The White House: Build it, Guard it, Haunt it!

Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/geographics for 10% off on your first purchase. → Subscribe for new videos two times per week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Our sister channels: Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ TopTenz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/ Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Arnaldo Teodorani Producer - Jennifer Da Silva Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Source/Further reading: Building the White House: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2016/03-04/building-the-white-house/ https://www.historyextra.com/period/21st-century/white-house-facts-president-usa-american-history-when-was-built-washington-rooms-donald-trump-fire/ https://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/people/P000229 https://www.bjjee.com/articles/us-president-teddy-roosevelt-avidly-trained-judo-jiu-jitsu/#:~:text=He%20was%20taught%20by%20Yamashita,pounds%20prior%20to%20an%20election. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-white-house/#:~:text=The%20cornerstone%20was%20laid%20in,the%20President s%20House%20in%201814. Protecting the White House: https://www.businessinsider.com/american-presidents-escaped-assassination-attempts-2017-5?r=US&IR=T https://d1y822qhq55g6.cloudfront.net/pdfs/Security-and-the-White-House.pdf https://www.whitehousehistory.org/press-room/press-timelines/guarding-the-white-house https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/white-house-security-measures?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4 https://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/14/us/white-house-security-breaches-fast-facts/index.html Haunting the White House: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/press-room-old/white-house-ghost-stories https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/interactive/_html/2_02_00.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/10/30/is-the-white-house-haunted-a-history-of-spooked-presidents-prime-ministers-and-pets/ https://apnews.com/c74a98852f074bc5b5d6162f4fb0f0cf https://www.whitehousehistory.org/seances-in-the-red-room