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Tour of White House
Photomural
Tour, Artifacts, and Oval Office Reproduction |
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Entrance
Arch |
Twelve
foot wide arch with marble columns serves as an entrance
to the tour area and says "White House
Tour”. |
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White House Transformations |
Two large photo-murals show a cut-away view of the White
House and show an actual photo of a bulldozer moving through
the interior of the gutted White House during the 1950's
remodel. Accompanying text tells about some of the most
dramatic moments in the history of the White House. This
includes stories of how the White House was first built,
how it was burned down by the British, how a bathtub incident
inspired the complete remodeling of the White House, and
much more. All images are provided and are used by permission
of the White House Historical Society. |
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Multi-Room Photomural Tour of White House |
Several large photo-murals show some of the most famous
rooms of the White House including the famous Lincoln Bedroom,
the Blue Room requested by George Washington, and the East
Room with it's amazing history. Accompanying each image
will be signage and smaller images telling interesting
facts and stories about each room. For example stories
will tell how the famous Lincoln bedroom was actually Lincolns
office and cabinet room. It will include the story of the
beautiful Lincoln bed, bought for him by his wife, never
slept in by him, but the bed where his son and future presidents
would die. The East room will be shown along with smaller
images showing it being used to hang laundry, serve as
a camp for union solders, used as a bicycle riding area
for the kids, etc. All images were provided and are used
by permission of the White House Historical Society. |
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First Lady China display
(12 sets) |
Beautiful reproductions of the china sets chosen and
used by several of the First Ladies will be displayed along
with the mural of the China Room. Plates will include
those of George & Martha Washington, the Lincolns,
the Kennedys, and so on. Each reproduction is manufactured
by the same company which created the originals. |
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Oval Office Reproduction & Presentation |
| The White House tour will climax with admittance into
the most famous office on earth. The office will be decorated
to look like it did when Ronald Reagan was president. Groups
of 20 to 30 at a time will enter the 16.5 foot tall room
which is nearly 40 ft. long through one of the doors. A docent
will give them a brief history of some of the most interesting
facts about the room and it's history then open the floor
for questions. Each group will have between 5 and 10 minutes
in the room, depending on the size of the queue line. At
the conclusion, participants will be directed out through
the door which would normally lead to the presidents private
study, restroom, and lunch area. |
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Resolute Desk, President's Chair, & Art |
| A full scale, highly
detailed recreation of the famous Resolute desk used by
8 presidents will sit in the Oval Office. The famous “secret door” added
by F.D.R. and made famous by little John-John will be demonstrated.
The chair behind the desk is identical to the one commissioned
by J.F.K., built by the same manufacturer, and used by
several presidents since. Art on the wall are authentic
reproductions of historical art which actually hung, or
still hang in the Oval Office and which are provided, and
used by permission of the White House Historical Society.
The carpet is a highly detailed reproduction of the carpet
designed under the supervision of Nancy Reagan and used
by G.W. Bush during his first year in office. The beautiful
hardwood floor which Nancy Reagan had installed to replace
the linoleum of the past has been painstakingly reproduced.
The famous Remington bronze statues and Grandfather Clock
which have graced the office of most, or all of the last
several presidents are reproduced in great detail. Most
of these items still sit in the actual Oval Office to this
day. |
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