White House Bunker : The tenure of America’s 47th President Donald Trump has started. After taking oath on January 20, 2025, the residence of the new President is the White House. Trump will live here with his family for four years. Before him, 45 Presidents of America had lived in the White House.
This house is considered the safest in the world. Where there are bulletproof windows and walls, anti-missile systems and intelligence bunkers to protect from nuclear attacks. It is claimed that this bunker is not affected by any attack. In any emergency situation, the President is taken to stay here. Let us know every single thing about this intelligence bunker of the White House…
Who built the White House?
On October 13, 1792, George Washington laid the foundation stone of the White House. It took 8 years and 2.33 lakh dollars to make it. At that time it had three floors and more than 100 rooms. However, Washington never lived in it as President. America’s second President John Adams and his wife became the first residents of the White House on November 1, 1800. The British burned the White House in 1814. In 1815, James Hoban rebuilt the President’s House, and in 1817, James Madison came to live in it again. In 1901, the then President Theodore Roosevelt named it White House.
how big is the white house
The area of the White House Complex is 8 acres. Its floor area is 55 thousand square feet. The main building has 8 floors, 8 stairs and three lifts. It has two floors in the basement. It has 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, 412 doors and 147 windows. It is also known as President House, President Palace and Executive Mansion. Even a bird cannot kill in the White House. Even if the temperature of one corner changes, it is recorded.
Two tunnels in the White House
It is claimed that there are two tunnels in the White House. One tunnel leads to the Treasury Building and exits onto HW Street. While the second tunnel emerges into the South Lawn, from where the President can reach his helicopter.
Where is the intelligence bunker in the White House
The White House has three parts. President’s Residence, West Wing and East Wing. The President’s intelligence bunker is below the First Lady’s office in the East Wing. This wing is two storeyed. The least information about it is in the public domain. During the Second World War, 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt had built an intelligence bunker for safety. It is underground under the East Wing. The name of this intelligence bunker is Presidential Emergency Operation Center (PEOC). During any threat or terrorist attack, the President, his family and cabinet members are protected in this.
How safe is the White House bunker?