Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Apr 3, 2012 | Bryan TX
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First lady, Google announce White House digital tours - POLITICO.com:
'via Blog this'
Interesting things we learned:
The White House has a bowling lane, a tennis court, a basketball court, a putting green, a jogging track, a swimming pool, 132 rooms, 4 dining rooms, 1 dentist office, 28 fireplaces, 12 chimneys, 3 elevators, 4 floors, and 2 basements.
Members of the first family and their guests use the rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There are 16 family and guest bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, a sunny family room, a kitchen, and a dining room. Special guests stay in the Queens' Bedroom and the Lincoln Bedroom.
In 1835, Andrew Jackson received a strange gift: a huge wheel of cheddar cheese, 4 feet round and 2 feet thick, weighing 1,400 pounds. It sat in the Entrance Hall for two years while it cured. Jackson invited the public to visit and eat the cheese on Washington's Birthday, 1837. Within two hours, the cheese was gone but the smell remained.
The President's salary is $400,000.
We liked reading all about the various White House pets.
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http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/04/first-lady-google-announce-white-house-digital-tours-119425.html
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