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White House Tours
For the most up-to-date information about touring and visiting the White House, call the 24-hour Visitors Office Info Line at 202-456-7041. More about White House Tours.

Take a historic look at the White House Gardens and Grounds.

June 3, 2002
Today's History Question

Before he became President in 1921, Warren G. Harding was a member of the press who owned a business. What did his company do?

 
 
 
 

Closeup photo of columns in a hallway with the words Presidents' Hall underneath

 

Which two presidents died on July 4, 1826 – 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence? How well do you know America's Presidents?

President James Monroe (1817-25) decorated the "eliptical saloon" in the French Empire Style, and President Van Buren (1837-41) started the tradition of a "blue room" by choosing blue as the primary color. Learn more about the rooms of the White House.

 


Which First Lady never called the White House home?

Who saved a valuable painting of George Washington?

The First Ladies' Gallery has the answers.

Closeup of a portrait of Martha Washington

Federal Hall, courtesy Library of Congress

  State of the Union, President George W. Bush  



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