The Biden-Harris Administration

Table Of Content

• Jacqueline Kennedy restoration
• Other WHCD Guests — Including More Celebrities, Politicians and Government Staffers
• Kaitlan Collins Goes Golden in Larroudé Metallic Knot Mule at White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2024
• Events
• Visitor Centers
• Watch Biden's full remarks at the 2024 White House Correspondents’ dinner

The building was constructed between 1792 and 1800 using Aquia sandstone from the Government Island quarry (also a supplier of stone for the exterior of the US Capitol), bricks made in kilns near the site, and lumber from forests in Maryland and Virginia. Jefferson announced the competition—which offered a prize of $500 (or a medal of equal value)—and even reportedly submitted a design himself under the initials “A.Z”. In July of 1792, Irish-born architect James Hoban’s submission was selected by Washington, and he was hired to build the White House.

Jacqueline Kennedy restoration

By 1948, the residence's load-bearing walls and wood beams were found to be close to failure. Under Harry S. Truman, the interior rooms were completely dismantled and a new internal load-bearing steel frame was constructed inside the walls. Once the structural work was completed, the interior rooms were rebuilt.

Other WHCD Guests — Including More Celebrities, Politicians and Government Staffers

That person can take the self-guided tour once his or her group has finished the tour. The White House kitchen has the capacity to prepare dinner for 140 guests and hors d’oeuvres for over 1,000. “There had been a pool inside the White House added by Franklin Roosevelt that he would use as exercise for his polio, but later, Gerald Ford wanted an outdoor pool,” says Fling. Ford’s pool was built on the South Lawn, and Roosevelt’s indoor pool was covered and turned into a press briefing room. Each president adds their own personal style to the workspace, choosing artwork from the White House collection or borrowing from museums. Six desks have been used in the Oval Office, the most famous of which is the Resolute desk.

Kaitlan Collins Goes Golden in Larroudé Metallic Knot Mule at White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2024

All guests over 18 years old will be required to present a valid, government-issued photo ID upon check-in. Please bring as little as possible (avoid backpacks, food, large handbags, bottled water, etc.). Note that smartphones and compact cameras with a lens no longer than 3 inches are permitted on the public tour route, but video recording devices and flash photography are not allowed inside the White House.

Events

With Marina’s history at Barneys New York and Teen Vogue, the company focuses on a type of timeless sophistication seen in most of its styles. Presenting the fashion equivalent of a united front were Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris, making their red carpet debut as a couple in matching Harbison looks, as well as Scarlett Johansson and her husband Colin Jost, in coordinating Giorgio Armani. Once a popular target of jokes about bad fashion (and not just from the evening’s featured comedian host), the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has morphed in recent years into a less campy, more staid prelude to the Met Gala, which takes place days later.

According to a preliminary investigation released Friday by the Committee to Protect Journalists, nearly 100 journalists have been killed covering the war in Gaza. Israel has defended its actions, saying it has been targeting militants. More than two dozen journalists in Gaza wrote a letter last week calling on their colleagues in Washington to boycott the dinner altogether.

Visitor Centers

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Another opportunity to visit the White House is to attend either its fall or spring garden tour. The announcement of the garden tours is usually made within a week or two of when they take place. Usually, tickets are distributed by the National Park Service at the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion on 15th and E streets NW on each tour day beginning at 9 a.m. While George Washington chose the site and design of the White House, he did not ever live in the residence.

Celebrities included Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Hamm and Chris Pine. Ralliers cried “Free, free Palestine.” They cheered when at one point someone inside the Washington Hilton — where the dinner has been held for decades — unfurled a Palestinian flag from a top-floor hotel window. Trump did not attend Saturday’s dinner and never attended the annual banquet as president. In 2011, he sat in the audience, and glowered through a roasting by then-President Barack Obama of Trump’s reality-television celebrity status. Obama’s sarcasm then was so scalding that many political watchers linked it to Trump’s subsequent decision to run for president in 2016.

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For the 2024 WHCD on Saturday, April 27, SNL's Colin Jost was tapped to deliver the roast of President Joe Biden — and he'll have plenty of entertainment peers in the room watching. Aside from the president, vice president, first lady, second gentleman and all your favorite news anchors, here are the biggest stars attending this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner. Or, just show up to the Washington Hilton (1919 Connecticut Ave., NW) where the official dinner is taking place on Saturday. Just be sure to arrive early–the red carpet usually attracts  hordes of fans.

“Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there,” the first lady told Life magazine in 1961. That is a question of scholarship.” Kennedy showed off the restoration during a televised tour that aired on CBS in 1962. In 1800, President John Adams and first lady Abigail Adams moved into the still unfinished building on November 1. While it was much smaller than L’Enfant’s proposal, the completed building was still the largest home in the country and would retain that title until after the Civil War. According to the White House Historical Association, the cost of construction was $232,372.

You are encouraged to submit your request as early as possible as a limited number of spaces are available. Please note that White House tours may be subject to last minute cancellation. The Comcast-owned outlet has both pre-dinner and afterparty events planned, as well as live coverage starting at 6 p.m. With Jost as the night’s main entertainer, expect his wife and superstar Johansson to be there too. That SNL and Avengers star power will feature on a guest list that includes Chris Pine, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Jon Hamm. Rosario Dawson, Andrew McCarthy, Hiro Sanada, Sonequa Martin-Green, Molly Ringwald and Rachel Brosnahan, as well as Netflix’s The Diplomat stars and series creator Debora Cahn, are among those also planning to attend the dinner.

Instead, Hoban was brought back to rebuild it nearly from scratch, in some areas incorporating the original, charred walls. Upon reassuming residency in 1817, James Madison and his wife Dolley gave the home a more regal touch by decorating with extravagant French furniture. The cornerstone was laid on October 13, 1792, and over the next eight years a construction team comprised of both enslaved and freed African Americans and European immigrants built the Aquia Creek sandstone structure. It was coated with lime-based whitewash in 1798, producing a color that gave rise to its famous nickname. Built at a cost of $232,372, the two-story house was not quite completed when John Adams and Abigail Adams became the first residents on November 1, 1800. Founded in 2020 by husband-and-wife duo Ricardo and Marina Larroudé, this shoe brand has been worn by Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and more.