The White House: The Deepest Prison In The World

“The White House is the finest prison in the world”. Harry S. Truman said this describing the fact that he is always being watched and has a lot of pressure on him while he was there. The White House is an iconic image to the people in the United States due to its rich history, unique architecture, and changes made to facilitate different presidents. The White House has a very interesting history. For example, George Washington chose the location of the White House to be in Mount Vernon because it was in the middle of all the colonies. This location is now known as Washington D.C. Although Washington chose the location of the White House and was the first president of the United States he actually never lived in the house. The first president to live there was the second president John Adams along side his wife Abigail Adams. Since then every president has lived in the White House. The White House is the biggest house in America since the Civil War days. This house holds a lot of prestige to a lot of americans because of its rich history. The architectural history of the of the White House is very unique. In 1792 there
Not only has the White House changed because of the people who lived in it, but by the image and the name. When the White House was first built the name of it was the President’s House. It would keep this name for a little over fifteen years until in 1814 Great Britain burned it down. When it was rebuilt it would also be renamed. IT was then known as the Executive Mansion. It kept this name for 87 years. After Theodore Roosevelt took office in 1901 he changed the name to the White House. This is the name the people of the United States knows today. Every president has changed the White House just a little bit to fit their personalities. Even if this means remodeling completely or just changing the curtains, every president has his own taste for what the White House should look