| #9299, aired 2025-03-27 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $400: His vast amount of correspondence post-White House included 158 letters exchanged with John Adams Thomas Jefferson |
| #9299, aired 2025-03-27 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $800: After the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Kofi Annan appointed this ex-president a special envoy for relief efforts (Bill) Clinton |
| #9299, aired 2025-03-27 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $1200: From 1913 to 1921 he served as a constitutional law professor at Yale University Taft |
| #9299, aired 2025-03-27 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $1600: In 1841 John Quincy Adams argued before the Supreme Court the case of this slave ship & won the Amistad |
| #9299, aired 2025-03-27 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $2000: After the White House, he kept an office at Gettysburg College, where he wrote his memoirs & held meetings Eisenhower |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: The White House is sometimes referred to simply by this address 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: In its history, this room has been used as a private study as well as where historic agreements have been sign the Treaty Room |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: Fittingly, an original copy of the Gettysburg Address is on display in this upstairs guest room the Lincoln Bedroom |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: In 1981 Nancy Reagan took some flak for purchasing a 4,732-piece, $210,000 set of this for the White House china |
| #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: The tradition of having a decorated Christmas tree in the White House began with this president & grandson of another in 1889 Benjamin Harrison |
| #9113, aired 2024-05-29 | WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS $400: At her wedding to Nicholas Longworth in 1906, Alice Roosevelt cut the wedding cake by grabbing this from a military aide a sword |
| #9113, aired 2024-05-29 | WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS $800: 3 weddings took place during his administration: daughter Jessie in 1913, daughter Nellie in 1914 & niece Alice in 1918 Wilson |
| #9113, aired 2024-05-29 | WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS $1200: The first outdoor ceremony was Tricia Nixon's in 1971 in this picturesque spot outside the West Wing the Rose Garden |
| #9113, aired 2024-05-29 | WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS $2000: In 1994, Nicole, daughter of this California senator, got a White House wedding; the groom was Tony Rodham, Hillary Clinton's brother (Barbara) Boxer |
| #9113, aired 2024-05-29 | WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS $6,000 (Daily Double): The 1st ceremony was in 1812 when Lucy Payne Washington, this first lady's sister, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd Dolley Madison |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $300: Was it the carolers? White House visitor logs show 87,061 entries for this month in 2022, over 2x any other month that year December |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $600: Strollers are prohibited on public tours of the White House; these items, such as Pampers or Huggies, are permitted diapers |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $900: This NBA-championship-winning team was honored at the White House in 2023; Steph Curry called the visit "majestic" the Warriors |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $1200: How do you do a corner kick in an oval office? In 2023, Jason Sudekis & the cast of this TV series visited the White House Ted Lasso |
| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $1500: At the White House during AAPI Heritage Month in 2022, this boy band spoke to the press in English & Korean about Asian inclusion BTS |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $400: From DDE to this JFK |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $800: From LBJ to this RMN |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $1200: From FDR to this HST |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $1600: From WJC to this GWB |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $5,500 (Daily Double): From RWR to this GHWB |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | WHITE HOUSE PETS $400: Moving into the White House in 2021, the Bidens brought along Champ & Major, 2 dogs of this breed German Shepherd |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | WHITE HOUSE PETS $800: For a while at least, John Quincy Adams was allegedly in possession of a pet alligator given to him by this French marquis Lafayette |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | WHITE HOUSE PETS $1200: This first daughter brought her Siamese cat, Misty Malarky Ying Yang, to the White House Amy Carter |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | WHITE HOUSE PETS $2000: This president's daughter Alice had a pet green snake named Emily Spinach Teddy Roosevelt |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | WHITE HOUSE PETS $3,000 (Daily Double): Here's this president's wife, Grace, with their pet raccoon Rebecca, a star attraction at the White House Calvin Coolidge |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $400: In 2020 she topped John Waters & the Beastie Boys to win a Grammy for her spoken word album, an audio book of her memoir Michelle Obama |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $800: At Wellesley's 1990 commencement, this Texan said, "Someone in the crowd could also become a presidential spouse and I wish him well" Barbara Bush |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $1200: She met the future president in 1938 when they both tried out for a local play in Whittier, California Pat Nixon |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $1600: Half-brothers of this southern-born first lady fought for the Confederacy, which could have led to really awkward Thanksgiving dinners Mary Todd Lincoln |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. $3,000 (Daily Double): A year before her death in 1962, she began chairing JFK's Commission on the Status of Women Eleanor Roosevelt |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | THE HISTORIC WHITE HOUSE $200: Serving from 1809 to 1817, she set the bar for first ladies & popularized ice cream in the White House Dolley Madison |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | THE HISTORIC WHITE HOUSE $400: A gift from this queen to President Hayes, the Oval Office desk was made from timbers of the HMS Resolute Victoria |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | THE HISTORIC WHITE HOUSE $600: First Lady Grace Coolidge set up a room she called her "Sky Parlor"; today's it's known as this, from the Latin for "sun" solarium |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | THE HISTORIC WHITE HOUSE $800: Previously known as the "President's House" & "Executive Mansion", the White House got its official name in 1901 from this man Teddy Roosevelt |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | THE HISTORIC WHITE HOUSE $1000: Living there for only 5 months, this early first lady referred to the White House as "The Great Castle" Abigail Adams |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: On Christmas Eve in 1929, a fire in this section of the White House gutted the executive offices the West Wing |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The first White House bowling alley was built for this president in 1947 Truman |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: It should be obvious from the curtain & certain accents this is the room where the official Christmas tree is displayed the Blue Room |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: Built over FDR's indoor swimming pool, the press briefing room was renamed in 2000 for this wounded press secretary Brady |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: He's still the only president to have had his wedding in the White House, marrying young Frances Folsom in 1886 Grover Cleveland |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $200: Jimmy & Rosalynn are moving to D.C.; he's putting his farm of this crop into a trust to avoid conflicts of interest peanut |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $400: Abe & Mary Todd are moving back to D.C., where Abe was a congressman from 1847 to 1849 in this pre-Republican party the Whig Party |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $600: Theodore misses his old place & thinks a 3rd term is the perfect solution but this incumbent has other ideas about TR's house hunting Taft |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $800: Pre-D.C., Nancy was an actress & Ronald was a different kind of president, leading SAG, short for this, from 1947 to 1952 the Screen Actors Guild |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | WHITE HOUSE HUNTERS $1000: With the White House becoming unstable & dangerous, Harry & Bess start a 4-year reno in 1948 & move to this building across the street Blair House |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | THE REAGAN WHITE HOUSE $800: This White House briefing room is named for this press secretary who was injured by a gunman's bullet in 1981 James Brady |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | THE REAGAN WHITE HOUSE $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1983 this wife of a U.S. senator became the first female head of the Department of Transportation Elizabeth Dole |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | THE REAGAN WHITE HOUSE $1200: (George Stephanopoulos gives the clue.) My mother-in-law, Mabel Brandon Cabot, held this alliterative job in the Reagan White House, working with the First Lady in planning events like state dinners Social Secretary |
| #7302, aired 2016-05-17 | THE REAGAN WHITE HOUSE $1600: An aide to Caspar Weinberger, this future Secretary of State & 4-star general helped carry out the Grenada invasion Colin Powell |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $400: From DDE to this JFK |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $800: From LBJ to this RMN |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $1200: From FDR to this HST |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $1600: From WJC to this GWB |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | CHANGING WHITE HOUSE TOWEL MONOGRAMS $2,000 (Daily Double): From RBH to this JAG |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $200: In 1965 LBJ invited this former president to witness the signing of the Medicare Act in Missouri (Harry) Truman |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $400: Since 1982 he's been a distinguished professor at Emory University (Jimmy) Carter |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $600: In 1878, a year after leaving office, he admitted, "The truth is I am more of a farmer than a soldier" (Ulysses) Grant |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $800: In 1841 he successfully argued for the freedom of the slave mutineers of the Amistad before the Supreme Court John Quincy Adams |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: After leaving office, this 19th century prez was elected a U.S. senator from Tennessee (Andrew) Johnson |
| #6534, aired 2013-01-31 | AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE WITH ALEX $400: I'm in this White House nexus of information; who's got the first question? the press room |
| #6534, aired 2013-01-31 | AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE WITH ALEX $800: Out the back windows there's an inspiring view of these two presidential landmarks the Washington Monument & the Jefferson Memorial |
| #6534, aired 2013-01-31 | AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE WITH ALEX $1,000 (Daily Double): The kids from last year's Teen Tourney went along, too; here we all are on this "directional" part of the property the South Lawn |
| #6534, aired 2013-01-31 | AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE WITH ALEX $1200: Maybe if the laws were changed, I could be president, like the guy above me who took residence here in this year 1993 |
| #6534, aired 2013-01-31 | AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE WITH ALEX $1600: That chair might not work in my den, but it's perfect in this "colorful" parlor where presidents receive guests the Blue Room |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: With the 1866 remodeling of offices, Andrew Johnson installed a room for this communications device a telegraph |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: Once a stable, the Rose Garden lies in the ell of this part of the White House, also the name of a TV show the West Wing |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1200: This distinctively shaped room was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth at the order of President Taft in 1909 the Oval Office |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1600: On June 2, 1886 Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in this "colorful" room the Blue Room |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | THE WHITE HOUSE $2,200 (Daily Double): The White House's general manager is the chief this, from the time when his chief duty was escorting visitors to the president the chief usher |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: An indoor pool was built for him in the West Terrace because he swam as therapy FDR |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: The walls of the White House are this "stone", a type of sedimentary rock, that has been painted over sandstone |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1200: The first of these was installed in 1879 for Rutherford B. Hayes; his number was 1 a telephone |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1600: The earliest known photograph taken inside the White House is of him & his cabinet at the start of the Mexican War Polk |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $2000: When electric lights were installed in 1891, this pres., afraid of being shocked, wouldn't operate the switches Benjamin Harrison |
| #5101, aired 2006-11-13 | DESPERATE WHITE HOUSE $400: His presidency saw the first federal budget surplus in 29 years but also the second impeachment of a president Clinton |
| #5101, aired 2006-11-13 | DESPERATE WHITE HOUSE $800: Two days after Fort Sumter fell, this president called for 75,000 men for the army & got more than he could equip Abraham Lincoln |
| #5101, aired 2006-11-13 | DESPERATE WHITE HOUSE $1600: Televised hearings on the Iran-Contra affair revealed deep conflict among members of this Republican's administration Ronald Reagan |
| #5101, aired 2006-11-13 | DESPERATE WHITE HOUSE $2000: A stock-market crash during his presidency vacuumed up $40 billion in losses & 40% of the value of NYSE stocks Herbert Hoover |
| #5101, aired 2006-11-13 | DESPERATE WHITE HOUSE $2,200 (Daily Double): At a particularly rough time, John Dean said there was "a cancer growing on (his) presidency" Richard Nixon |
| #4860, aired 2005-10-28 | WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARIES $400: Serving under President Clinton, she was the first female press secretary Dee Dee Myers |
| #4860, aired 2005-10-28 | WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARIES $1200: Pierre Salinger became the interim California senator 4 years after being made press secretary by this president JFK |
| #4860, aired 2005-10-28 | WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARIES $1600: Marlin Fitzwater was first appointed by this president Ronald Reagan |
| #4860, aired 2005-10-28 | WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARIES $2000: This president appointed Ronald Ziegler, who was just 29 Nixon |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | REPORTING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE $200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the White House.) One year ago he represented Michigan's 5th District. Today, August 9th 1974, he enters the Oval Office as President Gerald Ford |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | REPORTING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE $400: Aug. 22, 1996: Pres. Clinton's signature reforms this system that sent federal cash grants directly to poor families welfare |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | REPORTING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE $600: Our lead story for Jan. 21, 1961: this man, brother of the President, was sworn in as Attorney General Robert Kennedy |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | REPORTING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the White House.) June 13, 1967 is a historic day as President Johnson appointed this great-grandson of a slave to the Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | REPORTING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: History was made today, September 17, 1978, when P.M. Begin & Pres. Sadat signed these accords at the White House the Camp David Accords |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | WHITE HOUSE BEFORE & AFTER $400: 43rd president of the U.S. who flies supplies to remote Alaskan villages every week George W. Bush pilot |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | WHITE HOUSE BEFORE & AFTER $800: National Security Advisor who Snaps, Crackles & Pops Condi Rice Krispies |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | WHITE HOUSE BEFORE & AFTER $1600: Nothing can succeed in this White House office where the president meets with his war council No-Win Situation Room |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | WHITE HOUSE BEFORE & AFTER $2000: Traditional Southern "jumping" dish of black-eyed peas that became Attorney General of the U.S. in 2001 Hoppin' John Ashcroft |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | WHITE HOUSE BEFORE & AFTER $6,400 (Daily Double): "The Day of the Locust" author who works in the White House area for which a TV drama is named Nathanael West Wing |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $200: Just weeks after leaving office, he & son Kermit left on a year-long African hunting expedition Teddy Roosevelt |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $400: In July 2003 he returned to the White House for a special dinner in honor of his 90th birthday Ford |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $600: Though not in the best of health, in 1840 he went to New Orleans to celebrate his battle victory's 25th anniversary Andrew Jackson |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $800: On his 80th birthday, May 8, 1964, he became the first former president to address a regular Senate session Harry Truman |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: In February 1930 illness forced him to resign as U.S. Chief Justice; he died a month later Taft |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: This was the second U.S. president to live in the first White House John Adams |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The wife of President Benjamin Harrison had this installed in the White House, but was afraid to turn it on & off! electricity |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: One of the three colors used to name rooms on the first floor of the White House green (or red or blue) |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: It's the federal "district" where you'll find the White House the District of Columbia |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: British troops burned the White House during this 19th century war the War of 1812 |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: A tradition since 1902, the White House ground floor corridor is adorned with portraits of these women First Ladies |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: It's the White House's street address 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: This man's full-length portrait of Washington is found in the White House's East Room Gilbert Stuart |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: The first & only president to get married in the White House, he tied the knot with Frances Folsom there in 1886 Cleveland |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: Fittingly, this room's chandelier came from the family of a famous author, James Fenimore Cooper library |
| #4057, aired 2002-04-02 | BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE $200: Ax-wielding Chief Executive depicted here as he might have looked in 1833 Abraham Lincoln |
| #4057, aired 2002-04-02 | BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE $400: This president is seen here in one of his earliest occupations Ronald Reagan |
| #4057, aired 2002-04-02 | BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE $600: They're the 2 presidents seen here in 1947 George Bush & George W. Bush |
| #4057, aired 2002-04-02 | BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE $800: An early 20th century photo of this man who would become president is seen here FDR |
| #4057, aired 2002-04-02 | BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: Perhaps this president wanted to fiddle with the Constitution Nixon |
| #3990, aired 2001-12-28 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $400: Almost every spring kids come to the White House to roll & hunt these Easter eggs |
| #3990, aired 2001-12-28 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $800: 140 people can sit down to supper in the room seen here, known as the State this State Dining Room |
| #3990, aired 2001-12-28 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $1200: This first President named Roosevelt made the name "White House" official, putting it on his stationery Theodore Roosevelt |
| #3990, aired 2001-12-28 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $1600: It was built in 1902, expanded in size in 1909 & 1934 & is now the the title of a popular TV show The West Wing |
| #3990, aired 2001-12-28 | WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE $2000: This glamorous First Lady redecorated the White House when she lived there, 1961-1963 Jackie Onassis |
| #3776, aired 2001-01-22 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $100: In 1999 he celebrated his 75th birthday by jumping from a plane over the grounds of his Texas library George H.W. Bush |
| #3776, aired 2001-01-22 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $200: He not only designed the buildings for the University of Virginia, he also chose the faculty & curriculum Thomas Jefferson |
| #3776, aired 2001-01-22 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $300: An avid golfer, he scored a hole-in-one during a round in Palm Springs in 1968 Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| #3776, aired 2001-01-22 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $400: In 1913 he headed to the Brazilian jungle for a 7-month-long expedition Theodore Roosevelt |
| #3776, aired 2001-01-22 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $500: He went on to preside over the American Bar Association & over the Supreme Court of the U.S. William Howard Taft |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | WHITE HOUSE WOMEN $100: In March 2000 this former Clinton press secretary gave birth to 5-pound, 11-ounce Katherine Dee Dee Myers |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | WHITE HOUSE WOMEN $200: A U.S. Coast Guard cutter was named for Harriet Lane, this bachelor president's hostess James Buchanan |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | WHITE HOUSE WOMEN $300: After his wife Rachel died, his niece took over her duties; after she died, a daughter-in-law was summoned Andrew Jackson |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | WHITE HOUSE WOMEN $400: In July 2000 Hearst hired this reporter who had covered the White House for UPI for 37 years; Thank You, Mr. President Helen Thomas |
| #3743, aired 2000-12-06 | WHITE HOUSE WOMEN $500: Last name of Evelyn, JFK's personal secretary Lincoln |
| #3360, aired 1999-03-26 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $100: Returning to the Senate in 1875, he served with senators who had voted "Guilty" at his impeachment trial Andrew Johnson |
| #3360, aired 1999-03-26 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $200: In 1841 he represented the Amistad mutineers before the Supreme Court John Quincy Adams |
| #3360, aired 1999-03-26 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $300: He continued to support the political career of protege James "Young Hickory" Polk Andrew Jackson |
| #3360, aired 1999-03-26 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $400: Although he "crashed" in the election of 1932, he later led 2 commissions to reorganize the executive branch Herbert Hoover |
| #3360, aired 1999-03-26 | AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE $500: In 1984 Jimmy Carter worked his first building project for this international organization Habitat for Humanity |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: The White House wasn't yet finished in 1800 when this second president moved in John Adams |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in this famous room; maybe you've slept there Lincoln Bedroom |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: The desk President Clinton uses in the Oval Office was given to Rutherford B. Hayes by this queen Queen Victoria |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: This president hung a large moose head in the State Dining Room; a bull moose, we presume Theodore Roosevelt |
| #3186, aired 1998-06-08 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: Churchill liked to stay in this "regal" room, where he often startled the staff with his nudity Queen's Room |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: James Hoban, the original architect, supervised the rebuilding of the White House after this war War of 1812 |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The South Lawn once contained a tree house where she played while her father was president 1977-1981 Amy Carter |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: The Treaty Room, which Andrew Johnson used as his cabinet room, is next to this famous bedroom Lincoln Bedroom |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: A sofa once owned by this Massachusetts orator is in the Green Room; speak of the devil.... Daniel Webster |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: This president lived in Blair House for 4 years while the White House underwent a $5.8 million renovation Harry S. Truman |
| #2642, aired 1996-02-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: The Harrisons were afraid to turn off these, installed during their stay, for fear of shock the electric lights |
| #2642, aired 1996-02-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: The grounds contain "The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden & this famous garden named for a flower the Rose Garden |
| #2642, aired 1996-02-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: This president planted the magnolia, not hickory, trees that shade the South Portico Andrew Jackson |
| #2642, aired 1996-02-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: This president had a horseshoe pit installed at the White House in 1989 George Bush |
| #2642, aired 1996-02-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: The White House design is based on Leinster House, now the meeting place of this country's parliament Ireland |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: Originally in the center of the West Wing, this office of the president is now in a corner the Oval Office |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: In 1965 a garden on the east side of the mansion was named for this first lady by Mrs. Johnson the Jackie Kennedy Garden |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: Formerly a study, this bedroom displays the only signed & dated copy of the Gettysburg Address the Lincoln Bedroom |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The oldest possession in the White House is a portrait of George Washington by this artist Gilbert Stuart |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: Used for the president's official banquets, this room can seat as many as 140 guests the State Dining Room |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: A crystal one which belonged to James Fenimore Cooper's family hangs from the ceiling of the Library a chandelier |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: The White House's original design was inspired by Leinster House, where the Irish Parliament meets in this city Dublin |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: She was the first First Lady to live in the White House, & she used to hang her laundry in the East Room Abigail Adams |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The "regal" name of this room refers to the royal women who slept there; so did Crystal Gayle & W. Churchill the Queen's Room (the Queen's Bedroom) |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: While the White House was being reconstructed, President Truman lived here from 1948-1952 Blair House |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: It was from the Diplomatic Reception Room that this president gave his fireside chats Roosevelt |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: Traditionally, male guests of honor stay in this "presidential" bedroom the Lincoln Bedroom |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: This largest & most formal of the state reception rooms was once an office to Meriwether Lewis the East Room |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: Most of the wooden furnishings in the library are attributed to this New York cabinetmaker Duncan Phyfe |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1917 this first lady set up what is now the China Room to display the ever-growing collection Mrs. Woodrow Wilson |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: Nancy Reagan was the first to order a complete set of this since the Trumans china |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: The treaty room is next to this famous bedroom named for a president the Lincoln Room |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: During the Civil War, Union troops were quartered in this room with a "directional" name the East Room |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The bed in the Queen's Room reportedly came from this president's home, the Hermitage Andrew Jackson |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: This president established the committee for the preservation of the White House in 1964 LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: The walls of the Green Room are covered with this lustrous fabric, not with wallpaper silk |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: There's a sitting room named for this president too; it's next to the famous bedroom Lincoln |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: White House architect James Hoban was born in Callan in this country circa 1762 Ireland |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: Term for a columned porch such as the one on the south side of the White House a portico |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: He ordered much of the French Empire furniture for the Blue Room while he was pres. from 1817-25 (James) Monroe |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: Prior to 1929, when he got a private one, the president had to use a booth adjoining the Oval Office Telephone |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: Among those who filled this post were Latisha Tyler Semple, Harriet Lane & Dolley Madison First Lady (or White House Hostess) |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: It's between the Green Room & the Red Room on the first floor The Blue Room |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The North Portico faces this street Pennsylvania Avenue |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: Teddy Roosevelt had these American animal heads carved into the mantle in the state dining room Buffalo |
| #1370, aired 1990-07-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: Shape shared by the Blue Room & a famous office oval |
| #1370, aired 1990-07-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: Gilbert Stuart's famous portrait of G. Washington dominates this room which has a "directional" name the East Room |
| #1370, aired 1990-07-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: The first pres. to do this in the White House was G. Cleveland; he did it in the Blue Room with Frances Folsom get married |
| #1370, aired 1990-07-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in the room now known by this name the Lincoln Room |
| #1370, aired 1990-07-13 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: The Green Room is decorated in this style popular between 1800 & 1814 the Federal Style |
| #1311, aired 1990-04-23 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: She said she enjoys using Franklin Pierce's china in the White House because he's a distant relative Barbara Bush |
| #1311, aired 1990-04-23 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: This president had the interior gutted & completely restored, & added a balcony Harry Truman |
| #1311, aired 1990-04-23 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: It has been a tradition since 1902 to adorn the ground floor corridor with their portraits First Ladies |
| #1311, aired 1990-04-23 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: He was the first president to live in the White House after it was burned down & rebuilt James Monroe |
| #1311, aired 1990-04-23 | THE WHITE HOUSE $4,000 (Daily Double): Large press conferences are usually held in this room, the largest in the White House the East Room |
| #1203, aired 1989-11-22 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: This designer, known for his colored glass, decorated the White House for Chester Alan Arthur Tiffany |
| #1203, aired 1989-11-22 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: Mrs. Harrison had this installed in the White House, but she & Benjamin were afraid to turn it on & off electricity |
| #1203, aired 1989-11-22 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: This former White House hostess introduced Martin Van Buren's eldest son to his future wife Dolley Madison |
| #1203, aired 1989-11-22 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: The Lincolns held a White House reception for this tiny Barnum star & his new wife (General) Tom Thumb |
| #1203, aired 1989-11-22 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: Noted for temperance, this first couple served wine at their 1st official dinner...but never again (Rutherford & Lucy) Hayes |
| #1011, aired 1989-01-16 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: To send a letter to the White House mail it to this street address 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. |
| #1011, aired 1989-01-16 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: In 1961 this First Lady had a fine arts committee restore rooms to their former appearance Jacqueline Kennedy |
| #1011, aired 1989-01-16 | THE WHITE HOUSE $600: Now a mystery novelist, this presidential relative wrote "Murder in the White House" Margaret Truman |
| #1011, aired 1989-01-16 | THE WHITE HOUSE $800: 2 of the 3 colorful rooms that are open to the public (2 of) Red Room & Blue Room (or Green Room) |
| #1011, aired 1989-01-16 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: Except for the private quarters, this room reflects each administration's changes more than any other Oval Office |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | WHITE HOUSE TRIVIA $100: At this president's request, there was an inaugural concert instead of a ball in 1941 FDR |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | WHITE HOUSE TRIVIA $200: Pat Nixon co-designed the famous rug featuring the Presidential Seal for this room Oval Room (Oval Office) |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | WHITE HOUSE TRIVIA $300: Martin Van Buren's daughter-in-law & Chester Arthur's sister both served as this First Lady |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | WHITE HOUSE TRIVIA $400: The emperor of China gave Julia Dent, this general's wife, the brocade for her 2nd inaugural gown (Ulysses) Grant |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | WHITE HOUSE TRIVIA $500: "First son" who married Doria Palmieri Ron Reagan |
| #716, aired 1987-10-19 | WHITE HOUSE WHEELS $100: While the presidential limousine was being bullet-proofed, LBJ used a car assigned to this FBI director J. Edgar Hoover |
| #716, aired 1987-10-19 | WHITE HOUSE WHEELS $200: Cars equipped with special manual controls enabled this president to drive Franklin Roosevelt |
| #716, aired 1987-10-19 | WHITE HOUSE WHEELS $300: In 1909, George H. Robinson was the 1st appointed to serve as this for a president chauffeur |
| #716, aired 1987-10-19 | WHITE HOUSE WHEELS $400: To accommodate these public servants, running boards were sometimes added to presidential vehicles Secret Service agents |
| #716, aired 1987-10-19 | WHITE HOUSE WHEELS $500: Perhaps as a back-up, this type of vehicle was kept at the White House until 1928 horse & carriage (horse drawn carriage) |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $200: In his last years, he was so desperate for money that he had to offer up his Civil War swords (Ulysses) Grant |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $400: Some opponents accused this British Prime Minister of having a "schoolgirl crush" on President Reagan Margaret Thatcher |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $600: First Lady suspected of disloyalty because her brothers were Confederate soldiers Mary Lincoln |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $800: While President from 1921 to 1923, he reportedly had an illicit liaison in a White House closet Harding |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $1000: After his 1st wife died in the White House in 1892, this 23rd President married her niece Benjamin Harrison |
| #445, aired 1986-05-23 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $200: When she saw Lauren Bacall sitting on his piano, Bess told him maybe it was time to quit playing Harry Truman |
| #445, aired 1986-05-23 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $400: President who posed for so many pictures at a 1932 baseball game he forgot to throw out the 1st ball Herbert Hoover |
| #445, aired 1986-05-23 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $600 (Daily Double): FDR almost didn't appoint him ambassador to Great Britain because he was bowlegged Joseph P. Kennedy |
| #445, aired 1986-05-23 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $600: Teddy's daughter Alice said this 1920s scandal-ridden Pres. was not a bad man, "he was just a slob" Warren G. Harding |
| #445, aired 1986-05-23 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $800: When her husband told Vikki Carr she was his favorite "Mexican dish", this outspoken 1st lady spoke out Betty Ford |
| #405, aired 1986-03-28 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $200: He wasn't having an inauguration, quipped Johnny Carson, he was having a premiere Ronald Reagan |
| #405, aired 1986-03-28 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $400: During his W.H. tours after WWII, he showed sites of past Pres'l indiscretions to stag company only Harry Truman |
| #405, aired 1986-03-28 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $600: In 1932, asking Treasury Sec. Mellon for a nickel to call a friend, he was given a dime to call them both Herbert Hoover |
| #405, aired 1986-03-28 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $800: This president appointed 1st woman to Cabinet, he told his wife jokingly, to avoid trouble with her FDR |
| #405, aired 1986-03-28 | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP $1000: It was said this general, tone-deaf, knew only 2 tunes: 1 was "Yankee Doodle" & the 1 other wasn't General (Ulysses) Grant |
| #18, aired 1984-10-03 | WHITE HOUSE $200: It wasn't until 1818 that it was painted this color white |
| #18, aired 1984-10-03 | WHITE HOUSE $400: East lawn Easter tradition rolling Easter eggs |
| #18, aired 1984-10-03 | WHITE HOUSE $600: FDR added one indoors as a therapeutic aid a swimming pool |
| #18, aired 1984-10-03 | WHITE HOUSE $800: Instead of bowing, Jefferson the libertarian encouraged this form of address shaking of hands |
| #18, aired 1984-10-03 | WHITE HOUSE $1000: His inaugural bash became a brawl when his backwoods pals vandalized the White House Andrew Jackson |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $100: Shape of the presidential office oval |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: Nixon was the first since Truman to play this instrument in the White House the piano |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $300: In 1962 she led us on a televised tour of the White House Jackie Kennedy |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $400: The library chandelier once belonged to family of this "Last of the Mohicans" author James Fenimore Cooper |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | THE WHITE HOUSE $500: The White House has one of these which can seat 140 at once a dinner table (or dining room table) |
