This level was added during the 1948–1952 renovation, and contains the air conditioning and water softening … See more

The ground floor of the White House originally contained service rooms. The White House is built on a small slight hill that slopes to the south. To provide access to the north side of the ground floor, the area aroun… See more

The state floor was unfinished when President John Adams moved into the White House on November 1, 1800. Work continued through the four remaining months of his presidency and into the first term of Tho… See more

The second floor contains the private living apartments of the first family, as well as a kitchen. Some of these rooms are used for official entertaining, but most are reserved for private use. Rooms found on the second floor includ… See more

During a 1927 renovation the White House attic was rebuilt into a third floor. It was further expanded with the Truman Reconstruction and currently contains 20 rooms, nine bathrooms, and a main hall. This floor w… See more

• Aitken, Jonathan (2013). Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality. New York: Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 9781620403433.
• Anthony, Carl Sferrazza (2000). America's First Families: An Inside View of 20… See more

• Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion (1952). Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Garrett, Wendell (1… See more