White House
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| - | [[The White House]][http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3379134.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=89B856506CE54654F75F1BFD1AE69316A55A1E4F32AD3138] in [[Tite Street]], [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] was James Whistler's private residence, designed with [[Edward William Godwin|E. W. Godwin]], [[1877]]–[[1877|8]]). Its construction, as well as the legal case against [[John Ruskin]] bankrupted him. | ||
| - | Whistler moved there from a house in Cheyne Row. Whistler's bankruptcy in [[1879]] forced the sale of the house along with the rest of the painter's effects. The buyer of the house, an [[art critic]], made changes that Whistler and Godwin deplored. '''The White House''' was demolished in the 1960s. | + | The '''White House''' is the [[official residence]] and workplace of the [[President of the United States]]. It is located at 1600 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]] [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|NW]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and has been the residence of every U.S. President since [[John Adams]] in 1800. The term, "White House", is often used as a [[metonym]] for the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|president and his advisers]]. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Camp David]] | ||
| + | * [[Germantown White House]] | ||
| + | * [[Graphics and Calligraphy Office]] | ||
| + | * [[List of largest houses in the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.]] | ||
| + | * [[List of residences of Presidents of the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[List of residences of Presidents of the United States#Western White House]] | ||
| + | * [[Number One Observatory Circle]], residence of the Vice President | ||
| + | * [[Reportedly haunted locations in the District of Columbia#White House|Reported White House ghosts]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Rooms in the White House]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Acquisition Trust]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Chief Calligrapher]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Chief Floral Designer]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Christmas tree]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Communications Agency]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Endowment Trust]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Executive Chef]] | ||
| + | * [[White House Fellows]] | ||
| + | * ''[[White House History]]'' | ||
| + | * [[White House Social Secretary]] | ||
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The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. and has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams in 1800. The term, "White House", is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.
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See also
- Camp David
- Germantown White House
- Graphics and Calligraphy Office
- List of largest houses in the United States
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
- List of residences of Presidents of the United States
- List of residences of Presidents of the United States#Western White House
- Number One Observatory Circle, residence of the Vice President
- Reported White House ghosts
- Category:Rooms in the White House
- White House Acquisition Trust
- White House Chief Calligrapher
- White House Chief Floral Designer
- White House Christmas tree
- White House Communications Agency
- White House Endowment Trust
- White House Executive Chef
- White House Fellows
- White House History
- White House Social Secretary
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