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The Executive Residence is the main mansion of the White House complex in Washington, D.C., serving as the home of the president and first family while also hosting the nation’s ceremonial life. Begun in 1792 and first occupied in 1800, it developed across four principal floors, with later additions during the 1927 attic conversion and the 1948–1952 Truman Reconstruction. Its rooms have continually adapted to changing domestic, political, and diplomatic needs, from service spaces on the ground floor to the grand state rooms above. Successive presidents, first ladies, and renovations shaped a building that remains both a private residence and a center of American public life.
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