U.S. Presidency Key Web Links
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (GPO Access)
- Presidential Libraries (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
- Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits, August 22, 2008 (CRS Report for Congress via Open CRS)
- Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
- Commission on Presidential Debates
- Presidential Directives and Where to Find Them (Newspaper and Current Periodicals Reading Room, Library of Congress)
- Presidential Directives: Background and Overview, November 26, 2008 (CRS Report for Congress via FAS)
- State of the Union Addresses (GPO Access)
White House
Name: White House
Location: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Building Stones: Exterior, Virginia Aquia Creek sandstone refinished with Maryland marble and other marbles; fence base, north side, Montgomery County, Maryland crystalline rocks; fence capping, Aquia Creek sandstone
Remarks: Designed by James Hoban and begun in 1792, the White House was the first public building to be erected in Washington. It was first occupied in 1800 by President and Mrs. John Adams; after being burned by the British in 1814, it was rebuilt and reoccupied by 1818. The interior was completely rebuilt in 1948-52 to repair structural weaknesses. (USGS)
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