Rascals in the White House; Join the Gang (Private Tour)

In addition to serving the country as a museum and being the president’s office, the White House must serve as a home for the First Families. Since 1800 First Families have experienced their time in the White House very differently. Enter President Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith and six children ---- Alice, Ted, Kermit, Ethel, Archie and Quentin. Along with this family of six children came spirited spitballs hurled with perfect accuracy, a menagerie that would make a zookeeper’s head spin and a father who loved crazy antics with his children almost as much as they did!! The White House was, indeed, the Roosevelt Family's home!

Quentin Roosevelt (professional actor/interpreter) will meet you and as you stroll the President’s Neighborhood together, he’ll share memories of his family's days in the White House. If you don’t already know about them, Quentin will tell you all about the White House Gang, his group of friends that considered the attic of the White House their headquarters. If you are good, he might even make you a member of the gang!

This is our favorite walk for families. Quentin is not much more that a child himself. And he arrives with wonderful stories peppered with childish enthusiasm.

Note: The walk does not go into the White House or onto the White House grounds.

After the walk, you might want to stop by the White House Visitor Center for more information about living in the White House.