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Daily Rate: $2,500
Sleeps: 32
Beds: 10
Baths: 35
Floors: 6 |
City: Washington
Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Garage Size: 40 car
Lot Size: 20 Acres
Square Feet: 35,000 |
Full Description: Establishment of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House
The Kennedys' Fine Arts Committee eventually became the congressionally authorized Committee for the Preservation of the White House, whose mission is to maintain the historical integrity of the White House. The committee works with the First Family, usually represented by the First Lady, the White House Curator, the Chief Usher of the White House, and the White House Curator of Fine Arts. Since the committee's establishment, every presidential family has made some changes to the family quarters of the White House, but changes to the State Rooms must all be approved by the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. During the Nixon administration, First Lady Pat Nixon refurbished the Green Room, Blue Room and Red Room, working with Clement Conger, the curator they appointed. In the 1990s President and Mrs. Clinton had some of the rooms refurbished by Arkansas decorator Kaki Hockersmith. During the Clinton administration the East Room, Blue Room, State Dining Room and Lincoln Sitting Room were refurbished. A recent refurbishment of the Lincoln Bedroom begun during the Clinton administration was completed in President George W. Bush's administration, and the refurbishment of the Green Room and East Room has begun. The White House is one of the first government buildings in Washington that was made wheelchair-accessible, with modifications having been made during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who needed to use a wheelchair as a result of his polio. In the 1990s Hillary Rodham Clinton, at the suggestion of Visitors Office Director Melinda N. Bates, approved the addition of a ramp in the East Wing corridor. It allowed easy wheelchair access for the public tours and special events that enter through the secure entrance building on the east side.
The West Wing
The West Wing of the White House, in the foreground.
The West Wing of the White House, in the foreground.
Main article: West Wing
In the early twentieth century, new buildings were added to the colonnades at either side of the main White House to accommodate the President's growing staff. The West Wing houses the President's office (the Oval Office) and offices of his senior staff, with room for about 50 employees. It also includes the Cabinet Room, where the United States Cabinet meets, and the White House Situation Room. This portion of the building was used as the setting for the popular television show The West Wing. Some members of the President's staff are located in the adjacent Old Executive Office Building in the former State War and Navy building, sometimes known as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
The East Wing
Main article: East Wing of the White House
The East Wing, which contains additional office space, was added to the White House in 1942. Among its uses, the East Wing has intermittently housed the offices and staff of the First Lady, and the White House Social Office. Rosalynn Carter, in 1977, was the first to place her personal office in the East Wing and to formally call it the "Office of the First Lady." The East Wing was built during World War II in order to hide the construction of an underground bunker to be used in emergency situations. The bunker has come to be known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. |
Rental Features
Air Conditioning
Alarm
Balcony
Cable/Satellite TV
Carpeted Floors
Dishwasher
Disposal
Fireplace
Gas Range
Hardwood Floors
Microwave
Patio/Deck
Washer/Dryer
Waterfront
Waterfront
Wheelchair Access
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Additional Features
Association Fee
Bike Paths
Boating
Clubhouse
Controlled Access
Courtyard
Fitness Center
Golf Course
Playground/Park
Pool
Public Transportation
Spa/Jacuzzi
Sports Complex
Tennis Courts
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