Have you ever taken the White House tour?

[bliss_eternal]

If so, during what Administration (or who was in the WH at the time)?
What was it like? Did you see any 'main players'? Who?

[ZombieNixon]

1. Once, when I was 7.

Clinton was in office, but I think he was out of the country at the time. I don't remember much, except that it was big, and I didn't see anybody I recognized, though at that age, I think I might have recognized Clinton and Socks (the first cat), and I didn't see either. :(

[bliss_eternal]

2. Cool, you got to visit during the Clinton years.

:hi:

sorry that you were so young you don't recall much. Thanks for your response!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

3. I took it in September 1992

While Bush the Smarter was still in residence. I loved the tour; I'm a history person, and it really meant a lot to me to see the rooms.

As we were leaving we saw Babs Bush strolling on the North Lawn. I wanted to kick her ass, but was too far away.

[kwassa]

4. I shook Bill Clinton's hand twice at the White House

A close friend worked at the White House, so I got the West Wing tour after hours that most tourists never see, including the Oval office. The West Wing is much smaller and more cramped than the TV show, by the way, which adds lots of rooms that don't exist. I also got the Chrismas tree tourist tour in the public rooms of the White House.

Also went to two White House staff parties for the families of staffers on the South Lawn, and shook Bill's hand both times. He loves to work the crowd. One was on the Fourth of July, and something about watching the huge fireworks display (the lawn faces the Washington Monument) from in front of the White House after shaking the President's hand on a hot summer evening with music piped in of Ray Charles singing further down the mall is something I will never forget. I never felt more patriotic, and I don't ususually get into that stuff. Impossible to beat.

[ashling]

5. First time was summer

after 8th grade. LBJ was president.

[GOPisEvil]

6. Yes, in 2000, while we had an elected President.

We didn't get to see Pres. Clinton, but we saw his helicopters take off. We had to hold our positions in the white house until Marine 1 was clear.

[NYdemocrat089]

7. I saw Clinton's helicopter take off at the White House too.

I'm not sure who was in it (we only saw feet) but I tell everyone it was Clinton. :P

It was in the 90s, I was in second grade I think. So probably '98 or '99.

[AVulgarianHue]

8. Only with Vaughn Meader

[Aristus]

9. I loved that.

JFK: Now, uh, Bobby, you are going to hawf to play touch football by my rules, and I guess you know why.

RFK: Uh, why?

JFK: Becawse it's MY ball!

[swimboy]

15. The rubbah swahn is mahine.

:rofl:

[TimeChaser]

10. Early 2001

We saw one of *'s dogs. Poor doggy... he can't choose who his owner is :cry:

[Jamison]

11. Yeah in 1986.

I was just ten years old and Ronnie :puke: was in there, but I didn't get to see him at least.

[Breeze54]

12. Yes. Twice.

Once during the Johnson Administration 1967 and
just last month on 09/24/05 & again on 09/26/05!
But that was the 'garden tour'!! :hippie:
lmao!
Guess that would be three tours?
True :patriot: 's DISSENT!
Impeach Bush....NOW!!!

[Shell Beau]

13. Yes, just this past June!

I didn't get to see much just about 4 or 5 rooms. Bush was there at the time, but of course I didn't get to see him.

[madinmaryland]

14. I did during the Nixon years.

It was the summer of 71 before watergate, so there maybe tape recordings of my visit. I doubt whether it would have been redacted or erased (it was a little more than 18 minutes!)

[swimboy]

16. Yes, when Clinton was President. Sen. Chuck Robb got us the tickets.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

17. Yes, during the Johnson administration in 1964

just a few months after Kennedy's assassination.

Jackie had redecorated just a couple of years earlier, and the rooms open to the public looked exactly like what we had seen on TV.

[SCDem]

18. Yes and it was Reagan's 2nd term

[noonwitch]

19. I did in 1977/Carter was president

We didn't see anyone important.

[kick-ass-bob]

20. we were all set to,

but we went to DC in March, 02.
:(

[RubyDuby in GA]

21. Yep, during the Ray-Gun years

I went with a group from school the summer before 8th grade. We had finished the tour and were in this lobby area waiting to go outside the house. There was a roped off staircase and some people were starting to go up it and there was this one skinny woman with poofy hair in a red suit. I only saw here from behind, so I couldn't really tell, but I yelled out "Look! It's Nancy Reagun!" Everyone turned and looked at the woman who was most definitely not Nancy Reagun, then immediately turned and looked back at where I was standing. I then do the only thing one could: I pointed to my best friend standing right next to me and ran out the side door.

When she finally got outside, she hit me so hard she left a bruise on my arm.