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The White House.
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Most people know what it looks like on the outside, but how about the inside?
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In this video, I want to show you each floor and what the different rooms are used for.
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That's coming up!
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Let's make sure we're all on the same page here.
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The White House is located in Washington D.C.
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which is on the East Coast of the United States of America.
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So here's Virginia and here's Maryland,
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and here's Washington D.C.
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The White House is located here.
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The White House is home to the President of the United States of America.
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When you think of the White House you probably picture a view like this...
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But if we zoom out a little bit, you'll see that there's a lot more to it.
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You can separate the building into three different parts:
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The Residence, the West Wing and the East Wing.
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Let's start with the East Wing.
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There's two stories here, which have many different rooms and offices.
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The second floor is usually occupied by the First Lady and her staff.
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This is the guest entrance to the White House;
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when there are events or social gatherings, the visitors will enter here.
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Here's the lobby.
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We don't know for sure what these other rooms are used for, but it's neat to see what the floor layout looks like.
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This is the Garden Room and the East colonnade.
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This is the family theater; it's mostly used to watch movies,
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but occasionally it's used for the President to rehearse his speeches.
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Once we get through the visitors foyer,
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then we enter the main part of the White House known as the Residence.
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This is the North Portico,
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and this is the South Portico.
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The Residence has four floors plus the sub-basement.
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Let's start at the very bottom.
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The sub-basement consists of storage, laundry, and mechanical rooms to run the White House.
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It even has bathrooms down here.
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This part is called the basement mezzanine.
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It's not quite as tall as a full floor.
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You'll find similar rooms down here as well.
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This is the ground floor which connects to the East Wing and the West Wing.
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First let's point out the restrooms, that's always a good thing to know.
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This is the center hall which connects most of the rooms.
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Here's the Vermeil room and the China room; a lot of fancy things are stored in these two rooms.
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The Diplomatic Reception room; this is where the foreign ambassadors enter the White House.
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This is the map room, sometimes TV interviews happen here.
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We got some Doctor's offices to keep the President healthy;
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and House-Keeper's offices here.
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This is the Library, the Curator's office - that's kind of like the White House historian,
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the Secret Service, and the Kitchen.
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This is the Flower Shop, The Carpenter's Shop,
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and the Bowling Alley, that's right, there's a bowling alley in the White House.
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The Bowling Alley is actually right underneath the steps for the North Portico.
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These steps lead right into the first floor of the White House Residence;
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a lot of action happens here.
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This is the East Room, a lot of social gatherings and performances happen here.
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The Green Room, Blue Room, and Red Room; yes, the rooms are colored that way as well.
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Here's the Cross Hall and the Entrance Hall.
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This is the grand staircase; this is where the President and the First Lady can make their grand entrance.
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The State Dining room is where a large amount of guests can be fed.
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The smaller Family Dining room is located here.
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The Ushers room is located here so that guests can check in when they enter the White House.
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The second floor is known as the Family Residence.
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This floor is where the President and his family live during their time at the White House.
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These rooms have been rearranged and used in different ways over the last 200 years.
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Traditionally, this has been known as the President's bedroom.
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The top of the grand staircase is here,
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and there's another Dining room and a Kitchen on this level too.
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The third floor is another place to get lost;
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it's usually the place where the President and his family can relax.
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This is the Solarium, also called the Sun Room, it has some beautiful views looking out over Washington D.C.
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The area here, and here is called the Promenade, another favorite of the third floor.
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The final section of the White House is called the West Wing;
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this is where the President and his staff have their offices.
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From this view, you can see that it has two stories,
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but if we come over here, you can see there's another floor.
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This is the ground floor. Let's start here.
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This is the foyer and the lobby, I imagine you have to be pretty important to walk through these doors.
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Lots of other rooms and offices down here;
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notice this large room for the Secret Service.
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This room is called the Situation Room.
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From right here, the President can command the Armed Forces anywhere in the world.
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The first floor of the West Wing connects to the Residence.
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Once we go through the Palm room, we have,
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the West Colonnade - which is actually outside,
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the Press Corps offices - which is where the reporters have some cramped office space,
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the Press Briefing room - this is one of the more famous rooms you'll see on TV and in the movies.
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Several decades ago, you would have found a swimming pool in this space.
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Here's the cabinet room, lots of meetings happen here.
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Of course we can't forget the Oval Office - the President spends most of his time here.
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Other rooms here, house more of the President's staff.
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And this is the main entrance to the West Wing.
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The West Wing also has a second floor.
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There's a lot more offices up here for other people who assist and help the President.
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Hey everyone. I'm Jared Owen, and if you want to see what I'm working on next,
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head on over to my Patreon Page.
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I post things there, that you won't find here on YouTube.
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As for this video, there was so much information that I just couldn't cover everything.
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I'm thinking of making a second video about the White House..
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Any suggestions for what I should include?
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Let me know in the comments below.
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As always, thanks for your support,
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and I'll see you next time.