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  2. White House - Wikipedia

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    The location of the White House, just north of a canal and swampy lands, which provided conditions ripe for malaria and other unhealthy conditions, was questioned. [55] Brigadier General Nathaniel Michler was tasked with proposing solutions to address these concerns.

  3. Oval Office - Wikipedia

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    The Oval Office has become associated in Americans' minds with the presidency itself through memorable images, such as a young John F. Kennedy, Jr. peering through the front panel of his father's desk, President Richard Nixon speaking by telephone with the Apollo 11 astronauts during their moonwalk, and Amy Carter bringing her Siamese cat Misty Malarky Ying Yang to brighten her father ...

  4. United States Oval Office Address - Wikipedia

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    An Oval Office address is a type of speech made by the president of the United States, usually in the Oval Office at the White House. [1] It is considered among the most solemn settings for an address made by a leader, and is most often delivered to announce a major new policy initiative, on the occasion of a leader's departure from office, or ...

  5. Executive Residence - Wikipedia

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    North facade of the White House Executive Residence White House ground floor showing location of principal rooms White House state floor showing location of principal rooms White House second floor showing location of principal rooms. The Executive Residence is the central building of the White House complex located between the East Wing and ...

  6. What Does It Take to Move Donald Trump Into the White House?

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    Blair House, a 119-room complex made up of four connected townhouses that quietly face the White House on Pennsylvania Ave, has become the traditional accommodations for the President-elect the ...

  7. Eisenhower Executive Office Building - Wikipedia

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    The first executive offices were constructed between 1799 and 1820 on the former site of the Washington Jockey Club, flanking the White House. [5] In 1869, following the Civil War, Congress appointed a commission to select a site and submit plan and cost estimates for a new State Department Building, with possible arrangements to house the War and Navy departments.

  8. Hard-to-Believe Facts About the White House - AOL

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    Bummer, George. Our nation's very first president, George Washington, picked the site for the White House and gave its design a thumbs-up. But he left office in 1797 and died in 1799, three years ...

  9. List of residences of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A "Winter White House" is typically the name given to the winter vacation residence of the standing president of the United States aside from Camp David, the mountain-based military camp in Frederick County, Maryland, used as a country retreat and for high-alert protection of the president and his guests.