A new tourist stop in Washington is offering visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office
White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin tours members of the media in a replica of the Oval Office as is today, shown at The People's House exhibit, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Washington. Washington is getting a new tourist stop that offers visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office: an identical replica of President's office, right down to his desk, the armchairs in front of the fireplace and the weathered family Bible resting on a side table.
“You can take a call from Mr. Putin or anybody you’d like to receive a call from, have your photo taken there,” McLaurin said. "You can sit on the sofas or in the president's chair as you’ve visualized him sitting there and you see him on the news talking with a visitor or a head of state. You can do the same thing right there in front of the fireplace.”
Except for the “digital column” in the center of the room that shows visitors how the physical office has evolved throughout the presidency. It also turns into a mirror so visitors can see themselves standing in the Oval Office. In a separate gallery, the head groundskeeper, florist, lead military aide and chief usher are among White House staff members featured on video explaining what they do.
The education center covers three floors of an office building at 1700 Pennsylvania Ave., one block from the White House. Technology is used throughout to help teach the history of the executive mansion, the presidents and the families who have lived there, and the staff whose work keeps it functioning in its multiples roles as a workplace, a residence and a museum.
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