The history, layout, renovations, and traditions of the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President Of The United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC. Based on the White House Wikipedia article. Formatted for the Kindle by Ira Krakow, with all hyperlinks and images preserved, and with the original Table of Contents as an active TOC. Text is from en.wikipedia.org available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ - See Terms of use for details.
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Table of Contents
1 History
1.1 1789–1800
1.2 Architectural competition
1.3 Design influences
1.4 Construction
1.5 Architectural appraisal
1.6 Naming conventions
2 Evolution of the White House
2.1 Early use, the 1814 fire, and rebuilding
2.2 Overcrowding and building the West Wing
2.3 The Truman reconstruction
2.4 The Kennedy restoration
3 The White House today
3.1 Layout and amenities
3.2 Executive Residence
3.3 West Wing
3.4 East Wing
3.5 Grounds
4 Public access and security
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
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