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Jan 21, 2021 · The ground floor has a dining room with a fireplace, pantry kitchen that was redone by Vice President Dick Cheney’s family, a reception hall with a fireplace, a living room with rounded...
Apr 14, 2021 · Since welcoming every Vice President since the Mondale's in the 1970s, the Queen Anne-style property has built a reputation as one of the most important homes in the United States, but nobody knows their way around the property quite like the former manager Philip Dufour, who served as social secretary to Vice President Al Gore.
Apr 2, 2021 · Home. Kamala Harris Moving into Vice President's Residence After More Than a 2-Month Delay Due to Renovations. The vice president and second gentleman have been staying at Blair House since...
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The home did not become the official residence of the vice president until 1977, but it was built for about $20,000 in 1893 after being designed by architect Leon E. Dessez, according to the 2017 book "Number One Observatory Circle: The Home of the Vice President of the United States," by Charles Denyer. It was supposed to be the home of the superi...
There were some kinks to work out after the Mondales first moved in, as the hot water often ran out and rusty water came out of the faucet in the bathtub, according to Denyer's book. His wife, Joan Mondale, started traditions like filling the home with art on loan from galleries and entertaining guests and dignitaries. In a scene hard to imagine to...
Harris will become the first non-white male to occupy the home as vice president in its history when she and Emhoff move in. Over the years, it has always been the vice president's wives entertaining dignitaries and celebrities at the home, so Emhoff looks to be the first husband tasked with that job. Vice presidential spouses like Barbara Bush and...
Apr 7, 2021 · Vice President Kamala Harris finally resides in her official residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Why the long wait, given she was sworn in three months ago?
Jan 21, 2021 · Home. All About the Vice President's Rarely Seen Residence, One Observatory Circle. See inside — and learn the history behind — one of America's most elusive properties: the vice...
Apr 7, 2021 · Over the past two months, the home underwent extensive renovations, including the installation of a new heating and air system, refurbished wooden floors and updated chimney liners, the vice...
