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The White House - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:56:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://dev.w-cm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png The White House - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com 32 32 What to Know About the White House Holiday Ice Rink https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/11/30/what-to-know-about-the-white-house-holiday-ice-rink/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-know-about-the-white-house-holiday-ice-rink https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/11/30/what-to-know-about-the-white-house-holiday-ice-rink/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:47:14 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1665778 There is an ice-skating rink on the White House’s South Lawn for the first time in 43 years this holiday season. First Lady Jill Biden unveiled the rink last night, after revealing the executive mansion’s decorations earlier this week. In 1980, former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter also erected an ice rink […]

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An Interactive White House Experience Will Open Near the White House https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/11/03/peoples-house-white-house-scale-model-washington-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peoples-house-white-house-scale-model-washington-dc https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/11/03/peoples-house-white-house-scale-model-washington-dc/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:58:18 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1660679 A three-level educational experience about the White House will open next fall at 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, First Lady Jill Biden announced Thursday night. “The People’s House,” a project of the White House Historical Association, will take up 33,000 square feet and offer interactive exhibitions where visitors can see how they’d look in the Oval Office, […]

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How to Get Tickets for the White House Fall Garden Tours https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/10/11/how-to-get-tickets-for-the-white-house-fall-garden-tours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-tickets-for-the-white-house-fall-garden-tours https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/10/11/how-to-get-tickets-for-the-white-house-fall-garden-tours/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:34:58 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1657329 The popular White House Garden Tours happen twice a year, and this fall’s event is taking place on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15 from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. You can walk through the White House’s flora for free, but scoring tickets requires some advanced planning. Starting at 8:30 AM, tickets are distributed […]

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You Might Spot These Celebs Around DC This Weekend https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/04/28/you-might-spot-these-celebs-around-dc-this-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-might-spot-these-celebs-around-dc-this-weekend Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:58:48 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1635455 After Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson made their official couple debut at last year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, we can’t rule out this year’s event as a potential site for more celebrity surprises.  ? Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson heading to the White House Correspondents Dinner ? pic.twitter.com/nNaGMsAPcY — Kardashian World (@KUWTKWorld) May 1, 2022 […]

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Everything You Missed at Last Night’s White House State Dinner https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/04/27/everything-you-missed-at-last-nights-white-house-state-dinner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everything-you-missed-at-last-nights-white-house-state-dinner Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:51:24 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1634715 Wednesday night, President Biden and the First Lady hosted their second state dinner at the White House, this time honoring South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee. The event, which celebrated the 70th anniversary of the two nations’ alliance, was star-studded and lighthearted. At one point, the South Korean President […]

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Here’s How to Get Tickets to the White House Spring Garden Tour https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/03/15/heres-how-to-get-tickets-to-the-white-house-spring-garden-tour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-how-to-get-tickets-to-the-white-house-spring-garden-tour Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1628893 It’s time for the White House spring garden tour: This year’s tours will take place Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. Visitors can tour the gardens from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. both days. Anyone can enjoy the free tours, but you’ll have to show up early: Tickets are required and limited quantities will […]

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Opossum for Thanksgiving? A Look at Presidential Food Quirks. https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/02/06/presidents-favorite-food/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presidents-favorite-food Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:00:09 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1622328 Dinner With the President, a new book by Alex Prud’homme, digs into the favorite dishes of our commanders in chief, both to eat and to serve in the White House. A few morsels:   John Adams The first President to live (and serve food) in the White House, he preferred simple fare like codfish cakes […]

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PHOTOS: Check Out the 2022 White House Christmas Decorations https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/11/28/photos-check-out-the-2022-white-house-christmas-decorations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-check-out-the-2022-white-house-christmas-decorations Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:22:12 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1610403 First Lady Jill Biden today revealed “We the People” as the theme for the 2022 White House holiday season. The “People’s House” will welcome an expected 50,000 visitors over the coming weeks, with a variety of digital viewing experiences available for those who wish to see the White House from home. It took more than […]

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Turkeys Are Mass Hysteria: A Turkey Pardon Dispatch https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/11/22/turkeys-are-mass-hysteria-a-turkey-pardon-dispatch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkeys-are-mass-hysteria-a-turkey-pardon-dispatch Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:56:30 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1609776 When I arrive on the South Lawn of the White House, the pardoning turkeys are loose: two substantial birds—nearly waist-high to their human handlers—with no leashes or cages, ambling across the grounds. One of them casually pecks at the grass while the other beats his wings, and I’m surprised they’re not making a break for […]

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https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/11/15/5-takeaways-from-michelle-obamas-new-book-the-light-we-carry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-takeaways-from-michelle-obamas-new-book-the-light-we-carry Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:48:18 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1606751 Michelle Obama’s second memoir The Light We Carry comes out today, offering new insights into the former first lady’s life before, during, and after Barack Obama’s presidency. A follow-up to her 2018 autobiography Becoming, the new book delves into recent events such as the pandemic and the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, while also providing […]

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