Transcription: In the 203 years since its cornerstone was laid under the personal direction of George Washington, the home which we now know as the White House has come to symbolize the history and power of the United States like no other structure. Every American president since John Adams has lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and with each new chief executive has come a new chapter in the building's colorful history. In 1814, during the administration of James Madison, it was burned nearly to the ground by British troops, home was badly damaged again in 1829 when an open house beer party thrown by Preside ...
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