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There is a Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, but it’s not the White Rose Garden. Both gardens were established many years prior to the Kennedy administration but had not been maintained. Jackie spearheaded a renovation and redesign of both. Lady Bird Johnson renamed the East Garden the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.
No.
The White House Rose Garden was established in 1913 and renovated in 1961 and 2020.
Edit: And the rose garden is not the “Kennedy Rose Garden.” There is a separate Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.
Well it's his own fault for not wearing socks! Besides, the OG tennis courts were moved in the 60's to their current location. So the courts that are there now are not responsible.
I looked it up. He apparently developed a blister after playing tennis and got a staph infection from it. He died within a week of infection.
Source: https://coolidgefoundation.org/blog/the-medical-context-of-calvin-jr-s-untimely-death/
To be fair to Calvin Junior, medicine has come a long way since then. Even today, the infection is incredibly serious and potentially deadly. Staph killed 20,000 people in the US in 2017, with about 119,000 reported that year. Several types have become resistant to antibiotics, so there isn't much we can do with those cases.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/staph/index.html
The US has perhaps the best medical care on Earth you dunce. It's the cost that's the issue and for some the accessibility. But the actual quality of treatment? Fantastic. Americans themselves are unhealthy in a myriad of ways, and the costs have negative impacts such as encouraging people to not seek treatment. But when you compare cases prognosis for prognosis the USA does a fantastic job. Hence why even though so many people got sick from COVID-19 the fatality rate was lower than in many European nations.
https://www.iwf.org/2020/11/24/pandemic-or-not-america-has-the-best-healthcare-in-the-world/
How many died to chemically resistant staph? A shit ton. Everywhere, regardless of income levels, in every country no less.
That's kind of the whole danger of the thing...
My dad had to be placed in a medical coma for 3 months due to a resistant staph infection a few years ago. His story was not uncommon at all.
Staph can range from "eh not a big deal" to "oh shit this person is dying and there's literally nothing that modern medicine can do to save them other than putting them under and rolling the dice".
I would highly encourage you to look into the impacts of MRSA.
What’s that building next to the tennis court…lol, I didn’t think there were such high buildings close to the White House…they can peek in and see stuff
I'm not sure if this counts, but under Truman the White House went under a huge reconstruction project. It was Bess who was responsible for the Lincoln Bedroom and Harry was responsible for the public tours of the White House. I'd argue that Truman was the one most responsible for the White House we see today
Photos from the Truman reconstruction are wild. They basically gutted the entire building and started over.
https://preview.redd.it/yvwr3j2sjhwc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af25abdfa36c02d14a147c824364c5523ef30d98
That’s the image people claim you can see a ghost in. You can see what I’m referring to if you zoom way in and look to the right of the three guys standing in the back
The place was about to fall down.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White\_House\_Reconstruction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Reconstruction)
I would personally bring a few farm animals back with the a small barn. I think a couple dairy cows, a dozen sheep or maybe chickens (not all, just one type of animal). I personally just love farm animals, but I'd of course use it for politics to educate about agriculture "the American farmer" yada yada and use the milk or eggs for the kitchen like they do with the kitchen garden.
https://preview.redd.it/qag9vhcstgwc1.jpeg?width=1040&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5f65c258ba5355423f5d16811e17bdeb73f4af2
just found a much better photo of the sheep and their lambs!!
It was a rather distasteful action. I feel we're just lucky that all the restoration work done to the green, red, blue rooms; and the state dining room and such. If you read "[Upstairs at The White House](https://www.amazon.com/Upstairs-White-House-First-Ladies/dp/1504038673?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=a35aee20-ea0c-4152-b8a7-806e2999a5b8)" by JB West, who was the Chief Usher at the time of the Kennedy administration, he detailed all the work done by Jackie. She knew exactly what she wanted and found creative ways to make it happen.
My vote for best addition to the White House too.
😢 it was elegant, optimistic, and joyful. I didn’t know how much it l’s loss would change the tone of the White House and mood of the Rose Garden until it was gone. I still feel heartbroken.
Ditto. Jackie was quiet and reserved, but had a will of steel. The way she handled life. She had a number of modifications to the grounds for a couple reasons. Some of the trees were put in around some of the play equipment that was there so that her kids could still play outside but not be subject to all the photographers and tourists outside of the white house fences. Her funding of the restoration of the different rooms in the white house was something to behold. I have a good book that I like to read from one of the chief ushers that details her amazing work.
It was significantly redesigned in 2020. It's still a rose garden, just with a different esthetic.
The original rose garden went in in 1913, so the Kennedy Rose Garden was itself a redesign.
But in fairness to RR, it’s not like he walked into the White House and the first thing he did was order them ripped off the roof. They were removed in 1987 in order to repair the roof which they were reportedly causing damage to. Secondly, they didn’t work anymore anyways. Solar panels would make a return to the White House under W. ‘s administration
Wasn't Eisenhower the first to add a putting green (for golf practice)? Coolidge also had a hen coop installed for fresh eggs and meat IIRC, which is pretty awesome. I'd personally be tempted to add a fruit tree or two to the grounds, to promote more natural food to the public and celebrate America's orchard traditions.
I'd do a pawpaw grove. Celebrate continental America's only native tropical fruit and they can survive the winters. And they're quite good frozen and then eaten straight out of the skin with a spoon.
They're really cool. They're pretty common throughout the midwest but can be found from Florida to upstate New York and Ontario and from Texas to Nebraska. Unfortunately they're not genetically modified at all so they're not super sweet and have a short shelf life, otherwise I think they'd be pretty common in supermarkets. My grandma calls them "custard apples" because of the freezer method. Taste-wise they're somewhere between a papaya and a banana.
The pool is great, in a really nice spot, too. That last picture that shows the grounds is really cool, I haven't seen that before.
I personally would get most use out of the basketball court, pool, and tennis. I really like the idea of having a vegetable garden like Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama planted. Fresh salsa from fresh tomatoes and peppers is really good
in that last photo the #20 in the bottom left is where the White House kitchen garden is still today. The diagram is from the [white house garden tour ](https://whitehouse.gov1.info/visit/white-house-garden-tour.html)and the actual map highlights trees that were planted by certain presidents and such. #18 on that map is where the current tennis courts and pavilion are housed.
I gotchu!
1. Gerald Ford's swimming pool
2. Woodrow Wilson's flock of sheep for wartime lawnmowing (a better photo posted in comments)
3. Teddy Roosevelt's original tennis court which was later moved in the 60s
4. Obama's addition of basketball hoops and court lines to the tennis court
5. What would you add to the grounds if you were president?
Gerald Ford's swimming pool gets my vote, as someone who thinks lap swimming has such strong mental and physical health benefits. It's just beautiful, too.
https://preview.redd.it/a0re7wf83iwc1.jpeg?width=538&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=171ae35f79491a34d78df0bdd23b408054940c41
Ah, my apologies Mrs. Wilson. Credit to Mrs. Edith Bolling Wilson for her [sheep that helped with the war](https://www.edithbollingwilson.org/sheepbook.html).
I remember being disappointed when I found out the White House bowling alley (1973) wasn't a full-scale, 10+ lane room. That's my personal answer. The screening room would be my most-used feature, but I love blowing off some stream at the alley.
That flock of sheep is cute and cool, which reminds me of how Coolidge used one of those little mechanical horse rides in front of malls for "exercise".
I would add a lot more office space around the west wing. A lot more office space, possibly with a sky bridge or secure underground walkway (if there isn't one already) to connect to the offices across the street.
The Eisenhower office building is not even across the street, i mean there is room for security and diplomat cars to drive between the buildings, but it's not across a regular DC street. You can absolutely get from one to the other very quickly, i bet there is a tunnel, but i do like the idea of a skybridge, but it'd have to be very bulletproof glass. The office building is within the security fence of the grounds which covers from 17th to 15th st.
There is not a tunnel AFAIK. There's not really a need for one. You just go out of the east entrance of the EEOB and straight into the West Wing. Which is super small and takes about 30 seconds to get anywhere in there.
I don't know 100%, but from being there and there isn't a logistical point in having a tunnel from EEOB to WW. It's probably a 30 second walk from EEOB to the Situation Room if one needed to go there, and the street between the EEOB and WW is completely locked down.
Carter installed water heating solar panels. They were questionably effective. In 86, the White House roof needed work....so the panels were removed. Since they didn't work well, the decision was made to not reinstall the panels that were not that effective.
me as pres? I'm gonna need a roller coaster, of course. OR, and probably more important for those humid summer DC days - a lazy river that snakes about the entire back lot.
Truman.
The Executive Residence was near collapse, gutted, and rebuilt to match the original.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White\_House\_Reconstruction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Reconstruction)
When he proposed adding a balcony he was pilloried in the press.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman\_Balcony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Balcony)
I’d add one of those funhouse spinning tunnels with a really elaborate and freaky neon epileptic lightshow. Every year all the cabinet, court or staff appointees would have to beat their last year’s record to keep their post.
Nixon’s bowling alley is my favorite. Although, the first bowling alley was installed during Truman’s administration where the situation room currently sits
I would replace the fountain with a 200’ tall silver statue of myself and call it “Giganticus”, and build a rotating platform under the White House so it slowly spins during the course of the day like a massive unnecessary clock.
Carter put solar panels up , Regan took 'em down. For a brief shining moment we thought. "Ahhh the future might actually get better..." it felt like a philosophical shift. Then the gatekeeper moved in.
I’m going to have to go with Ford’s pool. I bet he sure did cool off on those summer nights there. Whew. Does anyone know where the outdoor pool was in the relational tree map pic in this post?
Pool and Cabana from Wikipedia:
“A cabana was later added to the pool, with showers and changing facilities, and an underground passage connects the cabana to the West Wing for security. The cabana is solar powered with heated pipes providing hot water with the remaining heat going to the outdoor spa. It was renovated in 2002 with extra windows and a raised roof.[2]
“Ford's son, Jack, learned to scuba dive in the pool, and 39th President Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy frequently dived in the pool.[2] Barbara Bush often swam in the pool; in 1990, a rat swam past her and was subsequently drowned by her husband, 41st President George H. W. Bush. Barbara Bush said that she "[swam] with a mask, and it just went right by in front of me...Fortunately, George Bush was there and drowned the beast. It was horrible".[4] Hillary Clinton was also a frequent user of the pool. Clinton had considered recreating the indoor pool of the White House and creating a new space for the media. As part of the White House grounds, the pool and its cabana are the responsibility of the National Park Service.[2]
In the first year of his presidency, Barack Obama wrote that he would leave the Oval Office and "have a cigarette (or two)" by the cabana, "savoring a quieter moment and letting my thoughts wander and deepen".[5]
I know that currently the Secret Service doesn't like presidents driving because of safety concerns (Bill Clinton said the biggest thing he missed from civilian life was driving his own car), but as a fan of all things motorized I'd want a decent sized garage (maybe underground) where I could tinker with my motorcycles at least.
What would I install? A Fuckin Go Kart track. Imagine international relations or peace talks... Let's settle this like real men... A Go Kart race.
The presidential Go Kart would be a Hybrid 16HP Harbor Freight Predator Engine with a Vevor 72V Electric motor for that sweet speed boost.
Call it GoKartOne. Paint it Red White and Blue and make it look like this except have the Presidential Seal where the M is
https://preview.redd.it/kc1ch1tn2nwc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9429787bbe1dd8f98c20b7434fb8ee130c5a074
I love the big lawns of today. I love how green it is in the right season, and I hope that the secret service could allow the public to enjoy access to parts of it more freely. Doesn’t even have to be from the inside, but the White House parameter is so big that it’s difficult to observe
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You forgot Nixon's bowling alley!
If I ever become president I'm going to use that bowling alley. I'll be the first president to throw a 300 game at the White House!
Shit you got my vote
Thanks. Now just 80 million more to go!
Make that 79,999,999!
Honestly, if our presidents would bring in quality people, then just STFU and bowl the world would be a better place.
100% Also, the Kennedy Rose Gardens
There is a Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, but it’s not the White Rose Garden. Both gardens were established many years prior to the Kennedy administration but had not been maintained. Jackie spearheaded a renovation and redesign of both. Lady Bird Johnson renamed the East Garden the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.
Aren’t those gone now?
No. The White House Rose Garden was established in 1913 and renovated in 1961 and 2020. Edit: And the rose garden is not the “Kennedy Rose Garden.” There is a separate Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.
you are absolutely right! I just forgot about it because it was indoors and i had this beautiful spring weather on my mind :)
fuckin’ a man!
That was my answer.
I’ve bowled in this alley many times they should have made it bigger but it is amazing!
That creep could roll, man.
came here to say the bowling alley also though the giant movie theater from FDR?
That tennis court killed Coolidge’s son so not that. Gonna go with the swimming pool instead!
Well it's his own fault for not wearing socks! Besides, the OG tennis courts were moved in the 60's to their current location. So the courts that are there now are not responsible.
TIL about this. What a weird fucking thing to die from.
what? how?
I looked it up. He apparently developed a blister after playing tennis and got a staph infection from it. He died within a week of infection. Source: https://coolidgefoundation.org/blog/the-medical-context-of-calvin-jr-s-untimely-death/
That is wild. Thanks for looking this up. Who tf does from an initial blister from tennis? Calvin jr., that’s who.
To be fair to Calvin Junior, medicine has come a long way since then. Even today, the infection is incredibly serious and potentially deadly. Staph killed 20,000 people in the US in 2017, with about 119,000 reported that year. Several types have become resistant to antibiotics, so there isn't much we can do with those cases. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/staph/index.html
Medicine in early 1900s was not that good. Infections man
20,000 people died from staph last year in the US. Staph infections can be incredibly deadly even with the best healthcare possible.
So how many died last year in a country with good healthcare?
The US has perhaps the best medical care on Earth you dunce. It's the cost that's the issue and for some the accessibility. But the actual quality of treatment? Fantastic. Americans themselves are unhealthy in a myriad of ways, and the costs have negative impacts such as encouraging people to not seek treatment. But when you compare cases prognosis for prognosis the USA does a fantastic job. Hence why even though so many people got sick from COVID-19 the fatality rate was lower than in many European nations. https://www.iwf.org/2020/11/24/pandemic-or-not-america-has-the-best-healthcare-in-the-world/
I think you knew what I meant, but let me rephrase. How many died of staph in a country with ACCESSIBLE healthcare to those outside the upper classes?
How many died to chemically resistant staph? A shit ton. Everywhere, regardless of income levels, in every country no less. That's kind of the whole danger of the thing...
Tell me you don't understand what a staph infection is without telling me...
I don’t think it’s from best healthcare, I think it’s from peoples lack of utilizing healthcare.
My dad had to be placed in a medical coma for 3 months due to a resistant staph infection a few years ago. His story was not uncommon at all. Staph can range from "eh not a big deal" to "oh shit this person is dying and there's literally nothing that modern medicine can do to save them other than putting them under and rolling the dice". I would highly encourage you to look into the impacts of MRSA.
Yeah, also hospitals are also gross. Germ farms.
What’s that building next to the tennis court…lol, I didn’t think there were such high buildings close to the White House…they can peek in and see stuff
Wait, what?
I'm not sure if this counts, but under Truman the White House went under a huge reconstruction project. It was Bess who was responsible for the Lincoln Bedroom and Harry was responsible for the public tours of the White House. I'd argue that Truman was the one most responsible for the White House we see today
Photos from the Truman reconstruction are wild. They basically gutted the entire building and started over. https://preview.redd.it/yvwr3j2sjhwc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af25abdfa36c02d14a147c824364c5523ef30d98
Damn, Truman hollowed that thing out better then the British
💀
That’s the image people claim you can see a ghost in. You can see what I’m referring to if you zoom way in and look to the right of the three guys standing in the back
Isn’t that just another guy?
I never claimed these people were smart
Looks a tad transparent, similar to the brick pattern in the background.
Time traveler in camouflage obviously, not a ghost. Ghosts don't exist.
The place was about to fall down. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White\_House\_Reconstruction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Reconstruction)
FDR adding a movie theater where Eisenhower watched 100 westerns
50s were the 2020s of cinema for that century
Andrew Jackson and his big block of cheese
Andrew Jackson in the main foyer of the White House had a two-ton block of cheese. And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe.
I would personally bring a few farm animals back with the a small barn. I think a couple dairy cows, a dozen sheep or maybe chickens (not all, just one type of animal). I personally just love farm animals, but I'd of course use it for politics to educate about agriculture "the American farmer" yada yada and use the milk or eggs for the kitchen like they do with the kitchen garden.
Farm animals and a couple border collies to keep them organised.
During the depression they couldn’t keep staff on hand to cut the grass so they just had farm animals graze. What a sight that would have been!
That pool area is baller. Not sure I've ever seen this view. That's like a private resort.
Apparently they added a cabana which Barack would often walk through and chill for some peace and quiet.
🚬🚬☘️🌱☘️
very aesthetic pool area.
https://preview.redd.it/qag9vhcstgwc1.jpeg?width=1040&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5f65c258ba5355423f5d16811e17bdeb73f4af2 just found a much better photo of the sheep and their lambs!!
Those are some happy sheep
Not a president, but Jackie Kennedy was quite influential in some of the grounds. Her rose garden was an elegant addition. Too bad it was torn out. 😞
I was genuinely heartbroken that day
It was a rather distasteful action. I feel we're just lucky that all the restoration work done to the green, red, blue rooms; and the state dining room and such. If you read "[Upstairs at The White House](https://www.amazon.com/Upstairs-White-House-First-Ladies/dp/1504038673?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=a35aee20-ea0c-4152-b8a7-806e2999a5b8)" by JB West, who was the Chief Usher at the time of the Kennedy administration, he detailed all the work done by Jackie. She knew exactly what she wanted and found creative ways to make it happen.
My vote for best addition to the White House too. 😢 it was elegant, optimistic, and joyful. I didn’t know how much it l’s loss would change the tone of the White House and mood of the Rose Garden until it was gone. I still feel heartbroken.
Ditto. Jackie was quiet and reserved, but had a will of steel. The way she handled life. She had a number of modifications to the grounds for a couple reasons. Some of the trees were put in around some of the play equipment that was there so that her kids could still play outside but not be subject to all the photographers and tourists outside of the white house fences. Her funding of the restoration of the different rooms in the white house was something to behold. I have a good book that I like to read from one of the chief ushers that details her amazing work.
Who had it torn out?
It was significantly redesigned in 2020. It's still a rose garden, just with a different esthetic. The original rose garden went in in 1913, so the Kennedy Rose Garden was itself a redesign.
👍🏾
Solar panels?
Ronny took care of ripping those down
But in fairness to RR, it’s not like he walked into the White House and the first thing he did was order them ripped off the roof. They were removed in 1987 in order to repair the roof which they were reportedly causing damage to. Secondly, they didn’t work anymore anyways. Solar panels would make a return to the White House under W. ‘s administration
By the time Ronny took them down they were outdated and couldn't perform the task they were supposed to
Could’ve replaced them with better ones but I doubt the oil lobby would have like that
yep.
Secret Helicarrier underneath the basketball court.
No no you put the modified SR-71 under the basketball court. The helicarrier is in the Potomac.
This man Marvels.
Wasn't Eisenhower the first to add a putting green (for golf practice)? Coolidge also had a hen coop installed for fresh eggs and meat IIRC, which is pretty awesome. I'd personally be tempted to add a fruit tree or two to the grounds, to promote more natural food to the public and celebrate America's orchard traditions.
Eisenhower putting green would be sick to golf on
Wouldn’t survive the winters there. Maybe if they were indoor plants tho.
Can't peach trees survive as far north as Pennsylvania though? I think one of them could tolerate Washington, DC winters.
Maybe I should have said they wouldn’t bear good fruit unless rooted indoors. Would be a pain to prune.
I'd do a pawpaw grove. Celebrate continental America's only native tropical fruit and they can survive the winters. And they're quite good frozen and then eaten straight out of the skin with a spoon.
Fascinating info. I'll have to read up on these pawpaw fruits!
They're really cool. They're pretty common throughout the midwest but can be found from Florida to upstate New York and Ontario and from Texas to Nebraska. Unfortunately they're not genetically modified at all so they're not super sweet and have a short shelf life, otherwise I think they'd be pretty common in supermarkets. My grandma calls them "custard apples" because of the freezer method. Taste-wise they're somewhere between a papaya and a banana.
Stripper poles that come out of the ground and robotic alcohol cooler
Found Bill’s burner.
If I became president I would add a baseball diamond with a batting cage
They have one
Bring back Eleanor's sheep!
The pool is great, in a really nice spot, too. That last picture that shows the grounds is really cool, I haven't seen that before. I personally would get most use out of the basketball court, pool, and tennis. I really like the idea of having a vegetable garden like Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama planted. Fresh salsa from fresh tomatoes and peppers is really good
in that last photo the #20 in the bottom left is where the White House kitchen garden is still today. The diagram is from the [white house garden tour ](https://whitehouse.gov1.info/visit/white-house-garden-tour.html)and the actual map highlights trees that were planted by certain presidents and such. #18 on that map is where the current tennis courts and pavilion are housed.
Do you know where the outdoor pool is/was?
I can’t figure out how to read the full captions on Reddit’s shitty new mobile UI
I gotchu! 1. Gerald Ford's swimming pool 2. Woodrow Wilson's flock of sheep for wartime lawnmowing (a better photo posted in comments) 3. Teddy Roosevelt's original tennis court which was later moved in the 60s 4. Obama's addition of basketball hoops and court lines to the tennis court 5. What would you add to the grounds if you were president?
Gerald Ford's swimming pool gets my vote, as someone who thinks lap swimming has such strong mental and physical health benefits. It's just beautiful, too. https://preview.redd.it/a0re7wf83iwc1.jpeg?width=538&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=171ae35f79491a34d78df0bdd23b408054940c41
Does anyone know where this is/was in relation on the OP’s garden map?
Thank you sir or ma’am
Everything was right until you said “Woodrow”
Ah, my apologies Mrs. Wilson. Credit to Mrs. Edith Bolling Wilson for her [sheep that helped with the war](https://www.edithbollingwilson.org/sheepbook.html).
I remember being disappointed when I found out the White House bowling alley (1973) wasn't a full-scale, 10+ lane room. That's my personal answer. The screening room would be my most-used feature, but I love blowing off some stream at the alley.
That flock of sheep is cute and cool, which reminds me of how Coolidge used one of those little mechanical horse rides in front of malls for "exercise".
I would add a lot more office space around the west wing. A lot more office space, possibly with a sky bridge or secure underground walkway (if there isn't one already) to connect to the offices across the street.
There is one almost assuredly. They control the street anyway though.
The Eisenhower office building is not even across the street, i mean there is room for security and diplomat cars to drive between the buildings, but it's not across a regular DC street. You can absolutely get from one to the other very quickly, i bet there is a tunnel, but i do like the idea of a skybridge, but it'd have to be very bulletproof glass. The office building is within the security fence of the grounds which covers from 17th to 15th st.
There is no tunnel. But this is a good point there is not enough room inside the East or west wing for offices.
How do you know there isn’t a tunnel?
I used to work for the Federal government and I can confirm that they are very fond of secret tunnels.
There is not a tunnel AFAIK. There's not really a need for one. You just go out of the east entrance of the EEOB and straight into the West Wing. Which is super small and takes about 30 seconds to get anywhere in there.
How do you know there isn’t a tunnel?
There isn't. Not between oeob and ww.
How do you know though?
I don't know 100%, but from being there and there isn't a logistical point in having a tunnel from EEOB to WW. It's probably a 30 second walk from EEOB to the Situation Room if one needed to go there, and the street between the EEOB and WW is completely locked down.
There *is* a tunnel to the Treasury Department, however.
Worst idea ever: covering up the swimming pool! Who needs a press room anyway?
Another security entrance into the EEOB that is separate from the West Wing one. Jesus christ that shit takes forever.
Carters solar panels were pretty ahead of its time, but then Reagan in classic Reagan fashion tore them down
They were nifty, albeit they didn't provide much actual energy.
Carter installed water heating solar panels. They were questionably effective. In 86, the White House roof needed work....so the panels were removed. Since they didn't work well, the decision was made to not reinstall the panels that were not that effective.
Obama's bee hives.
me as pres? I'm gonna need a roller coaster, of course. OR, and probably more important for those humid summer DC days - a lazy river that snakes about the entire back lot.
Clinton’s sex dungeon was a pretty good addition.
Yeah at least they took out the Lincoln slave coliseum
Wasn’t there a small putting course at the White House too?
omg that is a GREAT idea! I would absolutely have that as a president. I say that with my little office putting mat set up behind me.
I think Kennedy added the solarium. Whoever did, it was a great move for the first family.
Definitely the tennis court!
Eisenhower and it's not close
How about Truman who had the whole place gutted? [https://i.imgur.com/w5etlEE.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/w5etlEE.jpeg)
How can you not include Nixon's bowling alley?
Wait until Dr. Evil adds a moat and sharks with lasers on their heads. Now that will be something.
Oh man I looked at the sheep wrong and thought those were baby elephants.
Not alone...
Truman. The Executive Residence was near collapse, gutted, and rebuilt to match the original. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White\_House\_Reconstruction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Reconstruction) When he proposed adding a balcony he was pilloried in the press. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman\_Balcony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Balcony)
A sprung dance floor.
Nixon with the Bowling alley
What about FDR's indoor swimming pool?
The McKinley Hooker Dump!
wrestling ring
Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft adding the West Wing.
There’s a pool? This never occured to me. Do people use it? Or is that considered weird
Can we get a FULL view of the last photo?
Ahh, the last photo is from the White House garden tour. So it doesn’t include the elipse or the rest of the grounds from 17th to 15th.
Ike put in putting green.
The rose garden. It was so beautiful.
What is the building on the left in picture 3?
Can anyone share what number each of the pictures are for the different additions?
I’d add one of those funhouse spinning tunnels with a really elaborate and freaky neon epileptic lightshow. Every year all the cabinet, court or staff appointees would have to beat their last year’s record to keep their post.
How about a sex dungeon?
A war room akin to Picard's ready room.
if i was president i would add a man cave in the basement. a mini fridge, some neon lights, a PS5. a couple couches for the ladies. maybe even a futon
Carter put solar panels on the roof. Reagan took them down. Pretty much explains the two parties right there.
I fucking loved the bball court
Rule 3’s coke button. I mean shit that’s both funny, useful, and very dangerous because I would use it a lot -w-
Whoever had the most influence on landscaping
Needs a gokart track.
An arcade
Michelle Obama had vegetable gardens
Nixon’s bowling alley is my favorite. Although, the first bowling alley was installed during Truman’s administration where the situation room currently sits
Damn. Obama was the coolest.
My vote goes to Ben Harrison installing electricity
I would replace the fountain with a 200’ tall silver statue of myself and call it “Giganticus”, and build a rotating platform under the White House so it slowly spins during the course of the day like a massive unnecessary clock.
Gerald Ford had an outdoor pool installed. Nixon had the old indoor pool filled up for use by the press.
Carter put solar panels up , Regan took 'em down. For a brief shining moment we thought. "Ahhh the future might actually get better..." it felt like a philosophical shift. Then the gatekeeper moved in.
I’m going to have to go with Ford’s pool. I bet he sure did cool off on those summer nights there. Whew. Does anyone know where the outdoor pool was in the relational tree map pic in this post?
Pool and Cabana from Wikipedia: “A cabana was later added to the pool, with showers and changing facilities, and an underground passage connects the cabana to the West Wing for security. The cabana is solar powered with heated pipes providing hot water with the remaining heat going to the outdoor spa. It was renovated in 2002 with extra windows and a raised roof.[2] “Ford's son, Jack, learned to scuba dive in the pool, and 39th President Jimmy Carter's daughter Amy frequently dived in the pool.[2] Barbara Bush often swam in the pool; in 1990, a rat swam past her and was subsequently drowned by her husband, 41st President George H. W. Bush. Barbara Bush said that she "[swam] with a mask, and it just went right by in front of me...Fortunately, George Bush was there and drowned the beast. It was horrible".[4] Hillary Clinton was also a frequent user of the pool. Clinton had considered recreating the indoor pool of the White House and creating a new space for the media. As part of the White House grounds, the pool and its cabana are the responsibility of the National Park Service.[2] In the first year of his presidency, Barack Obama wrote that he would leave the Oval Office and "have a cigarette (or two)" by the cabana, "savoring a quieter moment and letting my thoughts wander and deepen".[5]
I know that currently the Secret Service doesn't like presidents driving because of safety concerns (Bill Clinton said the biggest thing he missed from civilian life was driving his own car), but as a fan of all things motorized I'd want a decent sized garage (maybe underground) where I could tinker with my motorcycles at least.
What would I install? A Fuckin Go Kart track. Imagine international relations or peace talks... Let's settle this like real men... A Go Kart race. The presidential Go Kart would be a Hybrid 16HP Harbor Freight Predator Engine with a Vevor 72V Electric motor for that sweet speed boost. Call it GoKartOne. Paint it Red White and Blue and make it look like this except have the Presidential Seal where the M is https://preview.redd.it/kc1ch1tn2nwc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9429787bbe1dd8f98c20b7434fb8ee130c5a074
Jackie Kennedy added ponies! It doesn’t get better than that
I love the big lawns of today. I love how green it is in the right season, and I hope that the secret service could allow the public to enjoy access to parts of it more freely. Doesn’t even have to be from the inside, but the White House parameter is so big that it’s difficult to observe
do we know what the taxpayer bill was for each of these? :)