White House Fact or Fiction

Find out how much you know about the White House
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President George Washington, along with Pierre L'Enfant, the city planner, decided where the White House would be, which is known today as 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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    The White House was designed by Benjamin Franklin
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    Even though President Washington supervised its construction, he never got to live in the White House.
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    The White House was set on fire and scorched by the British in 1814, during the course of the War of 1812.
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    Another fire broke out in 1939 in the East Wing, during Franklin Roosevelt's presidency.
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    It has been referred to as the 'Executive Mansion', the 'President's House', and the 'President's Palace'. The name 'White House' was given by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1901.
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    The White House has 132 rooms and six floors, which serve as accommodation for the people who reside in it, work in it, and visit it.
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    The earliest known photograph of the White House was taken by Mary Todd Lincoln in 1863 during the Civil War.
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    First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt directed a very extensive and historic redecoration of the White House in the 1930s.
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    In the 1950s, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to travel by helicopter to and from the White House grounds.
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    The Oval Office, Lincoln Bedroom, Roosevelt Room and Reagan Room can all be found in the White House
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    There are 5 chefs that serve full-time, who can serve dinner to a 140-strong guest-list while being able to whip up 1,000 delicious appetizers for any gathering.
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