As many people know, the White House is home to the President of the United States. There have been 45 presidential families who have lived in this building. The current President is Donald J. Trump. Many people dislike him because of his poor decisions, tweeting, and insults to many. During the tour, we visited 7 fancy rooms.
It is the location of state dinners, receptions, concerts, weddings, and press conferences. Both Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy laid in the room after their assassinations. When the White House was burned in 1814, Dolly Madison removed the portraits of George Washington, for safekeeping.
It's the Green Room!!!
This is where Thomas Jefferson hosted lots of his dinners. It has been a parlor since James Madison's time. In this room, there are John and Abigail Adams' silver coffee urn and James and Dolley Madison's French candlesticks. The furniture was made from 1800-1815.
This oval blue room has been a reception room.
In 1817, President James Monroe furnished the room. Before he did that, there were 7 pieces of furniture: gilded chairs, the sofa, and the clock on the mantel. President Grover Cleveland was the only president to get married at the White House. That was held here in the Blue Room.
The Red Room is often used by first ladies to receive guests, since the early 19th century. President Rutherford Hayes took oath of office in1877. The furniture was made in New York between 1810-1819. The marble mantel has been in the White House since 1819.
The State Dining Room has had the same furniture since 1902, when Theodore Roosevelt was President. As many as 140 people can be seated at dinners and lunches by using the round table. The portrait of Abraham Lincoln was painted in 1869 by George P.A. Healy.
Overall, the White House is a very historic building. There is lots of antique furniture and pictures from all the past presidents.
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