Interviews With White House Staff

THE WHITE HOUSE THEATER

Originally a coatroom, President Franklin D. Roosevelt converts this ground floor East Wing space into the White House Theater during his time in office. It is here where he came to watch the movies and newsreels of the time, and here where all presidents and their families since have come to relax as they watch the latest film releases. In this segment, First Lady Laura Bush hosts a gathering of White House employees’ children for a screening of a Nancy Drew movie.

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