Aerial view showing the Ellipse in the foreground before the White House. The red-tile-roof building is the U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C.

ID: 3013 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer ~ Date: [between 1980 and 2006]

This file appears in: The White House: The first public building to be erected in Washington, the White House has been the home of every U.S. president since John Adams.

This file appears in: The White House: The first public building to be erected in Washington, the White House has been the home of every U.S. president since John Adams.

The White House: The first public building to be erected in Washington, the White House has been the home of every U.S. president since John Adams.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The White House is recognized around the world as the symbol of the presidency. It is associated with countless occasions of state, has housed the president’s staff and visiting dignitaries, and has…