List of official residences

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. The White House is a white-painted, neoclassical sandstone mansion located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. (38°53′51″N, 77°02′12″W). As the office of the U.S. President, the term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president's administration. The property is owned by the Nati ...

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Various Heads of State use a multitude of different styles and titles, often with many variations in content under diverse constitutions, even in a given state. In numerous cases, two or more of the following peculiar types apply, not counting the primary duo monarchy-republic. In a monarchy, the monarch is the head of state. This is a relatively recent phenomenon; until the last few decades a sovereign was seen as the personal embodiment of the state, and therefore could not be head of themselves (hence many constitutions from the 19 ...

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The White House was built after Congress established the District of Columbia as the permanent capital of the United States on July 16, 1790. President George Washington helped select the site, along with city planner Pierre L'Enfant. The architect was chosen in a competition, which received nine proposals. James Hoban, an Irishman, was awarded the honor and construction began with the laying of the cornerstone on October 13, 1792. The building Hoban designed was modeled on the first and second floors of Leinster House, a ducal palace ...

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In the early 20th century, new buildings were added to the wings at either side of the main White House to accommodate the President's growing staff. The West Wing houses the President's office (the Oval Office) and offices of his senior staff, with room for about 50 employees. It also includes the Cabinet Room, where the United States Cabinet meets, and the White House Situation Room. Some members of the President's staff are located in the adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building. ...

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Head of state or chief of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office which serves as the chief public representative of monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state. His or her role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted ...

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• Head of state - Roles of the head of state
• Head of state - Symbolic role
• Head of state - Chief diplomatic officer
• Head of state - Chief executive officer
• Head of state - Chief appointments officer
• Head of state - Legislative roles
• Head of state - Supreme commander of the military
• Head of state - Summoning and dissolving the legislature
• Head of state - Other prerogatives
• Head of state - Selection and various types and styles of Heads of state
• Head of state - Legitimacy & Term in office
• Head of state - Absent and Substitute heads of state
• Head of state - Theocratic Ecclesiastic and other Religious states
• Head of state - City states and crowned republics
• Head of state - Multiple or collective Heads of State
• Head of state - Curiosa and residual cases
• Head of state - Former heads of state

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Often depending on which constitutional category (above) a head of state belongs to, they may have some or all of the roles listed below, and various other ones. Head of state - Symbolic role. As the above quote by Charles de Gaulle indicates, one of the most important roles of the modern head of state is being a living national symbol of the nation. In many states official portraits of the head of state can be found in government offices, courts of law, even airports, libraries, and other public bu ...

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Very few people realize the size of the White House, since much of it is below ground or otherwise minimized by landscaping. In fact, the White House has: 6 stories and 55,000 ft² (5,100 m²) of floor space 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms [2] 412 doors 147 windows 28 fireplaces 8 staircases 3 elevators 5 full-time chefs 5,000 visitors a day a tennis court a bowling lane a movie theater a jogg ...

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Different countries have different executive systems but in essence four major, generalizing categories can be distinguished: the presidential (or imperial) system in which the head of state is also the head of government and actively exercises executive power the semi-presidential system in which the head of state shares exercise of executive power with a head of government the parliamentary system in which the head of state possesses theoretical executive power but the exercise of this power is delegated to a ...

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Head of state, Head of state - Constitutional models, Head of state - Presidential system, Head of state - Semi-presidential systems, Head of state - Parliamentary system, Head of state - Non-executive heads of state, Head of state - Complications with categorisation, Head of state - Roles of the head of state, Head of state - Symbolic role, Head of state - Chief diplomatic officer, Head of state - Chief executive officer, Head of state - Chief appointments officer, Head of state - Legislative roles, Head of state - Supreme commander of the military, Head of state - Summoning and dissolving the legislature, Head of state - Other prerogatives, Head of state - Selection and various types and styles of Heads of state, Head of state - Legitimacy & Term in office, Head of state - Absent and Substitute heads of state, Head of state - Theocratic Ecclesiastic and other Religious states, Head of state - City states and crowned republics, Head of state - Multiple or collective Heads of State, Head of state - Curiosa and residual cases, Head of state - Former heads of state

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Very few people realize the size of the White House, since much of it is below ground or otherwise minimized by landscaping. In fact, the White House has: 6 stories and 55,000 ft² (5,100 m²) of floor space 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms [2] 412 doors 147 windows 28 fireplaces 8 staircases 3 elevators 5 full-time chefs 5,000 visitors a day a tennis court a bowling lane a movie theatre a jogg ...

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White House, White House - History, White House - Structure, White House - The West Wing, White House - The East Wing, White House - The White House grounds, White House - The Web site

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In the early 20th century, new buildings were added to the wings at either side of the main White House to accommodate the President's growing staff. The West Wing houses the President's office (the Oval Office) and offices of his senior staff, with room for about 50 employees. It also includes the Cabinet Room, where the United States Cabinet meets, and the White House Situation Room. Some members of the President's staff are located in the a ...

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The official White House website is http://www.whitehouse.gov/. It was established on October 17, 1994. This website used a very lengthy robots exclusion file to shield much of its contents from search engines (http://www.whitehouse.gov/robots.txt). As of early June 2005, the list contains over 2,200 directories. A visitor may still use the official search tool to retrieve information. However, the searchable con ...

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Various Heads of State use(d) a multitude of different styles and titles, often with many variations in content under diverse constitutions, even in a given state. In numerous cases, two or more of the following peculiar types apply, not counting the primary duo monarchy-republic. In a monarchy, the monarch is the head of state. This is a relatively recent phenomenon; until the last few decades a sovereign was seen as the personal embodiment of the state, and therefore could not be head of themselves (hence many constitutions from the ...

See also:

Head of state, Head of state - Constitutional models, Head of state - Presidential system, Head of state - Semi-presidential systems, Head of state - Parliamentary system, Head of state - Non-executive heads of state, Head of state - Complications with categorisation, Head of state - Roles of the head of state, Head of state - Symbolic role, Head of state - Chief diplomatic officer, Head of state - Chief executive officer, Head of state - Chief appointments officer, Head of state - Legislative roles, Head of state - Supreme commander of the military, Head of state - Summoning and dissolving the legislature, Head of state - Other prerogatives, Head of state - Selection and various types and styles of Heads of state, Head of state - Legitimacy & Term in office, Head of state - Absent and Substitute heads of state, Head of state - Theocratic Ecclesiastic and other Religious states, Head of state - City states and crowned republics, Head of state - Multiple or collective Heads of State, Head of state - Curiosa and residual cases, Head of state - Former heads of state

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Often depending on which constitutional category (above) a head of state belongs to, they may have some or all of the roles listed below, and various other ones. Head of state - Symbolic role. As the above quote by Charles de Gaulle indicates, one of the most important roles of the modern head of state is being a living national symbol of the nation. In many states an official portraits of the head of state can be found in government offices, courts of law, even airports, libraries, and other public ...

See also:

Head of state, Head of state - Constitutional models, Head of state - Presidential system, Head of state - Semi-presidential systems, Head of state - Parliamentary system, Head of state - Non-executive heads of state, Head of state - Complications with categorisation, Head of state - Roles of the head of state, Head of state - Symbolic role, Head of state - Chief diplomatic officer, Head of state - Chief executive officer, Head of state - Chief appointments officer, Head of state - Legislative roles, Head of state - Supreme commander of the military, Head of state - Summoning and dissolving the legislature, Head of state - Other prerogatives, Head of state - Selection and various types and styles of Heads of state, Head of state - Legitimacy & Term in office, Head of state - Absent and Substitute heads of state, Head of state - Theocratic Ecclesiastic and other Religious states, Head of state - City states and crowned republics, Head of state - Multiple or collective Heads of State, Head of state - Curiosa and residual cases, Head of state - Former heads of state

Read more here: » Head of state: Encyclopedia II - Head of state - Roles of the head of state

Different countries have different executive systems but in essence four major, generalizing categories can be distinguished: the presidential (or imperial) system in which the head of state is also the head of government and actively exercises executive power, the semi-presidential system in which the head of state shares exercise of executive power with a head of government, the parliamentary system in which the head of state possesses theoretical executive power but the exercise of this power is delegated to a head of government, and the ...

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Head of state, Head of state - Constitutional models, Head of state - Presidential system, Head of state - Semi-presidential systems, Head of state - Parliamentary system, Head of state - Non-executive heads of state, Head of state - Complications with categorisation, Head of state - Roles of the head of state, Head of state - Symbolic role, Head of state - Chief diplomatic officer, Head of state - Chief executive officer, Head of state - Chief appointments officer, Head of state - Legislative roles, Head of state - Supreme commander of the military, Head of state - Summoning and dissolving the legislature, Head of state - Other prerogatives, Head of state - Selection and various types and styles of Heads of state, Head of state - Legitimacy & Term in office, Head of state - Absent and Substitute heads of state, Head of state - Theocratic Ecclesiastic and other Religious states, Head of state - City states and crowned republics, Head of state - Multiple or collective Heads of State, Head of state - Curiosa and residual cases, Head of state - Former heads of state

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