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Where History Lives : A Tour of the White House I. General Introduction Compound Dictation It is made of ________________________. A place of _____________________, where the work of ______________________ and where momentous __________________. It is a home where the seasonal rites of ____________________ and ________________________... and open to all. _________________________________________________________________________---it is the White House. II. History of Its Construction 1. The Beginning Speech: upon Library Room 1) History of this room: ___________________________ ( “Gentlemen’s Anteroom” ( library 2) Famous people mentioned Theodore _____________ Franklin Delano ____________ Mrs. Jacqueline ____________ Duncan Phyfe James Fenimore ______________ and 3) Function of the room ______________, ________________________, ________________ 2. Its Construction in earlier time 1) Names: ________________ James Hoban John Adams and his wife Abigail Thomas Jefferson James Monroe Andrew Jackson 2) Important lines: Like ___________ itself, the White House has always been ___________________, __________________________. 3) What is the information related to the people mentioned above? 3. Moments of Peril When, Who, What 4. Rebuilding 1) The White House has been modified for new technologies: running water, __________, increasingly _________________________( from ______________to fiber-optic connection). 2) Changes made on the framework of the House III. Current State and Composition 1. Rooms: The ground floor: ___________________________________________________________ The first floor: _____________________________________________________________ The second floor: ___________________________________________________________ The third floor