A visit to the White House

Today’s early morning was brought on by a trip to the White House. Arriving at the back entrance just before 8:10, which was the time that we had been told was the cut off for being allowed in, we stood in line until about 8:40, watching other groups jump in another line and get in much quicker than us. But all waiting aside, the tour was alright. We were able to see a couple rooms in the basement (one of which is a library, but was where Abigail Adams had washed her laundry), but there were room dividers preventing us from seeing the people talking just beyond them. The real action, seeing our nation’s leaders in action, was not a part of the tour.

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In addition to the East Room, where President Ford’s daughter had her senior prom, we continued on to the green, blue, and red rooms, where we heard brief snippets about each of the portraits or paintings in the room, the furniture, and what the room has historically been used for. Having ended our tour in the front foyer of the White House, we exited through the front doors, where I was able to see what I thought was a window of one of the Obama daughters because it had what seems to be such a common item among kids now, a butterfly window sticky.