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Hello，everyone，and welcome to the White House!I'll be your guide today.The building known as the White House is the home of the president of the United States and his family.The president also has his office here.In 1790，America's first president，George Washington，wanted to build a new presidential home.A competition was held to find a designer to build it.Architect James Hoban won the contest.He planned a building of grayish﹣white sandstone.The color gave the house its name.Work started in 1792.But the house was not ready before the end of President Washington's term.America's second president，John Adams，and his wife moved into the house on Nov 1，1800.By then，the building had six completed rooms.Many of the rooms were still empty when John Adams left office a few months later.Other presidents tried to complete the White House.But the British burned it down during the War of 1812.The White House was rebuilt after that war.Since then，it has been enlarged，repaired and almost totally rebuilt.Today，the White House has 132 rooms.Visitors can walk through some of the public ones.
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