The white building that stands at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's capital city is familiar to most of us, yet few people are frequent callers there. When Franklin Roosevelt said that this house is owned by all the American people, he had something else in mind. Whatever our political views family backgrounds, or special interests, we all live there in a sense through shared history and citizenship.
Not surprisingly, the families of the Presidents remained attached to the White House after leaving it. Some made gifts to the collection.