• View of the White House's north side from Layfatte Park

    President's Park (White House)

    District of Columbia

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  • White House Tours canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013

    We regret to inform you that White House Tours are canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013, until further notice. For updates regarding this situation, please contact the White House Visitors Office 24 hour hotline at (202) 456-7041.

  • White House Visitor Center Rehabilitation and Closure Information

    The White House Visitor Center is closed for rehabilitation. A temporary visitor center is located near the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion, just west of the intersection of 15th and E streets, NW.

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Gas Station


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Chevron
2643 Virginia Avenue
Washington, D.C.
202-965-6277

Watergate Exxon
2708 Virginia Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
(202) 338-7739

Did You Know?

Ronald W. Reagan, 40th President: 1981-1989

In 1926, at age 15, Reagan took a summer job as a lifeguard in Lowell Park, Illinois, two miles away from Dixon on the nearby Rock River. He continued to work as a lifeguard on the Rock for the next seven years, reportedly saving 77 people from drowning.