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AMAZING,STRANGE AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WHITE HOUSE

Posted by AMAZING FACTS at 10:42 AM

There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators. With 55,000 square feet of space, it is one of the largest houses in the United States

The White House has a movie theater, swimming pool, bowling lane, jogging track, and a tennis court.

Presidential Firsts while in office... President James Polk (1845-49) was the first President to have his photograph taken... President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09) was not only the first President to ride in an automobile, but also the first President to travel outside the country when he visited Panama... President Franklin Roosevelt (1933-45) was the first President to ride in an airplane.

John Adams is said to have held the first fireworks display at the White House.

With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is able to serve dinner to as many as 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres to more than 1,000.

The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface.

George Bush invited tennis champions to play with him on the White House tennis courts.

John F. Kennedy's young son, John Jr., used to hide under the president's desk. John Jr. called the desk "my house."

Franklin D. Roosevelt got permission to build a swimming pool and a movie theater in the White House.

Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone installed in the White House. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, gave Hayes personal instructions on how to use it.

 

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krishna kashyap av said...

November 14, 2009 at 6:12 PM  

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