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The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Today, the White House Complex includes the Executive Residence, West Wing, Cabinet Room, Roosevelt Room, East Wing, and the Old Executive Office Building, which houses the executive offices of the President and Vice President. The term White House is regularly used as a metonym for the Executive Office of the President of the United States and for the president's administration and advisers in general. These influences, though undocumented, are cited in the official White House guide, and in White House Historical Association publications. The first official White House guide, published in 1962, suggested a link between Hoban's design for the South Portico, and Chteau de Rastignac, a neoclassical country house located in La Bachellerie in the Dordogne region of France and designed by Mathurin Salat. Although it was not completed until some years after the presidency of George Washington, it is also speculated that the name of the traditional residence of the President of the United States may have derived from Martha Custis Washington's home, White House Plantation in Virginia, where the nation's first President had courted the First Lady in the mid-18th century. Despite his complaints that the house was too big ("big enough for two emperors, one pope, and the grand lama in the bargain"), Jefferson considered how the White House might be added to. In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt and his family moved in to the White House and hired McKim, Mead, and White to carry out renovations and expansion, including the addition of a West Wing. By 1948, the house was declared to be in imminent danger of collapse, forcing President Truman to commission a reconstruction and move across the street to Blair House from 1949 to 1951. Different periods of the early republic and world history were selected as a theme for each room: the Federal style for the Green Room, French Empire for the Blue Room, American Empire for the Red Room, Louis XVI for the Yellow Oval Room, and Victorian for the president's study, renamed the Treaty Room. The White House today As a means of preserving the history of the White House, no substantive architectural changes have been made on the house since the Truman renovation. Since the Kennedy restoration, every presidential family has made some changes to their private quarters of the White House, but the Committee for the Preservation of the White House must approve any modifications to the State Rooms. Aimed at maintaining the historical integrity of the White House, the congressionally authorized committee works with the First Familyusually represented by the First Lady, the White House Curator, and Chief Usherto implement the family's proposed plans for altering the house. Layout and amenities Today the group of buildings housing the presidency is known as the White House Complex. The State Floor of the residence building includes the East Room, Green Room, Blue Room, Red Room, State Dining Room, Family Dining Room, Cross Hall, Entrance Hall, and Grand Staircase. The second floor family residence includes the Yellow Oval Room, East and West Sitting Halls, the White House Master Bedroom, President's Dining Room, the Treaty Room, Lincoln Bedroom and Queens' Bedroom, as well as two additional bedrooms, a smaller kitchen, and a private dressing room. The third floor consists of the White House Solarium, Game Room, Linen Room, a Diet Kitchen, and another sitting room (previously used as President George W. It also includes the Cabinet Room, where the president conducts business meetings and where the United States Cabinet meets, as well as the White House Situation Room, James S. Among its uses, the East Wing has intermittently housed the offices and staff of the First Lady, and the White House Social Office. During the mid to late nineteenth century a series of ever larger green houses were built on the west side of the house, where the current West Wing is located. Michelle Obama planted the White Houses' first organic garden and installed beehives on the South Lawn of the White House, which will supply organic produce and honey to the First Family and for state dinners and other official gatherings. Public access and security
Like the English and Irish country houses it was modeled on, the White House was, from the start, open to the public until the early part of the twentieth century. Those open houses sometimes became rowdy: in 1829, President Andrew Jackson had to leave for a hotel when roughly 20,000 citizens celebrated his inauguration inside the White House. Even so, the practice continued until 1885, when newly elected Grover Cleveland arranged for a presidential review of the troops from a grandstand in front of the White House instead of the traditional open house.
Pennsylvania Avenue is now closed to all vehicular traffic, except government officials
The White House Historical Association, with historical photos, online tours and exhibits, timelines, and facts
The White House Museum, a detailed online tour of the White House and solar panels in the White House.
China Room Office of the Curator Diplomatic Reception Room Chief Floral Designer Library Map Room Vermeil Room
Blue Room Cross Hall East Room Entrance Hall Family Dining Room Grand Staircase Green Room Red Room South Portico State Dining Room Chief Usher
Center Hall Dressing Room East Bedroom East Sitting Hall Family Kitchen Lincoln Bedroom Lincoln Sitting Room President's Bedroom President's Dining Room Private Sitting Room Queens' Bedroom Queens' Sitting Room Treaty Room Truman Balcony West Bedroom West Sitting Hall Yellow Oval Room
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Cabinet Room Executive Office Oval Office Press Briefing Room Roosevelt Room Situation Room
Office of the First Lady Graphics and Calligraphy Office Presidential Emergency Operations Center Social Secretary
The Ellipse Jacqueline Kennedy Garden Lafayette Park North Lawn President's Park Rose Garden South Lawn
15th Street 17th Street Constitution Avenue E Street East Executive Avenue H Street NW Hamilton Place Jackson Place Madison Place Pennsylvania Avenue State Place West Executive Avenue
Adams Memorial African American Civil War Memorial Albert Einstein Memorial Daniel Webster Memorial District of Columbia War Memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial George Mason Memorial James A.
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McCartney Ram McCartney II Tug of War Pipes of Peace Press to Play Flowers in the Dirt Off the Ground Flaming Pie Run Devil Run Driving Rain Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Memory Almost Full
Wild Life Red Rose Speedway Band on the Run Venus and Mars Wings at the Speed of Sound London Town Back to the Egg
Wings over America Tripping the Live Fantastic Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) Paul Is Live Back in the U.S. Back in the World Amoeba's Secret Good Evening New York City Paul McCartney Live in Los Angeles
Wings Greatest Hot Hits - Cold Cuts (unreleased) All the Best! Wingspan: Hits and History
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Standing Stone Working Classical Ecce Cor Meum
Wings University Tour Wings Over Europe Tour Wings 1973 UK Tour Wings Over the World tour Wings UK Tour 1979 The Paul McCartney World Tour The New World Tour Driving USA Tour Back In The U.S. Tour Driving Mexico Tour Driving Japan Tour Back in the World tour 2004 Summer Tour The 'US' Tour Summer Live '09 Good Evening Europe Tour Up and Coming Tour
A Hard Day's Night Help! Magical Mystery Tour Yellow Submarine Let It Be James Paul McCartney (1973) Wings Over the World (1979) Concert for Kampuchea (1980) Rockshow (1980) Back To The Egg (1981) Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) Get Back (1991) Paul Is Live - The New World Tour (1993) In The World Tonight (1997) Live at the Cavern Club (1999) Wingspan (2001) Back in the U.S. (2002) Paul McCartney in Red Square (2003) Between Chaos and Creation (2005) Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road (2005) The Space Within US (2006) The McCartney Years (2007) Good Evening New York City (2009)
Discography The Beatles Linda McCartney Heather Mills MPL Communications Paul is dead Awards Music contributions and appearances Paul McCartney concerts since 2000 Maxi-singles "Lisa the Vegetarian"
1971: "Another Day" / "Oh Woman, Oh Why" "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" / "Too Many People" "The Back Seat of My Car" / "Heart of the Country" "Eat at Home" / "Smile Away" 1972: "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" / "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (instr) "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" 1973: "My Love" / "The Mess" (live) "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" "Jet" / "Mamunia" "Jet" / "Let Me Roll It" "Mrs Vandebilt" / "Bluebird" 1974: "Band on the Run" / "Zoo Gang" (UK) "Band on the Run" / "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G" "Walking in the Park with Eloise" / "Bridge Over the River Suite" 1975: "Listen to What the Man Said" / "Love in Song" "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man" 1976: "Silly Love Songs" / "Cook of the House" "Let 'Em In / "Beware My Love" 1977: "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) / "Soily" (live) "Seaside Woman" / "B Side to Seaside" "Mull of Kintyre" (UK A-Side) / "Girls' School" (US A-Side) 1978: "With a Little Luck" / "Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" "I've Had Enough" / "Deliver Your Children" "London Town" / "I'm Carrying" 1979: "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" "Old Siam, Sir" / "Spin It On" "Getting Closer" / "Baby's Request" (UK) "Getting Closer" / "Spin It On" (US) "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" "Wonderful Christmastime" / "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae"
1980: "Coming Up" (UK A-side), "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (U.S. A-side) / "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" "Waterfalls" / "Check My Machine" "Temporary Secretary" / "Secret Friend" 1982: "Ebony and Ivory" / "Rainclouds" "Take It Away" / "I'll Give You a Ring" "Tug of War" / "Get It" "The Girl Is Mine" (with Michael Jackson) / "Can't Get Outta the Rain" (Michael Jackson) 1983: "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) / "Ode to a Koala Bear" "Pipes of Peace" (UK A-Side) / "So Bad" (US A-Side) 1984: "No More Lonely Nights" / "No More Lonely Nights" (alternate version) "We All Stand Together" / "We All Stand Together" (humming version) 1985: "Spies Like Us" / "My Carnival" 1986: "Press" / "It's Not True" "Pretty Little Head" / "Write Away" "Stranglehold" / "Angry" "Only Love Remains" / "Tough on a Tightrope" 1987: "Once Upon A Long Ago" / "Back on My Feet" 1989: "Ferry Cross the Mersey" / "Abide with Me" "My Brave Face" / "Flying to My Home" "This One" / "The First Stone" "Figure of Eight" / "Ou Est le Soleil?"
1990: "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" "Birthday" (live) / "Good Day Sunshine" (live) "All My Trials" (live) / "C Moon" (live) 1993: "Hope of Deliverance" / "Long Leather Coat" "C'Mon People" / "I Can't Imagine" "Off the Ground" / "Cosmically Conscious" 1997: "Young Boy" / "Looking for You" "The World Tonight" / "Used to Be Bad" "Beautiful Night" / "Love Come Tumbling Down" 1999: "No Other Baby" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
2001: "From a Lover to a Friend" / "Riding into Jaipur" "Freedom" / "From a Lover to a Friend" 2004: "Tropic Island Hum" / "We All Stand Together" 2005: "Fine Line" / "Growing Up Falling Down" "Jenny Wren" / "Summer of '59" 2007: "Dance Tonight" "Nod Your Head" "Ever Present Past" / "House of Wax" (live) "Nod Your Head" / "Nod Your Head" 2008: "Heal the Pain" (with George Michael) "Sing the Changes" 2009: "(I Want To) Come Home" "Walk With You" (with Ringo Starr)
Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Denny Laine Denny Seiwell Henry McCullough Jimmy McCulloch Geoff Britton Joe English Laurence Juber Steve Holley
Wild Life (1971) Red Rose Speedway (1973) Band on the Run (1973) Venus and Mars (1975) Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) London Town (1978) Back to the Egg (1979)
Wings Greatest (1978) Hot Hits Cold Cuts (unreleased) Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)
"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" / "Give Ireland Back to the Irish (instrumental version)" (1972) "Mary Had a Little Lamb" / "Little Woman Love" (1972) "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" (1972) "My Love" / "The Mess" (live) (1973) "Live and Let Die" / "I Lie Around" (1973) "Helen Wheels" / "Country Dreamer" (1973) "Jet" / "Mamunia" (1973) "Jet" / "Let Me Roll It" (1973) "Mrs Vandebilt" / "Bluebird (1973)" "Band on the Run" / "Zoo Gang" (UK) (1974) "Band on the Run" / "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) (1974) "Junior's Farm" / "Sally G" (1974) "Walking in the Park with Eloise" / "Bridge Over the River Suite" (1974) "Listen to What the Man Said" / "Love in Song" (1975) "Letting Go" / "You Gave Me the Answer" (1975) "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" / "Magneto and Titanium Man" (1976) "Silly Love Songs" / "Cook of the House" (1976) "Let 'Em In / "Beware My Love" (1977) "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) / "Soily" (live) (1977) "Seaside Woman" / "B Side to Seaside" (1977) "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" (1978) "With a Little Luck" / "Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" (1978) "I've Had Enough" / "Deliver Your Children" (1978) "London Town" / "I'm Carrying" (1978) "Goodnight Tonight" / "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (1979) "Old Siam, Sir" / "Spin It On" (1979) "Getting Closer" / "Baby's Request" (UK) (1979) "Getting Closer" / "Spin It On" (US) (1979) "Arrow Through Me" / "Old Siam, Sir" (1979) "Coming Up" / "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" / "Lunchbox/Odd-Sox" (1980) "Spies Like Us" / "My Carnival" (1985) "Put It There" / "Mama's Little Girl" / "Same Time Next Year" (1990)
Wings University Tour (1972) Wings Over Europe Tour (1972) Wings 1973 UK Tour (May 1973) Wings Over the World tour (1975-1976) Wings UK Tour 1979 (1979)
Wings Over the World (1979) Concert for Kampuchea (1980) Rockshow (1980) Back To The Egg (1981) Paul McCartney - Wingspan - An Intimate Portrait (2001)
Discography The Beatles Ginger Baker's Air Force The Moody Blues Suzy and the Red Stripes Small Faces
John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr Stuart Sutcliffe Pete Best
The Quarrymen In Hamburg At The Cavern Club Decca audition Beatlemania in the United Kingdom American releases In the United States In 1966 More popular than Jesus The studio years In India Breakup Death of John Lennon Reunions Anthology Love (Cirque du Soleil) The Beatles: Rock Band Line-ups Timeline
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit The Beatles at Shea Stadium The Compleat Beatles The Beatles Anthology All Together Now
1964 world tour 1965 European tour 1965 US tour 1966 US tour List of live performances
Neil Aspinall Dave Dexter, Jr. Geoff Emerick Mal Evans Glyn Johns Bert Kaempfert Jeff Lynne Magic Alex Ken Mansfield George Martin Giles Martin Phil McDonald Ken Scott Norman Smith Phil Spector Alistair Taylor Chris Thomas Ken Townsend
Peter Bennett Sid Bernstein Peter Brown Lee Eastman Brian Epstein Dick James Allen Klein Larry Parnes Allan Williams
Jane Asher Barbara Bach Pattie Boyd Olivia Harrison Astrid Kirchherr Cynthia Lennon Linda McCartney Heather Mills Yoko Ono May Pang Francie Schwartz Maureen Starkey
Francesca Gregorini Dhani Harrison Julian Lennon Sean Lennon Heather McCartney James McCartney Mary McCartney Mike McCartney Stella McCartney Lee Starkey Zak Starkey
Eric Clapton Donovan Nicky Hopkins Johnny Hutchinson Mick Jagger Brian Jones Jim Keltner David Mason Tommy Moore Chas Newby Jimmie Nicol Harry Nilsson Billy Preston Ronnie Scott Ravi Shankar Tony Sheridan Andy White
Band Aid The Dirty Mac Ferry Aid The Fireman Peter and Gordon Plastic Ono Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Rory Storm and the Hurricanes Traveling Wilburys Wings
Tony Barrow Ray Connolly Hunter Davies Mark Lewisohn Alan W. / "I'm Down" "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out"
"Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever" "All You Need Is Love" / "Baby, You're a Rich Man" "Hello, Goodbye" / "I Am the Walrus"
"Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down" "The Ballad of John and Yoko" / "Old Brown Shoe" "Something" / "Come Together"
"Yesterday" / "I Should Have Known Better" "Back in the U.S.S.R." Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help from My Friends" / "A Day in the Life"
"Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why" "From Me to You" / "Thank You Girl" "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You" "I Want to Hold Your Hand" / "I Saw Her Standing There"
"Twist and Shout" / "There's a Place" "Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do That" "Do You Want to Know a Secret" / "Thank You Girl" "Love Me Do" / "P.S. / "I'm Down" "Yesterday" / "Act Naturally" "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper"
"Nowhere Man" / "What Goes On" "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby"
"Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever" "All You Need Is Love" / "Baby, You're a Rich Man" "Hello, Goodbye" / "I Am the Walrus"
"Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down" "The Ballad of John and Yoko" / "Old Brown Shoe" "Something" / "Come Together"
"Let It Be" / "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue"
"Sgt. 1962 (1977) The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977) First Live Recordings (1979) Live at the BBC (1994)
The Beatles Collection (UK, 1978 / US, 1979) The Beatles Box (1980) The Beatles: The Collection (1982) The Beatles Box Set (1988) The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006) The Beatles Stereo Box Set (2009) The Beatles in Mono (2009)
Heather McCartney:1962- Mary McCartney:1969- Stella McCartney:1971- James McCartney:1977- Beatrice McCartney:2003-
Dot Rhone1940- (1959-1962) Jane Asher1946- (1963-1968) Nancy Shevell1961- (2007-) Nephews: Devin Basdekian
Monty Norman "James Bond Theme" John Barry "James Bond Is Back/From Russia with Love" John Barry "007 Theme" John Barry "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" Marvin Hamlisch "Bond 77"
David Arnold Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project The Incredible World of James Bond The Best of Bond...James Bond
John Barry Byron Lee & the Dragonaires "Kingston Calypso" Matt Monro Lionel Bart "From Russia with Love" Shirley Bassey Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse "Goldfinger" Tom Jones "Thunderball" Nancy Sinatra "You Only Live Twice" Louis Armstrong "We Have All the Time in the World" Shirley Bassey "Diamonds Are Forever" Paul McCartney & Wings "Live and Let Die" Lulu "The Man with the Golden Gun" Carly Simon Carole Bayer Sager "Nobody Does It Better" Shirley Bassey "Moonraker" Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only" Rita Coolidge "All Time High" Duran Duran "A View to a Kill" a-ha "The Living Daylights" The Pretenders "Where Has Everybody Gone?" Gladys Knight "Licence To Kill" Patti LaBelle "If You Asked Me To" Tina Turner "GoldenEye" Sheryl Crow "Tomorrow Never Dies" Garbage "The World Is Not Enough" Madonna "Die Another Day" Chris Cornell "You Know My Name" Jack White & Alicia Keys "Another Way to Die"
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass "Casino Royale" Lani Hall "Never Say Never Again"
JB = John Barry DA = David Arnold Monty Norman Dr. No JB From Russia with Love JB Goldfinger Don Black/JB Thunderball JB You Only Live Twice JB On Her Majesty's Secret Service JB Diamonds Are Forever George Martin & Olympia Brass Band Live and Let Die JB The Man with the Golden Gun Marvin Hamlisch The Spy Who Loved Me JB Moonraker Bill Conti For Your Eyes Only JB Tim Rice Octopussy JB A View to a Kill JB The Living Daylights Michael Kamen Licence to Kill ric Serra GoldenEye DA Tomorrow Never Dies DA The World Is Not Enough DA Die Another Day DA Casino Royale DA Quantum of Solace
Business park Office building Shopping mall / center Shopping district Ports and waterfronts Retail park Warehouse District
Housing development Gated community Multi-family residential Private community Housing estate Tract housing City block
Planned community List of planned cities Arcology Model village Garden city movement
House Villa Apartment Tower block High-rise Apartment building Skyscraper List of house types
Cluster development Urban planning Brownfield land Cemetery Land use planning Redevelopment Urban design Regional planning Zoning Context theory Eminent domain Construction Park Playground Parking
Airport lounge Cafeteria Classroom Changing room/ Locker room Conference hall Doctor's office Function hall Mailroom Library Lobby Office Refectory Restroom Security desk Waiting room
Alcove Atrium Balcony Breezeway Corridor Deck Elevator Emergency exit Escalator Entryway/ Genkan/ Mud room Foyer Hallway Loft Loggia Nook Patio Pedway Pergola Porch porte-cochre Portico Ramp Secret passage Skyway Spear closet Stairway Terrace Veranda Vestibule Wheelchair ramp
Attic Basement Box room/ Carport Cloakroom Closet Electrical room Equipment room Furnace room/ Boiler room Garage Janitorial closet Laundry room/ Utility room Mechanical room Pantry Root cellar Semi-basement Studio Server room Wardrobe Workshop Vault Wine cellar Wiring closet/ Demarcation point
Billiard room Bonus room Common room Den Dining room Family room Great room Hearth room Home office Kitchen Kitchenette Library Living room Man cave Media room or Home theater Mehmaan khana Recreation room Shrines Study Sunroom/ Solarium
Bathroom/ Toilet Bedroom/ Guest room Boudoir Cabinet Jack and Jill bathroom Nursery Safe room Solar State room Suite Walk-in closet
Ballroom Butler's pantry Buttery Drawing room/ Salon Fainting room Great chamber Great hall Larder Long gallery Lumber room Parlour Root cellar Saucery Scullery Servants' hall Smoking room Spicery Stillroom Undercroft
Barn Boathouse Conservatory Gym Loading dock Moon gate Outhouse Secondary suite Shed Stable Storm cellar or Storm room
Arch Ceiling Colonnade Column Courtyard Fireplace Floor Gate Lighting Ornament Swimming pool Vault Wet bar Roof
White is a color, the perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. Since the impression of white is obtained by three summations of light intensity across the visible spectrum, the number of combinations of light wavelengths that produce the sensation of white is practically infinite. In painting, white can be crafted by reflecting ambient light from a white pigment, although the ambient light must be white light, or else the white pigment will appear the color of the light. Religion The association of white with purity and peace is used by many religions, where liturgical robes of priests are often white, for instance the Roman Catholic Pope's cassock is white and white robes are worn inside Mormon Temples. In a highly formal social function, the traditional dress for men attending is white tie, or white tie and tails, a white bow tie and a swallowtail coat. Ethnography
The term white is often used in the West to denote the race of pale-skinned Caucasoids people of European descent with pale to white skin color, whose skin color varies from pale pink to pale brown. (January 2008)