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The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. [2]
This is a list of satellite map images with missing or unclear data. Some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services have such issues due to having been intentionally digitally obscured or blurred for various reasons of this. [1] For example, Westchester County, New York asked Google to blur potential terrorism targets (such as ...
The Map Room is a room on the ground floor of the White House, the official home of the president of the United States . The Map Room takes its name from its use during World War II, when Franklin Roosevelt used it as a situation room where maps were consulted to track the war's progress (for such purposes, it was later replaced by the West ...
President's Park, located in Downtown Washington, D.C., encompasses the White House and includes the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the Treasury Building, and grounds; the White House Visitor Center; Lafayette Square; and The Ellipse. [3] President's Park was the original name of Lafayette Square. President's Park is administered by the ...
The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., US. The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park. The entire park, which features monuments, is open ...
Number One Observatory Circle, often referred to as the Naval Observatory, is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the northeast grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., the house was built in 1893 for the observatory superintendent. The U.S. Navy's chief of naval operations (CNO) liked ...
Marine One descending to its landing on the South Lawn in July 1987 State Arrival Ceremony for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines in May 2003. The South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., is directly south of the house and is bordered on the east by East Executive Drive and the Treasury Building, on the west by West Executive Drive and the Old Executive Office ...
Catalyst to pass Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, [ 1][ 2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [ 3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of ...