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{{Short description|Official residence and workplace of the US president}} | {{Short description|Official residence and workplace of the US president}} | ||
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|OrganizationName= White House | |||
|OrganizationType= Executive Departments | |||
|Mission= To serve as the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, facilitating the execution of executive duties and hosting official functions and ceremonies. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= President of the United States | |||
|Employees= 1800 | |||
|Budget= | |||
|Website=https://www.whitehouse.gov | |||
|Services= Executive leadership; Diplomatic functions; Official state events; Public tours; Policy development | |||
|ParentOrganization= | |||
|CreationLegislation= | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.897676, -77.036530 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500 | |||
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The '''White House''' is the [[official residence]] and workplace of the [[president of the United States]]. Located at 1600 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]] [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|NW]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since [[John Adams]] in 1800 when the national capital was moved from [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House History |url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020106/https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The "White House" is also used as a [[metonymy|metonym]] to refer to the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=N/A |first=Michael |title=White House vs Capitol Building: What is the Difference? |url=https://newspire.net/articles/white-house-vs-capitol-building/#google_vignette |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=Newspire |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> | The '''White House''' is the [[official residence]] and workplace of the [[president of the United States]]. Located at 1600 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]] [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|NW]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since [[John Adams]] in 1800 when the national capital was moved from [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House History |url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020106/https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The "White House" is also used as a [[metonymy|metonym]] to refer to the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=N/A |first=Michael |title=White House vs Capitol Building: What is the Difference? |url=https://newspire.net/articles/white-house-vs-capitol-building/#google_vignette |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=Newspire |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> | ||