to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Official 2024 White House Christmas Ornament
White House 360° Tour A 360° Tour of the Executive Mansion with Digital Notebooks for Teachers & Students; Publishing Information On Our Award-Winning Books & White House History Quarterly Journal; Podcast The White House 1600 Sessions; White House History Live Our Facebook Live series on the stories that make up the history of the Executive ...
Tour the White House in 360 Degrees
The below digital notebook was created by the White House Historical Association to assist students and teachers using “The White House 360 Virtual Tour” in their classrooms. Even if students are learning in a virtual, in-person, or hybrid format, these materials are accessible and will accompany them on their journey through these tours.
Why is the White House white?
White House Collection/White House Historical Association Show Me More Meant to wear off for the most part, leaving cracks and crevices filled, the whitewash was never allowed to weather, but was refreshed periodically until the structure at last was painted with white lead paint in 1818.
How did the White House get its name?
There is a popular misconception that the White House was first painted white to cover the scorch marks left by British soldiers who burned the house on August 24, 1814. In fact, the White House first received a lime-based whitewash in 1798 to protect its sandstone exterior from moisture and cracking during winter freezes.
White House Dimensions
It takes 570 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of just the residence portion of the White House (center), excluding the West and East Wings. While there is no definite set schedule, generally the paint on the White House is cleaned and touched up annually and recoated when needed, with a full coat being applied approximately every 4 ...
White House Visitor Center
The White House Visitor Center first opened in March 1995. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, White House tour tickets became available through Congressional offices and embassies. No longer a center for ticket distribution, the White House Visitor Center evolved to serve visitors' educational and informational needs.
Building the White House
If you are looking for more specific information about the construction of the White House and in-depth accounts, see Bob Arnebeck’s Through a Fiery Trial: Building Washington 1790-1800, Robert J. Kapsch’s Building Washington: Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City 1790-1840, William Seale’s A White House of Stone: Building ...
White House Tour - White House Historical Association
White House 360° Tour A 360° Tour of the Executive Mansion with Digital Notebooks for Teachers & Students; Publishing Information On Our Award-Winning Books & White House History Quarterly Journal; Podcast The White House 1600 Sessions; White House History Live Our Facebook Live series on the stories that make up the history of the Executive ...
The Solarium - White House Historical Association
Bob Woodward, The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House (new York: Simon and Schuster, 1994), 244. Quoted in Lydia Tederick, “A Glimpse of Calvin Coolidge’s White House: the Photographs of Ralph Waldo Magee,” White House History, no. 8 (Fall 2000): 35; “solarium.”