When I was 12 . I was on the White House tours and I threw up all over the floor . But don't blame me I told my mother and my father I was not feeling good I wanted to stay in the hotel . But the White House staff was extremely extremely extremely very nice after it happen
I was in The White House in 2002. Security was still extremely tight due to 9/11. A friend of mine worked in the press office of The White House and invited me to his "workplace" after hours. Wow! He managed to take me through parts of The White House that night that normal tourists never get to see. In fact, we only ran into two other people during our walk and they were a part of security. To this day, it's one of the highlights of my life. As we strolled the halls and into the various rooms, all I could think was how many presidents also entered these rooms. We have an incredibly story of rich history to preserve for future generations. I was delighted that night to know our beloved White House is well taken care of.
This is the BEST ... the BEST video of a White House tour I've ever seen. I'm a visual person and I love that you took video of the ceilings and the paintings, and zoomed in on this and that. WONDERFUL. Thank you!!
There's a DVD where Laura Bush gives a tour of most, if not all, of the entire Residence, including the areas where the First Family lives. I highly recommend you watch it.
I’ve visited the White House 8 times. Every time was more interesting than the last. Always wanted to visit when the Christmas decorations were up, but never had the chance. During the holidays, the mansion is open for tours in the evening between Christmas and New Years. I’m sure it must look magical at night.
People dont realise moist of the Whitehouse is only 70 years old - few parts are the original ... considering the fire of 1812 and the main renovation in the late 40s early 50s authorised by Harry Truman who spent less time in the Whitehouse during his presidency. Indeed Truman was an exceptional President.
The neo-classical design you see in the Entrance Hall, Cross Hall, State Dining Room, and East Room date from Theodore Roosevelt's 1902 renovation. During the Truman renovation, all the historic interiors on the state floor (moldings, paneling, fireplace surrounds, etc.) were carefully dismantled, stored, and then reassembled in the rebuilt White House. The only thing that couldn't be saved were the plaster ceilings.
I worked at the Truman library for two years. He had to do the renovation because a piano fell through the floor. He redid it with iron so it won’t ever fall down again
IT IS A RACIST NAME. WHITE HOUSE . WHY DID TRUMP INVESTIGATE ONE BLACK MANS BIRTH CERTIFICATE ?????? and this one BLACK MAN WAS THE ONLY BLACK TO BE PRESIDENT.
@@audreydunham4600 I was just commenting, on how amazing it would be to live in a house where all of the past presidents have lived. There was nothing racist about my post, so why does everything always have to turn into racism? Everybody needs to grow up, and share love not hate, regardless of your race. We ALL bleed red. And this is coming from a fifteen year old. 🤗
@@keyliegoodwin4170 Interesting fact if you didn't already know, but George Washington never actually lived in the White House. It was being designed/built during his presidency and during most of John Adam's presidency. Adams only lived there during the last year of his term. Even then, it was unfinished but habitable.
I know that Jackie Kennedy hired a famous interior design firm from NYC when she redecorated the White House in the early 1960s. Little has changed over the past 60 years. As a side note, I live in Missouri. In the late 1960s one of Missouri's first ladies hired the same interior design firm from NYC to redecorate the Missouri Governor's Mansion. It's like a mini-White House today and open for public tours too.
I grew up in WDC and have been on that tour dozens of times when friends and family visit. The Christmas and Easter tours are awesome! Have you ever had a tour of the west wing? That's even more amazing! Definitely worth it!
In 2001 ( Before 9-11) we were visiting our son in the D.C. area. His friend worked for the Secret Service at the time and arranged for a private tour of the West Wing. Got to see rooms not on the regular tour. Roosevelt Room, Cabinet room press briefing and even the Oval Office. Oval office was roped off so couldn't walk around inside but we could lean in for a better look. After the tour the tour the agent asked if we'd be interested in seeing the Secret Service Command Center which at that time was located on the top floor of the Executive Office Building next door t to the White House. Of course we said yes! West wing tour started at 8:00 p.m. and by the time we left the Secret Service center it was after midnight. This was 4 months before 9-11 and no idea if you can get a tour this good anymore.
@@DrGariS The agent took us out on the lawn in front of the White House and said we were being watched by cameras and snipers. Told me to hold out my hand, spoke something into what I assumed was a microphone on his wrist and next thing I I need there were 2 laser sits on my hand . Luckily they knew not to shoot. In the Secret Service center one of the guys at one of the dozens of computers asked if I wanted to be either amazed or scared? To get into the White House we had to show our drivers license and give our Social Security number. Don't know what the guy put into his computer but in under a minute he knew my address, phone number, the 3 previous places we lived and to freak me out even more he told me where my brother and sister lived, where they worked, where their kids lived and what everyone's birthday was! So yes, Big Brother was watching!
@@dongonzalez5084 Yep. The big reason they wanted to check your ID is to make sure you're not on the wanted or watch list for something. So ya, it's their job to keep everyone safe. Def cool video tho!
Except that there's nothing "presidential" about the thug that you seem to support. The man who destroyed the sanctity of these great halls just by his vile presence.
@@jshanker2005 What has he destroyed? The democrats mess that he cleaned up by Obama and Biden?? Trump has made america great! Greater than it’s ever been in a long long time. Trump bought back manufacturing! Remember Obama the Disaster said that there needed a magic wand to bring manufacturing back? Remember that? Well we didn’t need a “Magic Wand” PRESIDENT TRUMP BOUGHT IT BACK! Obama gave millions and millions of americans the worst healthcare ever. Not affordable to the american people etc. Obama divided this country while in office. Obama made these young people like you idiots. You all democrats think all cops are bad and you burn the american flag and so much more. Obama taught you how to HATE THIS COUNTRY. I could list so many horrible things Obama and Biden did for this country. The Sleepy guy you want for President isn’t fit to be President! The man can’t even remember where he’s at! He clearly has dementia and needs serious help. But the man you want as President wants to raise your taxes, destroy jobs, defund the police, ban fracking! Banning Fracking means no cars, planes, electricity etc! Biden also wants to keep america shutdown from this fake china virus. He doesn’t want people to spend time with their families for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays, Weddings and all that! More people die of depression from sitting in their house because they can’t go anywhere rather than the China Virus. Just wait you have no idea what’s to come! Trump will be your President for another four more years!
@@FearlessTommo America's standing on the global stage, race relations, relations with neighboring countries like Mexico, inter-institutional relations... the list goes on. The man was a lying, egotistical maniac who was broke to boot. All he had to show was a trail of failed businesses.
@@jshanker2005 Trump didn’t do all that! That was Obama! He made Black people think that Whites or anyone are racist! If anything Trump has fixed that! If Trump was so racist then why did he help the black community so much? Why did he win the Black Vote this election? Trump also even won the latino vote this election aswell. But Obama was the one who put America standing on the edge!
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I am acutually learning a little bit about the White House, right now, through Designated Survivor. Chief of Staff, Political advisor. Although, a lot of the discussions had in the white house still make no sense to me.
Always wanted to go to the White House @ Christmas time. So in 1999 I was so fortunate to be able to go with a friend of mine. Was absolutely beautiful. Cameras weren't allowed then. But I see in the video, looks like you can now take video/pictures with your cellphone.
Little-known fact: those carvings in the wall around the entrance to the Grand State stairway that you see at 18:40 and again around 19 minutes, are the seals of the original 13 states. There are five on each side and three overhead. President Truman had those carved during the 1950-1952 renovation. He mentions it at the very end of his televised tour in May 1952.
@@DrGariS I always wondered what those were and then watching the UA-cam video of the Truman tour from 1952 he gave it away at the very end there. Looking them up online I’ve identified several of them. You can see Rhode Island and Massachusetts there and then the center seal in the three overhead carvings is Connecticut because of its unique oval shape. I’ve been to The White House tour 4 different times myself and I’m actually doing a full presentation on it in April.
Chad Smith I did but obviously not on the video and it’s not connected with the public tours at all. You’ll have a great time when you see it, a lot of history and it’s really fun to be in such a historic building.
I did the 'tourist tour'- in 1995 when I took a month's leave from the British Air Force and toured the US via Greyhound. Clinton was POTUS then. I have been fascinated with modern US history all my adult life and I now live in South Carolina and became a naturaized citizen in 2018. The tour was enjoyable, however, it's the West Wing that I would really love to see......but today, unless you are connected to some influence or have family who work there, it is almost imposible for an ordianary citizen to see that! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
I remember back in the late 70's trying to take a picture of a chandelier in the East Room with a Polaroid camera, and a security guard confiscated the photo as it came out of the camera. 😅
We were there in 2012 but at that time we weren't allowed to take pictures, how cool that you were there at 'just the right time' to be able to see Marine One & the President boarding. To get to see the movie theater was a treat too, those doors were closed when we were there so we only saw them in pictures & video.
In the beginning it was more of a presidential mansion (A.K.A.) White House, but as time & historian moments have passed over the past hundred years or so, it is more seen in my eyes as a “Museum”of history.
Ahhh... the before times... can't get in now unfortunately. My wife and I wanted to do a tour last year but was told that they "stopped all tours since the pandemic and for the foreseeable future." When we were there in 2022 the place looked like a military camp with temporary walls and structures reminiscent of the military camps I stayed in during my time in Iraq.
They do, all Western democracies but especially the USA and UK are required to allow citizens access to governmental building they own such as the UK Parliament or the Capitol Building. I would love to visit the USA and one day tour the White House and Congress, Though I live in Sussex on the south coast of England about 45 miles from London's center, I have yet to tour Parliament, there is a nice small garden attached to the side of it overlooking the Thames
I saw the White House back in 88. I was stationed in Aberdeen for training, later was sent to Germany. I always wanted to see Washington DC and on the weekend I went there. I got dressed up in my uniform because someone told me, you it can be beneficial to be in uniform where you don't have to wait in line there. They'll just move you to the front. It was true, I went to the Whtie House and I got an imediate acess to the tour. All I had to do was show my ID. I saw the Senate and House and I was moved to the front of the line. Same goes for Ford's theater. I didn't have to wait I was moved to the head of the list. I heard securtiy has changed a lot since then. I was able to stay at the hotel for service people. It was about one fourth the price for what one had to pay for a normal hotel. Even got to eat in the mess hall there for regular army. The food was extra good. When I had to go to Germany there was a mix up on my plane ticket and I had to actually go to the Pentagon to correct it. I saluted a Colonel there and he told me, saluting is not required there. And I went to an office. A woman who knew the ins and outs of everything got me a ticket with no problem. She told me she had been working there since Roosevelt was President. I talked with one soldier in Germany who worked in the White House and I asked him if is true about a certain President who womanizied. He said there was no end to it.
I've toured the White House three times and on my last tour in September 2024, I tried to take some photos in panoramic mode in the East Room and got warned by one of the Secret Service to stop so kudos to you for getting away with making a video of tour.
The Rose Garden is on the other side, bordering the West Wing and Oval Office. When presidents hold outdoor news conferences/statements, it's in the Rose Garden. As correctly stated by gavinrobb85, what's shown in the video is the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, aka the East Garden.
6:51 that is the East Garden. 9:25 the Vermeil Room does not display silver, but vermeil, which is the French term for gold-plated silver. Hence the shiny gold color of all the objects on display.
I enjoyed your video. I have been to the White House a couple of times. I live near Washington, DC and drive around that area often. I continue to get caught up in the rich history of Washington, DC in general, and certainly the White House in particular. Thank you for sharing your video. -JM!
Subsequent first families found Jackie's decor style and taste too French despite it being so elegant and exquisite. The round tables in the state dining room which she introduced which also gave it a more personal and informal feel have been replaced by the straight long rectangle table and Rene Verdon, the French Chef she hired had a nervous breakdown when LBJ wanted Ribs served at state dinners!@@DrGariS
@@mja72so interesting. Then who knew from 2016-2020 we would have the trashiest and disrespectful people in there (to the office of the presidency). What a world!
13:39 Who is that? I have looked at the pics of presidents and I can't tell. Help! It looks you had a great time. I am surprised you were able to just linger around outside. Did you have a press pass or something?
Are you talking about Zachary Taylor? I was just in the last group and they were great with me. I had a private meeting with WH staff beforehand and they knew I was ok!
@@DrGariS Is that Taylor above the door? I can't match that painting, and the pics of Taylor either have him way older or younger, and I have awful facial recognition skills. That is so cool they allowed you such liberty, and that you respected it too of course. I am doing a science on lesson National Parks and my students picked the WH. I didn't even know it was a National Park until they did. Your video is part of my research, so I thank you for the care you put into making it. Those early presidents had great taste in good looking plates.
FYI, the security officers (CIA department) in white shirts inside the white house are currently as of 2023 paid sixty thousand dollars a year at the entry level and with experience (working years there) can make up to 80 thousand or more a year. The top security (CIA inspector) makes over 160 thousand a year. Security is always rotated to different posts as a security measure unless the president or the first lady specifically ask to have a certain security person at a specific post at a specific shift because at the end of the day, the president is the boss of anyone that works in the White House until their last day in office.
It’s a rewarding job. And on top of that I think they need to have a professional degree. Jeez, you would think they would pay them a good salary, but they don’t do it for the money I would imagine. It’s not THAT bad but they should pay more.
@@DrGariS Getting paid 80 to 100 grand a year within a few years of experience for just standing around and being more of a tour guide is a lot of money. Yes, we do honor their service. But, come on. They are not doing rocket science work. The CIA department that does have higher levels where they get paid up to 160 grand a year is more equivalent to higher pay and they do get a higher pay. But, the guards standing around the white house get paid well for what they do. The ones who should get paid more so they can survive and not end up homeless are the lower middle class and the poor. But, thanks to bought off politicians, the national minimum wage and state minimum salaries never keep up with soaring rents, food and other cost of living expenses.
It’s a lovely mansion. But looks quite small compared to other head of state mansions. Only been outside it as couldn’t get in since I am from the uk. Would love to get inside one day. As a history buff I am well versed in its history and the Kennedy renovation.
You're right. The White House is too small for today's presidency. They agonize over guest lists for state visits because there's not enough room for all of the people. The State Dining Room only holds a cramped 130, even though they'd like to invite hundreds of people. In the late 1940s when the White House was falling apart they actually considered bulldozing it and building a new "White House" that would be at least three or four times larger. Harry Truman made the final decision to keep it "as is" out of respect for history. The house was too historic and too iconic to be demolished.
Wow, I toured the White House when I was a kid back in the 80's. I'm surprised they let people take pictures and video now. They wouldn't let us do that back in those days. Course, there wasn't smart phones back then.
There are some interesting videos of the White House under renovations many years ago where you can actually see where they gutted it down to the dirt below the foundation.
Amy Appleton Hi Amy. Good question. A lot of people were asking me as I exited the White House. You need to email your local Congress person. They will set it up for you. I would suggest doing it several months ahead of time.
As Nigerians we don't even know how the presidential villa looks like talkless of going in 😔,tge government is separated from the people like two parallel lines. Nothing to hide in this great country call American, why will they not continue to progress.
Saw the outside when I was a kid, but have never toured the inside. Amazing rooms and history. I dont know if wheelchair bound people are allowed to your, as that is my situation now.
It was ok I didn't think it was all that great.an alot of it you can see or off limits.i tour i enjoyed more was the Pennsylvania state capital building...when was dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt...
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When I was 12 . I was on the White House tours and I threw up all over the floor . But don't blame me I told my mother and my father I was not feeling good I wanted to stay in the hotel . But the White House staff was extremely extremely extremely very nice after it happen
I am so glad that although you were not feeling well, you have a cherished memory and can say you were in this very special House.
Who was the president at that time?
@@KennardWright Gerald Ford 1976
@@U.S.A.. that’s cool man, I honestly think puking in the White House is a great bragging right tbh 😂
Planning a trip US Washington DC.soon.. was looking for this..Thanks for sharing!
Hope you enjoy it!
Nice video. I've been on the tour a few times, but I have never seen a tour guide so thrilled about his work as the guide in the East Room. 😁
Glad it was helpful! Now that is exciting - wow!
I was in The White House in 2002. Security was still extremely tight due to 9/11. A friend of mine worked in the press office of The White House and invited me to his "workplace" after hours. Wow! He managed to take me through parts of The White House that night that normal tourists never get to see. In fact, we only ran into two other people during our walk and they were a part of security. To this day, it's one of the highlights of my life. As we strolled the halls and into the various rooms, all I could think was how many presidents also entered these rooms. We have an incredibly story of rich history to preserve for future generations. I was delighted that night to know our beloved White House is well taken care of.
It’s a neat place. I was also in the residence as well and the Oval. :). I didn’t video any of that out of an abundance of respect.
Wasn't allowed to take pictures in the West Wing but took some in the Press Briefing Room and outside.
@@dongonzalez5084nice - hope you enjoyed
I really enjoyed this! Thank you so much I always wanted to see inside like I was on the tour!
Glad you enjoyed it! I was such an amateur then. I wish it was better but THANK you for the compliment :)
This is the BEST ... the BEST video of a White House tour I've ever seen. I'm a visual person and I love that you took video of the ceilings and the paintings, and zoomed in on this and that. WONDERFUL. Thank you!!
@@pambesteder wow thank you so much. I really appreciate you!
There's a DVD where Laura Bush gives a tour of most, if not all, of the entire Residence, including the areas where the First Family lives. I highly recommend you watch it.
@@michaelhartman8884 Do you have a link for that? I'll look for it. Thank you!
I’ve visited the White House 8 times. Every time was more interesting than the last. Always wanted to visit when the Christmas decorations were up, but never had the chance. During the holidays, the mansion is open for tours in the evening between Christmas and New Years. I’m sure it must look magical at night.
It’s really such a great place to visit. I bet it looks amazing at night!
@@DrGariSme and my family trying to visit there but how? Lead me
My husband and I are touring the WH this MONDAY!! Super excited 😊
Cocinando con Doña Chuyita it’s so amazing. Have FUN!!!!
DrGariS simp
@James Harball yup.
Is it super expensive for tour ? What % of house do they showyou etc ?
@@stephenpoole7828 the whole thing except for the private residence. Free tour.
People dont realise moist of the Whitehouse is only 70 years old - few parts are the original ... considering the fire of 1812 and the main renovation in the late 40s early 50s authorised by Harry Truman who spent less time in the Whitehouse during his presidency. Indeed Truman was an exceptional President.
So true
The neo-classical design you see in the Entrance Hall, Cross Hall, State Dining Room, and East Room date from Theodore Roosevelt's 1902 renovation. During the Truman renovation, all the historic interiors on the state floor (moldings, paneling, fireplace surrounds, etc.) were carefully dismantled, stored, and then reassembled in the rebuilt White House. The only thing that couldn't be saved were the plaster ceilings.
@@daniel_sc1024 that’s such great information - thank you so much.
I worked at the Truman library for two years. He had to do the renovation because a piano fell through the floor. He redid it with iron so it won’t ever fall down again
Yep ! 🎉
Same with Ford's Theater !
Imagine living in a house where all of the presidents have been...😱😱😱
IT IS A RACIST NAME. WHITE HOUSE . WHY DID TRUMP INVESTIGATE ONE BLACK MANS BIRTH CERTIFICATE ?????? and this one BLACK MAN WAS THE ONLY BLACK TO BE PRESIDENT.
@@audreydunham4600 I was just commenting, on how amazing it would be to live in a house where all of the past presidents have lived. There was nothing racist about my post, so why does everything always have to turn into racism? Everybody needs to grow up, and share love not hate, regardless of your race. We ALL bleed red. And this is coming from a fifteen year old. 🤗
@@keyliegoodwin4170 Interesting fact if you didn't already know, but George Washington never actually lived in the White House. It was being designed/built during his presidency and during most of John Adam's presidency. Adams only lived there during the last year of his term. Even then, it was unfinished but habitable.
@@audreydunham4600 It wasn’t always called the White House until 1902 It was the Executive Mansion
@@keyliegoodwin4170 15 years old and a lot more mature then a lot of idiots on here. 👍
Politics aside the white house is an absolutely beautiful home with some of the best interior design I've ever seen.
It’s a very special place indeed
I know that Jackie Kennedy hired a famous interior design firm from NYC when she redecorated the White House in the early 1960s. Little has changed over the past 60 years. As a side note, I live in Missouri. In the late 1960s one of Missouri's first ladies hired the same interior design firm from NYC to redecorate the Missouri Governor's Mansion. It's like a mini-White House today and open for public tours too.
@@russbear31 that’s so cool to know. Wow
I grew up in WDC and have been on that tour dozens of times when friends and family visit. The Christmas and Easter tours are awesome! Have you ever had a tour of the west wing? That's even more amazing! Definitely worth it!
Thanks for sharing!! No I haven’t. Would love to see that.
Just took mines this past November and it was AMAZING
In 2001 ( Before 9-11) we were visiting our son in the D.C. area.
His friend worked for the Secret Service at the time and arranged for a private tour of the West Wing.
Got to see rooms not on the regular tour.
Roosevelt Room, Cabinet room press briefing and even the Oval Office.
Oval office was roped off so couldn't walk around inside but we could lean in for a better look.
After the tour the tour the agent asked if we'd be interested in seeing the Secret Service Command Center which at that time was located on the top floor of the Executive Office Building next door t to the White House.
Of course we said yes!
West wing tour started at 8:00 p.m. and by the time we left the Secret Service center it was after midnight.
This was 4 months before 9-11 and no idea if you can get a tour this good anymore.
Wow thanks for sharing this. Thats really cool and no they won’t allow that any longer!
@@DrGariS The agent took us out on the lawn in front of the White House and said we were being watched by cameras and snipers.
Told me to hold out my hand, spoke something into what I assumed was a microphone on his wrist and next thing I I need there were 2 laser sits on my hand .
Luckily they knew not to shoot.
In the Secret Service center one of the guys at one of the dozens of computers asked if I wanted to be either amazed or scared?
To get into the White House we had to show our drivers license and give our Social Security number.
Don't know what the guy put into his computer but in under a minute he knew my address, phone number, the 3 previous places we lived and to freak me out even more he told me where my brother and sister lived, where they worked, where their kids lived and what everyone's birthday was!
So yes, Big Brother was watching!
@@dongonzalez5084 Yep. The big reason they wanted to check your ID is to make sure you're not on the wanted or watch list for something. So ya, it's their job to keep everyone safe. Def cool video tho!
I went on a tour of the west wing!
This makes me want to go so bad. I’m love Presidential stuff etc. This so cool! Thanks for sharing this!
U are So welcomed
Except that there's nothing "presidential" about the thug that you seem to support. The man who destroyed the sanctity of these great halls just by his vile presence.
@@jshanker2005 What has he destroyed? The democrats mess that he cleaned up by Obama and Biden?? Trump has made america great! Greater than it’s ever been in a long long time. Trump bought back manufacturing! Remember Obama the Disaster said that there needed a magic wand to bring manufacturing back? Remember that? Well we didn’t need a “Magic Wand” PRESIDENT TRUMP BOUGHT IT BACK! Obama gave millions and millions of americans the worst healthcare ever. Not affordable to the american people etc. Obama divided this country while in office. Obama made these young people like you idiots. You all democrats think all cops are bad and you burn the american flag and so much more. Obama taught you how to HATE THIS COUNTRY. I could list so many horrible things Obama and Biden did for this country. The Sleepy guy you want for President isn’t fit to be President! The man can’t even remember where he’s at! He clearly has dementia and needs serious help. But the man you want as President wants to raise your taxes, destroy jobs, defund the police, ban fracking! Banning Fracking means no cars, planes, electricity etc! Biden also wants to keep america shutdown from this fake china virus. He doesn’t want people to spend time with their families for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays, Weddings and all that! More people die of depression from sitting in their house because they can’t go anywhere rather than the China Virus. Just wait you have no idea what’s to come! Trump will be your President for another four more years!
@@FearlessTommo America's standing on the global stage, race relations, relations with neighboring countries like Mexico, inter-institutional relations... the list goes on.
The man was a lying, egotistical maniac who was broke to boot. All he had to show was a trail of failed businesses.
@@jshanker2005 Trump didn’t do all that! That was Obama! He made Black people think that Whites or anyone are racist! If anything Trump has fixed that! If Trump was so racist then why did he help the black community so much? Why did he win the Black Vote this election? Trump also even won the latino vote this election aswell. But Obama was the one who put America standing on the edge!
beautiful. and really pristine white. ❤❤❤
Looks crazy inside every room you enter there’s always pictures of some kinda historical event that happened throughout the years
Great video uncle 👍
My thoughts exactly - thanks for watching - appreciate the comment
Beautiful, I wish I didn’t live in Alaska,it has always been my dream since the Kennedys were there to visit the White House.
You’ll get there one day, I’m sure. It’s definitely worth visiting.
@@DrGariS probably not in my life time, I’m going to be 72.I try to watch all videos on the White House.thank you for responding.
You’re still young enough and you’re very welcomed. :) it’s always fun to poke around UA-cam. I have other vids you may like if you want to subscribe! :)
Stay safe!
@@DrGariS thank you I will subscribe to your channel.
You’re a lovely lady. Thanks 🙏🏻
Very cool. I love how artifacts are preserved over the years of the presidencies
Keegan Maroney I’m glad you enjoyed! :-)
I am acutually learning a little bit about the White House, right now, through Designated Survivor. Chief of Staff, Political advisor. Although, a lot of the discussions had in the white house still make no sense to me.
Sounds great to me
Did you get permission to record inside? When we went there a few weeks ago there was no video recording allowed the second we enter the White House.
Yes, I was lucky enough to be told by somebody in the service at the White House. It was very nice of them.
How can the President live in peace with people touring the White House everyday?
@@lbabytutorials4852agree. Reason why I think those tours should be cancelled.
Always wanted to go to the White House @ Christmas time. So in 1999 I was so fortunate
to be able to go with a friend of mine. Was absolutely beautiful. Cameras weren't allowed then. But I see in the video, looks like you can now take video/pictures with your cellphone.
I had to have permission and it had to be kind of discreet.
Little-known fact: those carvings in the wall around the entrance to the Grand State stairway that you see at 18:40 and again around 19 minutes, are the seals of the original 13 states. There are five on each side and three overhead. President Truman had those carved during the 1950-1952 renovation. He mentions it at the very end of his televised tour in May 1952.
Wow that’s super cool and thank you for sharing!
@@DrGariS I always wondered what those were and then watching the UA-cam video of the Truman tour from 1952 he gave it away at the very end there. Looking them up online I’ve identified several of them. You can see Rhode Island and Massachusetts there and then the center seal in the three overhead carvings is Connecticut because of its unique oval shape.
I’ve been to The White House tour 4 different times myself and I’m actually doing a full presentation on it in April.
The interior of the White House has the appearance of a perfectly beautifully crafted wedding cake!
Hey that’s cool - never thought of it like that
Do you get to see any of the west wing on the tour?
Chad Smith Definitely not on video
@@DrGariS Oh, but you do get to see it at least? Sweet!
Thanks for the great vid btw. I think I'll get to see it next month. Very excited!
Chad Smith I did but obviously not on the video and it’s not connected with the public tours at all. You’ll have a great time when you see it, a lot of history and it’s really fun to be in such a historic building.
I did the 'tourist tour'- in 1995 when I took a month's leave from the British Air Force and toured the US via Greyhound. Clinton was POTUS then. I have been fascinated with modern US history all my adult life and I now live in South Carolina and became a naturaized citizen in 2018. The tour was enjoyable, however, it's the West Wing that I would really love to see......but today, unless you are connected to some influence or have family who work there, it is almost imposible for an ordianary citizen to see that! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thank you! This is so awesome! I love history! Did you get goose bumps at all? I think I would in certain places.
Of course - you’re literally walking through history and in the footsteps of some amazing and legendary people
@@DrGariS Some brilliant minds and ones that protected our laws!
@@sandyg202 and some who have broken them severely, including almost ending our democracy - yes!
@@DrGariS Absolutely true! We are much more fragile than we think! Pretty scary!!
@@sandyg202 sadly so! Let’s hope for no more repeats of the nonsense and stealing of democracy and gaslighting. Anyway, thanks for watching! 😊
How did you get to video? When we were there at the end fo 2019, there was no video allowed, only still pictures
The Secret Service was behind me and one of them said for me to go ahead and do it discreetly so I followed his directions.
I made the tour in 1985. No cellphones back then. Cameras weren't allowed inside.
I remember back in the late 70's trying to take a picture of a chandelier in the East Room with a Polaroid camera, and a security guard confiscated the photo as it came out of the camera. 😅
The garden outside the East Wing is The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.
It’s gorgeous
I have lived just over the river in Fairfax county, VA for 40+ years and I STILL haven't done the White House tour!!
You should go - it’s fascinating
We were there in 2012 but at that time we weren't allowed to take pictures, how cool that you were there at 'just the right time' to be able to see Marine One & the President boarding. To get to see the movie theater was a treat too, those doors were closed when we were there so we only saw them in pictures & video.
It was super cool but unfortunately it was the traitor who was going in the helicopter so that wasn’t cool.
How can I tour the white house? Do I have to go online and fill something up?
Yes - you have to ask your member of Congress. Why would you want to go in the next 4 years though? It’s beyond miserable now
In the beginning it was more of a presidential mansion (A.K.A.) White House, but as time & historian moments have passed over the past hundred years or so, it is more seen in my eyes as a “Museum”of history.
Correct - you would be able to go and visit at any time
Ahhh... the before times... can't get in now unfortunately. My wife and I wanted to do a tour last year but was told that they "stopped all tours since the pandemic and for the foreseeable future." When we were there in 2022 the place looked like a military camp with temporary walls and structures reminiscent of the military camps I stayed in during my time in Iraq.
Wow, didn’t know the tour was that drastically different. Interesting and thanks for the comment.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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It's just so great that ordinary people are allowed into the citadel of world power. I wish other nations too respected their citizens as much.
This wasn’t about Trump at all. I definitely am FAR from a Trump supporter
Yes right was thinking the same
They do, all Western democracies but especially the USA and UK are required to allow citizens access to governmental building they own such as the UK Parliament or the Capitol Building. I would love to visit the USA and one day tour the White House and Congress, Though I live in Sussex on the south coast of England about 45 miles from London's center, I have yet to tour Parliament, there is a nice small garden attached to the side of it overlooking the Thames
@@shawntipton7398 No. Downing St is not open and Buckingham Palace is open for 2/3 months per year
@@DrGariS EEEE that's a shame
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
You’re very welcome!
I saw the White House back in 88. I was stationed in Aberdeen for training, later was sent to Germany. I always wanted to see Washington DC and on the weekend I went there.
I got dressed up in my uniform because someone told me, you it can be beneficial to be in uniform where you don't have to wait in line there. They'll just move you to the front. It was true, I went to the Whtie House and I got an imediate acess to the tour. All I had to do was show my ID. I saw the Senate and House and I was moved to the front of the line. Same goes for Ford's theater. I didn't have to wait I was moved to the head of the list. I heard securtiy has changed a lot since then. I was able to stay at the hotel for service people. It was about one fourth the price for what one had to pay for a normal hotel. Even got to eat in the mess hall there for regular army. The food was extra good. When I had to go to Germany there was a mix up on my plane ticket and I had to actually go to the Pentagon to correct it. I saluted a Colonel there and he told me, saluting is not required there. And I went to an office. A woman who knew the ins and outs of everything got me a ticket with no problem. She told me she had been working there since Roosevelt was President. I talked with one soldier in Germany who worked in the White House and I asked him if is true about a certain President who womanizied. He said there was no end to it.
Wow interesting story for sure. We were lucky to eat at the Senate Dining room at the Capitol
THANK YOU FOR THE TOUR SINCE I CAN NO LONGER WALK I WILL NEVER HAVE TGE OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT A MIRACLE
You’re so welcomed. I wish my tour was a little better but I’m glad you enjoyed. I believe they will accommodate you if you can’t walk.
They provide wheelchairs if you're unable to walk
@@Fantastic_Strangeroooh I didn’t even know that - thanks for the comment
In 1991 me acuerdo que yo estube en ese bello lugar y fue la Segunda esperiencia mas linda en mi vida 🙂💜👍 God bless you..
after Jan,20/ hope they have tours of white house again!!/ Like when Reagan was in the,house!!!!/
They haven’t stopped tours at all except at the height of the pandemic when Trump shut it down. Biden brought it back though.
Very Nice video 💐👍
You’re so nice - thank you
I've toured the White House three times and on my last tour in September 2024, I tried to take some photos in panoramic mode in the East Room and got warned by one of the Secret Service to stop so kudos to you for getting away with making a video of tour.
Thank you - it was fun and Secret Service was generous to me!
Thanks for this video !
My pleasure! Thanks for the comment
That's the rose garden one of the first lady's had it made and it became tradition every since.
The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. Dedicated to her by Lady Bird Johnson. 😀
Thank you so much for that wonderful compliment - so happy you enjoyed!
The Rose Garden is on the other side, bordering the West Wing and Oval Office. When presidents hold outdoor news conferences/statements, it's in the Rose Garden.
As correctly stated by gavinrobb85, what's shown in the video is the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, aka the East Garden.
6:51 that is the East Garden.
9:25 the Vermeil Room does not display silver, but vermeil, which is the French term for gold-plated silver. Hence the shiny gold color of all the objects on display.
Wow amazing info!
I enjoyed your video. I have been to the White House a couple of times. I live near Washington, DC and drive around that area often. I continue to get caught up in the rich history of Washington, DC in general, and certainly the White House in particular. Thank you for sharing your video. -JM!
Thanks so much for the amazing comment. I’m so humbled by it and I was so amateur back then. My newer material is so much more professional. :)
How do you get a tour into the White House???
Just ask your congress person
With the exception of the Diplomatic Reception Room wallpaper, not much remains of Jacqueline Kennedy's restoration and decor.
I know - so sad really
Subsequent first families found Jackie's decor style and taste too French despite it being so elegant and exquisite. The round tables in the state dining room which she introduced which also gave it a more personal and informal feel have been replaced by the straight long rectangle table and Rene Verdon, the French Chef she hired had a nervous breakdown when LBJ wanted Ribs served at state dinners!@@DrGariS
@@mja72so interesting. Then who knew from 2016-2020 we would have the trashiest and disrespectful people in there (to the office of the presidency). What a world!
That's the Jacuqueline Kennedy Garden in the East wing.
Gone now. It was redesigned under the Trumps term.
I'm also hear steel pan play outside, Trinidad and Tobago instrument.
Love those islands
Those houses outside the outside is it part of the presidential residence or someone else is living there?
Those are offices
Was wondering how you got the chance to film inside the tour? Awesome Video
Secret service allowed me to
How can you enter the White House? From the beginning.
Go through one of your members of Congress
That garden area behind the East Wing is called the Kennedy Garden
Thanks for the information. How wonderful
13:39 Who is that? I have looked at the pics of presidents and I can't tell. Help!
It looks you had a great time. I am surprised you were able to just linger around outside. Did you have a press pass or something?
Are you talking about Zachary Taylor? I was just in the last group and they were great with me. I had a private meeting with WH staff beforehand and they knew I was ok!
@@DrGariS Is that Taylor above the door? I can't match that painting, and the pics of Taylor either have him way older or younger, and I have awful facial recognition skills.
That is so cool they allowed you such liberty, and that you respected it too of course.
I am doing a science on lesson National Parks and my students picked the WH. I didn't even know it was a National Park until they did. Your video is part of my research, so I thank you for the care you put into making it.
Those early presidents had great taste in good looking plates.
I believe that’s William Henry Harrison. Zachary Taylor was not well-groomed. His hair was shaggy and unkempt.
Thing is, it was gutted inside in the early 50s. So it is basically 70 years old. Yes the exterior walls are older.
Wow I didn’t know it was gutted in the 1950s!?
The exterior walls are original.
FYI,
the security officers (CIA department) in white shirts inside the white house are currently as of 2023 paid sixty thousand dollars a year at the entry level and with experience (working years there) can make up to 80 thousand or more a year. The top security (CIA inspector) makes over 160 thousand a year. Security is always rotated to different posts as a security measure unless the president or the first lady specifically ask to have a certain security person at a specific post at a specific shift because at the end of the day, the president is the boss of anyone that works in the White House until their last day in office.
It’s a rewarding job. And on top of that I think they need to have a professional degree. Jeez, you would think they would pay them a good salary, but they don’t do it for the money I would imagine. It’s not THAT bad but they should pay more.
@@DrGariS Getting paid 80 to 100 grand a year within a few years of experience for just standing around and being more of a tour guide is a lot of money. Yes, we do honor their service. But, come on. They are not doing rocket science work. The CIA department that does have higher levels where they get paid up to 160 grand a year is more equivalent to higher pay and they do get a higher pay. But, the guards standing around the white house get paid well for what they do. The ones who should get paid more so they can survive and not end up homeless are the lower middle class and the poor. But, thanks to bought off politicians, the national minimum wage and state minimum salaries never keep up with soaring rents, food and other cost of living expenses.
It’s a lovely mansion. But looks quite small compared to other head of state mansions. Only been outside it as couldn’t get in since I am from the uk. Would love to get inside one day. As a history buff I am well versed in its history and the Kennedy renovation.
You can get in even if you’re from the UK! Sounds like your travel agent just didn’t know that.
@@DrGariS I know I can. However I was too late at applying as you need to write to the British console in D.C to get your tickets.
@@gavinrobb85 there are other ways also. :)
@@DrGariS are there? Do tell? 😀
You're right. The White House is too small for today's presidency. They agonize over guest lists for state visits because there's not enough room for all of the people. The State Dining Room only holds a cramped 130, even though they'd like to invite hundreds of people. In the late 1940s when the White House was falling apart they actually considered bulldozing it and building a new "White House" that would be at least three or four times larger. Harry Truman made the final decision to keep it "as is" out of respect for history. The house was too historic and too iconic to be demolished.
i thought they did not allow video in there
Usually that is the case but the secret service agent told me I can but to be discreet about it and I think he advised all the other agents!
@@DrGariS well, arent we special?
As a psychologist, I do truly believe everyone is special in their own way for sure! :)
Really nice tour. Thank you.
It’s my pleasure! I’m glad you enjoyed it
nobody shown this inside view except u love you bro for showing our dream ❤
Hey that’s such a nice comment - I really appreciate it so much
I think just being THAT close to the White House would be amazing! Let alone going inside…
Thanks for the cool comment - appreciate you
How much does it cost to take a tour?
Nothing - it’s the People’s house!
How did you managet to take a video? Isn't it not allowed?
I had permission
Thanks for the tour.
Any time!
Look there’s Biden. Eating a ice cream cone
We are going to miss him when Pork Fritter comes back.
It’s an absolute goal of mine to tour the White House some day, I’m not into politics at all but there’s just so much history there
It’s a really great goal
Thanks !
Welcome!
How much does it cost to tour ?
$0
@@DrGariS OMG! All my taxes I pay and we still have to pay $0! Is there no relief?
Hahahahha
Indian Voice from behind ❤️🇮🇳
Wow, I toured the White House when I was a kid back in the 80's. I'm surprised they let people take pictures and video now. They wouldn't let us do that back in those days. Course, there wasn't smart phones back then.
Thanks for the nice comment
I was there in the 70s, don't remember if you could take pictures - I'm thinking not.
There are some interesting videos of the White House under renovations many years ago where you can actually see where they gutted it down to the dirt below the foundation.
Yes I’ve seen a bit of it. I liked one with Jackie O
Yep !
Everything inside post Truman is "new". 🎉 The exterior walls are original, that's it.
when are we as Americans just going to take a breather and find all that is best with EVERY President? come on guys we all love our country
YES!
That isn’t even remotely possible with a corrupt hair sniffer like joey marbles.
Amen!!
do you have to apply somewhere to be able to tour the White House I’m from the uk and me and my family would love to visit !
Amy Appleton Hi Amy. Good question. A lot of people were asking me as I exited the White House. You need to email your local Congress person. They will set it up for you. I would suggest doing it several months ahead of time.
@@DrGariS how does someone from the UK contact their local US Congress person?
@@SimpsonLinux😂😂
I've toured the White House twice and it was awesome.
It’s a very special and historical space!
why there is china room in white house?
They collect China from everywhere
Hooked on Phonics you should try. 😂
@@nickroberts-xf7oqright? Yes!
Full tour... and that's it? not really worth it. but thanks for sharing anyway! It was an interesting video.
Thanks for watching! What do you mean that’s it?
How can i register?
Email your congressman/woman and they will set it up. I’m not sure about now in COVID
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Agree
As Nigerians we don't even know how the presidential villa looks like talkless of going in 😔,tge government is separated from the people like two parallel lines.
Nothing to hide in this great country call American, why will they not continue to progress.
I hear you. Thanks so much for watching
اعتقد بساطة المبنى وبساطة التصميم والديكور ومافيش بذخ عشان هي فترة مؤقته للرئيس وبتنتهي
How many of you know its only fifty years old inside all rebuilt by Truman.
Seems to be common knowledge as a ton of people have stated this
Same with Ford's Theater. 🎭
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wow what was the feeling like being in the white house thanks for the tour in always wanted to go im in the DMV area so hopefully one day I can
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So wonderful!
I want to see the closet too!
I edited that part out. :/.
Maybe a skeleton or two, otherwise nothing much to see in the closet.
Saw the outside when I was a kid, but have never toured the inside. Amazing rooms and history. I dont know if wheelchair bound people are allowed to your, as that is my situation now.
Tour not your
I think it IS accessible!
The WhiteHouse is ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible. Contact your representative in congress, their office will arrange it for you
Excelent, congratulation!!
Thanks for the nice comment
It was ok I didn't think it was all that great.an alot of it you can see or off limits.i tour i enjoyed more was the Pennsylvania state capital building...when was dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt...
Is there a dress code for when you’re on a White House tour? Do you have to wear business casual attire?
Nope, there’s no actual dress code. Jeans and a tee-shirt is ok! :)
If you need to ask…
How I which we can visit our unity palace in Cameroon 😢
Sounds lovely
What is amazing is ,All of the windows of the white house is not bullet proof 😮 😮😮??? You would expect, safety for the President of the USA !😂❤❤❤
I think they are bulket proof actually
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Modernization still dated..
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Thanks for the comment
Hello from Kansas🇺🇸
Hi from Los Angeles
My name is Hitesh Tyagi and I am from India. I want to visit the White House. Can you tell me how can I visit the White House?
I just wrote to my representative, the Honorable Frederica Wilson as she represents my district.
@@DrGariS So Can I Contact in My Embassy At Washington DC For White House Tour Request.
*Seems to me that there should be a gold room somewhere.*
Haha
That Guard House near the front of the WH really looks tacky - but I guess that's the age we live in.
After Trump, yes for sure! :)
The whole interior of the house was completely gutted in the 50’s
Yes!
Yep ! 🎉
6:51 That probably looks like a Cabana!
True
6:51 that's a garden area with a brick walkway and a squared gazebo with lattice work.
Yes
6:34 , Noticed that Indira Gandhi ji with US President.
Pretty awesome
I can only imagine the process to do something like this to get tickets and such lol
You just need to ask your local congressperson