I honestly think its sad that the president and VP are expected to sleep in those dumps. Turn them both into museums and to be used only for state dinners etc and let the president and VP live somewhere decent.
Great idea...and make congress critters reside in their districts/states and do meetings online...meet physically once a year
Dumps? I love the White House. Am not familiar with the VP’s residence. But I love tradition.
“Turn them both into museums and to be used only for state dinners etc and let the president and VP live somewhere decent.”
Until the 1974, One Observatory Circle, was the government residence provided for the Chief of Naval Operations who serves as the senior admiral and military leader of the United State Navy. Until it was repurposed as the VP residence by act of Congress, Vice Presidents arranged for their own housing in the District of Columbia, while in office.
Gerald Ford succeed Richard Nixon as President in 1974 before he could become the first VP to reside in the home. Nelson Rockefeller was appointed VP in December 1974, but did not reside there during his term which ended in January 1977. He already owned a secure home in D.C. He chose to use the newly designated VP official residence primarily for official entertainment. Vice President Walter Mondale was the first Vice President to move into One Observatory Circle as a resident in 1977. All subsequent Vice Presidents have used the home as a residence.
One Observatory Circle has been renovated several times since it became the official VP residence — 1976, 1981, 1989, 1993, 2021