Transcript The White House

Barak Obama
Inauguration Day
January 20th 2009
Obama speech
Concert
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State Capitol
State Capitol
Washington State's Legislative Building, completed in 1928 after six
years of construction, serves as both a working governmental center
and a symbol of Washington's free and democratic government. It is
the centerpiece of the five historic buildings designed by New York
architects Walter Wilder and Harry White. Conceived in the
architectural competition of 1911 and selected by the State Capitol
Commission, Wilder and White's designs for the Legislative Building
were completed and set into motion in 1922.
State Capitol
Since it opened, the Legislative Building has withstood three
major earthquakes, the most recent being the February 28, 2001
"Nisqually" earthquake, thanks in large part to the excellent
structural design by Wilder and White, and the superior
craftsmanship of the original builders. The building underwent
significant seismic upgrades following the earthquakes of 1949
and 1965.
A three-year rehabilitation and earthquake-repair project was
completed in 2004. The $120 million project added modern
heating and cooling, plumbing, fire protection and state-of-the-art
wireless technology systems, while maintaining historic features.
It also improved accessibility, added new public space, made
further seismic and security upgrades, and repaired damage
caused by the 2001 earthquake.
State Capitol
WEIGHT: TOTAL
188,500,000 lbs or 94,250 tons
•For some comparisons: Empire State Building (4 times the Leg)
730,000,000 lbs Nimitz-class aircraft carrier 194,000,000 lbs Washington
Monument (in D.C.) 181,708,000 lbs Seattle Space Needle (1/10 of the Leg)
19,100,000 lbs WEIGHT OF MATERIALS Approximate tons of stone and
granite 12,000 or 8850 Volkswagen Beetles
Approximate tons of brick 9,500 or 5538 Orca Whales
Approximate tons of concrete 28,800 or 3740 African Elephants
•HEIGHT From grade to top of lantern 287 feet (87m) It is the fourth tallest
masonry dome in the world! It is only surpassed by: St. Peter’s Cathedral,
Rome 446 feet (136m) St. Paul’s Cathedral, London 355.5 feet (110m) St.
Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg 333 fee (102m)
•* For some comparisons: Adult male giraffe (1/14 of the Leg) 20 feet . It
would take 136 Olympic-sized swimming pools to fill the Legislative Building
completely with water.
State Capitol
ORIGINAL BUILDING COSTS Approximate Costs of Principal Finish
Materials: Marble $840,000 Plastering $187,000 Ornamental Iron $45,000
Ornamental Bronze $320,000 Stone Carving $180,000 Interior Wood Trim
$84,000 Rubber Tile $65,000 Painting $122,000 Elevators $96,000 Plumbing,
Heating, and Ventilating $383,000 Total Cost of Building in 1928 $6,791,595.88
Cost of Furnishings in 1928 $594,172.33
TOTAL $7,385,768.21
* For some comparisons:
To reconstruct the Legislative Building with the same materials and
workmanship today, it would cost over $1 billion. That is 135 times
more! LIGHTING Outside Lighting: 150-watt incandescent bulbs on top of
the outside lower columns 85 250-watt metal halide bulbs at the bottom of the
8th floor columns 26 1000-watt metal halide and sodium bulbs on the 5th floor
roof used to light the dome 16 50-watt sodium bulbs used to light the terrace 48
Inside Lighting: 15-watt to 300-watt incandescent bulbs throughout the
building 2550 Florescent light fixtures throughout the building 2616
TOTAL:5341
State Capitol
The White House
The White House
Here are White House facts about the building and the presidents who lived
there:
There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are
also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators. With
55,000 square feet of space, it is one of the largest houses in the United States
Presidential Firsts while in office... President James Polk (1845-49) was the first
President to have his photograph taken... President Theodore Roosevelt (190109) was not only the first President to ride in an automobile, but also the first
President to travel outside the country when he visited Panama... President
Franklin Roosevelt (1933-45) was the first President to ride in an airplane.
With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is able to serve dinner to as
many as 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres to more than 1,000.
The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface.
The White House
The White House
The White House history began when President George Washington
signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that the
federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles
square…on the river Potomac." President Washington, together with
city planner Pierre L’Enfant, chose the site for the new residence, which
is now 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As preparations began for the new
federal city, a competition was held to find a builder of the "President’s
House."
Construction began when the first cornerstone was laid in October of
1792. Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the
house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House
was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and
his wife, Abigail, moved in.
The White House
The White House has a fascinating history. It survived a fire at the
hands of the British in 1814 and another fire in the West Wing in 1929.
Throughout much of Harry S. Truman’s presidency, the interior of the
house, with the exception of the third floor, was completely renovated
while the Truman family lived at Blair House, right across Pennsylvania
Avenue.
Presidents have expressed their individual style in decorating and
receiving the public during their stay. Thomas Jefferson held the first
Inaugural open house in 1805. Many of those who attended the
swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol simply followed him home,
where he greeted them in the Blue Room.
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After Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, Inaugural crowds became far too
large for the White House to accommodate them comfortably. However,
not until Grover Cleveland’s first presidency did this unsafe practice
change. He held a presidential review of the troops from a flag-draped
grandstand built in front of the White House. This procession evolved
into the official Inaugural parade we know today.
The White House
The White House
Family life in the White House:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/photoessays/familylife/index.html
Visiting the White House:
http://www.visitingdc.com/white-house/virtual-tour-white-house.htm
White House
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/video/index.html
http://www.whitehouse.org/tours/mansion-main.asp
Barack Obama:
Facts you may not know
• He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian
comics.
• His name means ‘one who is blessed’ in Swahili.
• He is left-handed- the sixth post-war president to
be left-handed.
• He has read every harry Potter book.
• He worked in a Baskin-Ronbins ice cream shops
as a teenager and now he can’t stand ice cream.
Barack Obama:
Facts you may not know
• While on campaign trail, he refufed to watch
CNN and had sports channels on instead.
• He promised Michelle he would quit smoking
before running for president – he didn’t!
• He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
(91kg)
• He applied to appear in a black pin-up
calendar while at Harvard University bu was
rejected by the all-female committee.
Barack Obama:
Facts you may not know
• He doesn’t drinkcoffee and rarely drinks
alcohol.
• He hates the youth trend for trousers which
saq beneath the backside.
• He repaid his student loan only foru years ago
after signing his book deal.
• He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago
barber, Zariff, for 21$.
Barack Obama:
Facts you may not know
• He was given the name ‘Renegade’ by his
Secret Service agents.
• He plans to install a basketball court in the
White House grounds.
The swearing-in of the President
I, Barak Hussein Obama, do solemnly
swear that I will faithfully execute the
Office of President of the United
States, and will to the best of my Ability,
preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States.