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facts first presents hidden secrets
inside the White House the public
doesn't know about number one the cost
of the White House when the White House
itself was built the construction
industry wasn't what it is today because
of this it took eight years to build the
White House at the time it cost two
hundred thirty two thousand three
hundred seventy two dollars if you
adjust for inflation that would be about
four million dollars today number two
the naming of the White House President
Theodore Roosevelt is the one who gave
the White House its name White House
before he settled there he had a few
other names in mind first he called it
to the president's palace next he called
it the president's house he even tried
the executive mansion for a little while
finally though he realized that none of
the name spent he decided just to call
it the White House and the name stuck
and that's what we've been calling it
ever since number three a gym in the
White House President Theodore Roosevelt
loved boxing and he was an accomplished
judo fighter as well when he moved into
the White House he lined the basement
with training mats he would take anybody
down to the basement to agree so that
they could spar together he even took
the Swiss Minister John Sullivan to the
basement Sullivan was a boxing champion
and Roosevelt thought that he would be a
great sparring partner back then Moore
went on in the White House then
diplomatic deals number four no running
water when the White House was first
built there was no indoor plumbing at
that time running water wasn't very
popular it wasn't until 1833 when
President Andrew Jackson was in office
that indoor plumbing was installed and
the White House finally had running
water today you can be sure the indoor
plumbing works Jerez fine
number five the white house is really
big for over 60 years the white house
was the largest house in the United
States eventually the rich and famous
started building homes that were much
larger than the white house and today
the house measures 168 feet long 86 feet
wide this does not count the size of the
portico so while it is still a massive
house it's no longer the biggest one in
the US number six there are swimming
pools in the White House in 1933
Franklin D Roosevelt was president he
was disabled so he had an indoor pool
installed he did this because swimming
is a great form of therapy in 1975 when
Gerald Ford was president and outdoor
pool was also installed even the
President of the United States wants to
go for a swim once in a while on a hot
day number seven frightened of
electricity Benjamin Harrison was the
23rd President of the United States and
when he was in office electricity was
installed in the White House while it
was a great thing to have electricity
there the president and his wife refused
to touch the light switches they didn't
fully grasp how electricity worked and
they were afraid that they would be
electrocuted whenever the president or
his wife walked into a room they had
somebody else turn the lights on for
them number eight visiting the White
House in all the world the White House
is the only private residence of a head
of state that the public is allowed to
visit for free if you want to take a
tour of the White House you would either
need to take one of these scheduled
tours or book the tour in advance you
can't just show up at the White House
any time of day and expect to be allowed
to take a tour
number nine who built the white house
with the plans were made to construct
the white house it was originally
supposed to be built by workers from
Europe unfortunately not too many people
signed up to come to the United States
and help build the white house instead
African Americans both enslaved and free
were hired to build the house number 10
deaths in the white house there are many
people who don't want to live in a house
where person died
if somebody's planning to become
President to the United States they're
gonna need to get used to that idea
because a few people have died in the
White House these people included
President William Henry Harrison
president Zachary Taylor Willie Lincoln
who was the son of Abraham Lincoln and
first lady L and Wilson number 11 the
burning of the White House the White
House you know today isn't exactly the
original White House in 1814 the war of
1812 was still going on the British Army
invaded and they set the White House on
fire the battle was called the burning
of Washington part of the interior of
the White House was destroyed as was
most of the exterior today security at
the White House is so high something
like this would likely never happen
again
number 12 repainting the White House in
order to keep the White House looking
great and well white it needs to be
repainted from time to time to do this
over 570 gallons of white paint are
needed seems like an awful lot of work
you know it that might be better off
installing white vinyl siding just just
a thought
number thirteen pets in the white house
when a person becomes president of the
United States they take their entire
family to the White House with them and
that includes their pets dogs and cats
have lived in the White House for years
there have also been some strange pets
when Woodrow Wilson was the president he
kept a sheep when Abraham Lincoln was
president he kept goats in the White
House John F Kennedy kept ponies
Theodore Roosevelt kept snakes and
Herbert Hoover kept alligators believe
it or not the strangest pet Calvin
Coolidge he kept real lions number 14
the White House is haunted okay one of
these spookiest hidden secrets inside
the White House that people don't know
about there have been many stories that
the White House is haunted the ghosts of
Abraham Lincoln has been seen in the
yellow oval room and in the Lincoln
Bedroom more than one person has seen
the ghost two notable guests include
Queen and Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
and Winston Churchill they have both
claimed to have seen that ghost number
15 secret spaces in the White House in
the basement of the White House it is
believed that there are secret spaces
and passages there are also stories
surrounding these spaces it's sad that
John F Kennedy had the passages built so
that Marilyn Monroe could sneak in and
out while she was having an affair with
the president these tunnels are also
said to be escape hatches just in case
the president needs to leave the White
House if it's ever under attack I think
that latter explanation is probably the
one with more accuracy
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