The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage.
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed house in October 1817. Construction continued with the addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829. Because of crowding within the executive mansion itself, President Theodore Roosevelt had all work offices relocated to the newly constructed West Wing in 1901. Eight years later, President William Howard Taft expanded the West Wing and created the first Oval Office which was eventually moved as the section was expanded. The third-floor attic was converted to living quarters in 1927 by augmenting the existing hip roof with long shed dormers. A newly constructed East Wing was used as a reception area for social events; Jefferson's colonnades connected the new wings. East Wing alterations were completed in 1946, creating additional office space. By 1948, the house's load-bearing exterior walls and internal wood beams were found to be close to failure. Under Harry S. Truman, the interior rooms were completely dismantled and a new internal load-bearing steel frame constructed inside the walls. Once this work was completed, the interior rooms were rebuilt.
Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an Italian-born American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on the NBC comedy series Community.
McHale's role as a voice actor includes Elliot in Open Season 2, filling in for Ashton Kutcher. He also appeared in Spider-Man 2 in a cameo appearance as bank manager Mr. Jacks, CSI: Miami as Greg Welsh, and Spy Kids: All the Time in the World as Wilbur Wilson.
McHale, the middle of three brothers, was born in Rome, Italy on November 20, 1971. His mother, Laurie, is from Vancouver, British Columbia, and his father, Jack, is from Chicago. McHale and his brothers were born in Rome, where their father worked for an American university. He grew up in the Seattle area, graduating from Mercer Island High School in 1991. He also participated at Youth Theatre Northwest.
He received a bachelor's degree in History from the University of Washington in 1995. While at the University of Washington, McHale briefly belonged to the Theta Chi Fraternity. He was recruited to be on the rowing team, but later walked onto the football team, playing tight end for two years. McHale received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington.
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation. Clinton has been described as a New Democrat. Many of his policies have been attributed to a centrist Third Way philosophy of governance.
Born and raised in Arkansas, Clinton became both a student leader and a skilled musician. He is an alumnus of Georgetown University where he was Phi Beta Kappa and earned a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford. He is married to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has served as the United States Secretary of State since 2009 and was a Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Both Clintons received law degrees from Yale Law School, where they met and began dating. As Governor of Arkansas, Clinton overhauled the state's education system, and served as Chair of the National Governors Association.
Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She made her performance debut on Broadway at age 15. Recently, she has gained attention for her role as Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious.
Grande was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida. She is of Italian descent, half Sicilian, half Abruzzese.
In 2008, Grande played the role of Charlotte in the musical 13 on Broadway, for which she won a National Youth Theatre Association Award. When she joined the musical, Grande left her high school, North Broward Preparatory School, but continued to be enrolled. The school sent materials to her for study with tutors. She played the role of Miriam in the first reading of the forthcoming musical Cuba Libre composed by Desmond Child. Grande teaches music and dance to children in South Africa each year as a member of Broadway in South Africa.
Grande plays the character Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon television show Victorious, which premiered in March 2010.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Let me think back to '96
When Booby had the realest *** feelin' like a ***
They go for 20 hours gettin' them for the 17
A lil' G, look at me, I was 17
Born on the side of town where them killas ride around
Pull up on the block, put a block on tied down
*** in his pants and he stand like, ?*** you
I'm from the other side where we ride like a bus do?
36 *** got me ridin' Lexus
Chevy at the crib, hit the *** from Texas
Dade County D Boy, deals on the ***
Triple C, da mafia, they kill when I say so
Before I rolled a zone, I could court a zone
I had to feed myself, *** I was on my own
Now I push *** bigger than the President
I'm at the White House known as my residence
I'm in the White House, House
I'm in the White House, House
I call the shots, I can get your a*** wiped out
We in the White House, House
We in the White House, House
Big phantom on the lawn gettin' wiped down
I'm in the White House, House
I'm in the White House, House
I got a hundred a them things *** right now
We in the White House, House
We in the White House, House
I got them *** gettin' on b*** right now
I don't f*** with p*** n***, took my s*** to Jigga Man
I went to Manhattan and came home a young millionaire
Money on my mind, I'm a trill *** anyway
I slap a *** now for anythin'
Motha*** the other side, *** bleed deep
That's my opinion, wanna know what the *** think?
We load up in 'em things, boy, I'm a head busta
*** the music, where your real muscle?
I'm in the White House, White House
I'm in the White House, White House
I put a hit on them ***, they gettin' wiped out
They gettin' wiped out and not one at a time
'Car full of dead black males' read the headline
I'm in the White House, House
I'm in the White House, House
I call the shots, I can get your a*** wiped out
We in the White House, House
We in the White House, House
Big phantom on the lawn gettin' wiped down
I'm in the White House, House
I'm in the White House, House
I got a hundred a them things *** right now
We in the White House, House
We in the White House, House
I got them *** gettin' on b*** right now
I'm the fruit of the loom, I be flyin' in Lears
Give me fruit and I boom, supplyin' for years
I'm on top of the world, I'm gettin' money
Hundred grand in a day? Easy, I'm gettin' money
Pull up real slow, I let the haters watch
I at a steak place, they in a state of shock
You n*** goin' fishin', I gotta play the shark
You better play your part, you ain't gotta play apart
Got a *** that will tear your whole day apart
That sticker make them sit like a Saint Bernard
I'm in the White House, time to close shop
Inventory, wiped out, boy, dat with better glocks
I'm in the White House, House
I'm in the White House, House
I call the shots, I can get your a** wiped out
We in the White House, House
We in the White House, House
Big phantom on the lawn gettin' wiped down
I'm in the White House, House
I'm in the White House, House
I got a hundred a them things *** right now
We in the White House, House
We in the White House, House
Everywhere you go
There's someone looking for you
And everyone you know
In the house that you've come to
Tom and Elizabeth
And unbearable Steven
Diana thinks you'll stay
So think about what you leaving
The note you left behind
I hope it made you feel better
Diana sat and cried
Michael and I read your letter
"I saw you on the way
On the way to the White House
I'm sorry I can't stay