10 Freaky Facts About Life In The White House

Have you ever questioned yourself how life in the White House would be? To put it simple, it’s freaking odd. Living in the official residence of the President of the U.S. is like a combination of living in a fortress, a resort, and a museum, but it isn’t always straightforward like such cases. The President are disposed of numerous freedom during his years in the structure, most notably being unable to drive or, having terrible wireless fidelity connection.
In fact, living in the White House is stranger and, much more mysterious than fiction. Let slip all of the movies or fictions on life inside the White House that you have spent time enjoying and take note of these facts: President’s own food that are not relevant to business must be paid himself, his children are sneaking up to the roof, and even himself needs to clean up dog turd!

1. Food and Incidentals aren’t free (at least for the President)

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No free meals for the first family means that they have to finance their own food, dry cleaning, toothpaste and other incidentals while in office, all of which are billed at the end of the month. Nancy Reagan once was taken aback when Mental Floss striked, as she said she and her husband weren’t informed in advance.
Although the expenses should never be a problem compared to the President’s salary, they can add up very fast. On the other hand, food served at White House state functions are not charged onto the President.

2. Rumours Are That Mice and Roaches Fill The West Wing

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Numerous demand on servicing, renovation and facility improvement were believed to have been proposed by White House in 2017. However, according to the NBC Washington's News4 I-Team, the most notorious case was the request towards pest control to eliminate the mice invading the Situation Room and the Navy’s mess hall. The Team also revealed the presence of roaches.

3. No Private Entrance Or Exit To The Residence Exists

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One of the disadvantages of living in a combination of a fortress, a resort and the museum is that the first family has no private entrance or exit, which is quite annoying.
Meanwhile, access to the Diplomatic Reception Room, close to where the entrance to the White House bedrooms is situated are granted to staff and tourists during regular operating hours, causing the first family to crouch behind brown screens to keep away from recognization.

4. First Pets’ Stains Left On Carpet Are Not Cleaned Instantly

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It isn’t always the case that pet stains from the White House carpets would be instantly dealt with. It’s vague if pets from other department also left a mess behind or not, but it is confirmed that when the Obama family moved into the White House, the stains from Bushes’ cats remained.

5. Terrible Wi-Fi Connection

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Should you be prevented from web browsing, you definitely have one thing in common with the family of the President, as the Obama family once complaint about Wi-Fi dead spots in the White House that annoyed the family girls.
Subsequently, Wi-Fi connection is improved in the Roosevelt Room, letting White House staff to shortly live an event on Facebook Live.

6. White House Basement Contains A Dental Office

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Dental care is literally within the reach of the President and his family, because there is an office in both the basement of the White House and the presidential retreat at Camp David. One personal dentist of President Bush once claimed he "didn't require a lot of care" and "never talked politics."

7. There Is An On-Site Beehive Serving Honey Directly To The First Family

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A small sweet factory is located right on the White House property, housing 35,000 “first bees” that are looked after by the official beekeeper, and is ready to serve the first family with sweet and natural honey at all times. The exact location is near the first lady’s vegetable garden.

8. Presidents’ Children Are Allowed To Host Proms At The White House

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The only White House prom so far was held in 1975 by first daughter Susan Ford at her 17, who partied with her classmates from Holton-Arms School and her 21-year-old college-age date in the East Room until 1 am.
What is surprising is that the class really covered the expenses for the prom by funds from bake sales and school fairs, making it wasn’t a splashy display of wealth in power, at least in some aspects.

9. Late Massages Can Be Provided At Night For Presidents

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What if the President fall asleep outside of the bedroom, when his usher need to attend to his every need, right up until they go to bed? Yes, that’s exactly what President Lyndon B. Johnson had done, as he used to fall asleep on a massage table during his nightly rubdown. That means his usher had to wait until he woke up, allegedly after 5 am, to be officially off duty.

10. First Children Often Find It Simple To Sneak Up To The Rood

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You would think the White House's roof would be off-limits, but plenty of rambunctious first kids have managed to sneak up there, Steve Ford was reported to have brought a friend up there to listen to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." Jenna Bush Hager said she managed to escape the mansion's "millions of ghosts" to sneak a first kiss with her now-husband.