The White House

**The White House** is the residence of the President of The United States of America and the First Family. It is considered to be one of the safest locations in the USA. Its grounds are very large and include several buildings. There are 28 staircases, 3 elevators, 28 fireplaces, 132 rooms, and 412 doors in total. The address is 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500. The White House is a real location, but the people within the building during the *Spy School* series are fictional characters.

The inside, however, appears like any other regular office building: crammed with cubicles and small offices, very busy, and crowded. Numerous staffers work there, ranging from politicians and bureaucrats to military officers and Secret Service agents. The paparazzi are always present in the White House.

## Locations

* **Eisenhower Executive Office Building** (EEOB): Head of The Executive branch of the Government.

* **Presidential Quarters**: Where the First Family resides.

* **The Oval Office**: Located in the West Wing, arguably the most famous place in the White House. It's likely it has been rebuilt.

* **The Presidential Basketball Court**: A top of the class basketball court reserved only for the First Family and the President (Jason Stern plays down there).

* **The Situation Room**: During times of crisis, high ranking military officials and the President use this room.

* **The White House Bowling Alley**: A bowling alley in the basement of The White House. According to Cyrus Hale, Nixon may have broken the pinsetter.
* The White House **kitchen**: It has 5 full-time chefs and is capable of making a five-course dinner for up to 140 guests.
* "The Twelve Acers": The secure area around the presidents home.

## Known Residence/Employees

 Lacey | Bomb-sniffing dog

Other important (unnamed) officials include but are not limited to: the secretary of the army, the navy, the air force, and the secretary of defense.

## Trivia

Kimmy Dimsdale is ridiculously knowledgeable in facts and trivia about The White House.

* The Eisenhower Executive Office Building was originally built in 1871.
* It has more than 2 miles of hallways.
* It also has a holding cell, which Ben Ripley spent 2 hours inside of during *Spy School Secret Service*.
* The bowling alley was installed by Harry S. Truman.
* Mr. Truman once bowled a perfect game against Dwight Eisenhower.
* The White House kitchen makes a shrimp puff "to die for."
* It takes 570 gallons of paint to cover the entire exterior of the White House.
* The marble on a particular staircase was originally selected by Dolly Madison, wife of James Madison (the 4th president).
* The White House was first painted white in 1798, with lime-based whitewash to keep stone from freezing.
* Ulysses S. Grant planted a hedge somewhere in the outdoor corridor of the EEOB.
* White House staffers eat more than 10 thousand bags of pretzels each year.
* The staffers use more than 6 million Post-it notes every year (enough to cover Rhode Island).
* Jacqueline Kennedy picked out a carpet in the Oval Office.

## Gallery

The Red Room, one of the three state parlors.The Cross Hall.The Oval Office.The White House Bowling Alley.Presidential Basketball Court.The Green Room, another one of the state parlors.The Blue Room, another state parlor.Diplomatic Reception Room.The Situation RoomThe China Collection room.The Grand Staircase.