FAQs
The Lincoln Bedroom is a bedroom which is part of a guest suite in the southeast corner of the second floor of the White House in Washington, D.C. The Lincoln Sitting Room makes up the other part of the suite. The room is named for President Abraham Lincoln, who used the room as an office.
Do the president and first lady have separate bedrooms in the White House? ›
Following the custom of the day, if the family's finances allowed, the husband and wife were given their own bedrooms. In fact, throughout the 1900s, most Presidents and First Ladies have had separate bedrooms in the White House - a tradition established in the 1800s.
Why does the White House have a Queens bedroom? ›
This photograph of the Rose Bedroom was taken around 1962 during the John F. Kennedy administration. The guest bedroom is on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion and is today referred to as the Queens' Bedroom, a name derived from the seven queens who have stayed there as guests of the White House.
What bedroom does the president sleep in? ›
The President's Bedroom is a second floor bedroom in the White House. The bedroom makes up the White House master suite along with the adjacent sitting room and the smaller dressing room, all located in the southwest corner.
Does anyone stay in the Lincoln Bedroom? ›
First Lady Michelle Obama said, "We don't allow guests to stay in this room anymore." Many of the original Lincoln Bedroom guests were also big contributors to the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016.
What is so special about the Lincoln Bedroom? ›
The principal feature of the room is the bed. It is eight feet wide and nine feet long, of solid rosewood. The sides are cushioned and covered with purple figured satin. The headboard is a piece of rich carved work, rising eight feet above the bed, and having an oval top.
Does the White House have a room for the Queen? ›
The Queens' Bedroom is on the second floor of the White House, part of a guest suite of rooms that includes the Queens' Sitting Room.
Which US president never lived in the White House? ›
1. President Washington never lived in Washington, D.C. George Washington is the only US president to have never occupied the White House.
Who was the only President married while living in the White House? ›
The wedding of President Grover Cleveland, who was 49 years old, and his bride Frances Folsom, who was 21 years old, took place on June 2, 1886, in the Blue Room of the White House. Cleveland was the sitting President of the United States and remains the only U.S. president to be married in the White House.
Why do kings and queens not sleep in the same room? ›
Lady Pamela explained, “In England, the upper class always have had separate bedrooms. You don't want to be bothered with snoring or someone flinging a leg around. Then when you are feeling cozy you share your room sometimes. It is lovely to be able to choose.”
Benjamin H. Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the State Floor indicates that the Red Room served as "the President's Antichamber" for the Cabinet Room and President's Library next door. The Red Room traditionally has served as a parlor or sitting room; recent Presidents have had small dinner parties here.
Is the White House bigger than the Buckingham Palace? ›
Just for once, I will answer one of your annoying questions. Buckingham Palace is nearly 15 times as large as the White House. Buckingham Palace has over 500 rooms and is far bigger than the White House in both footage and rooms.
Where do White House guests stay? ›
Blair House
| Blair House The President's Guest House |
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| Type | Official residence |
| Architectural style | Federal (Blair House and Lee House) Victorian (Peter Parker House and 704 Jackson Place) |
| Address | 1651 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. |
| Town or city | Washington, D.C. |
21 more rowsThere are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators.
In what room does the president spend most of his time? ›
The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States. Part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, it is in the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, D.C.
Is the Lincoln Memorial at the White House? ›
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial is on the National Mall in Washington, DC; it is located south of the White House, west of the Washington Monument, and close to the banks of the Potomac River.
What are all the rooms in the White House? ›
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- White House Rooms: Red Room, President's bedroom, Sitting Hall, East Sitting Hall, Lincoln Bedroom, East Room, Treaty Room, First Lady's bedroom, Yellow Oval Room, President's Dining Room, West Sitting Hall, Queens' Room, Empire Guest Room (JFKWHP-1962-05-03-I)
Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved in. Since that time, each President has made his own changes and additions.
Who replaced Lincoln in the White House? ›
With the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States (1865-1869), an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states' rights views.
