Why would she want to go back? She complained about living in a house built by slaves.
I don’t know if that is historically accurate, but she said the White House was built by slaves.
Of course, there was an easy solution for her if she really hated being in that house. But she still lived there for 8 years.
In 1812 Michelle O would have been thrilled to see the British setting fire to the White House.
Historical notes:
The British torched major rooms in the Capitol, which then housed the Library of Congress, as well as the House, Senate and Supreme Court. The White House, the navy yard and several American warships were also burned.
Before vacating the premises on August 24, 1814, Mrs. Madison ordered that official papers and the Washington portrait should be saved from British hands. The painting returned to the White House after it was rebuilt in 1817.
Gilbert Stuart’s full-length portrait of George Washington now hangs in the East Room.
Sources: whitehousehistory.org and Architect of the Capitol.gov and archives.gov
Why go? I’m still remembering how proud Moochie was of her organic carrot garden-—until someone told her the Klintoons had buried hazardous waste in it-— yup, she’s a natchural farm girl/it/thing.
And her mother too!
I don’t think that there is much left of the parts of the White House that slaves may have built. The building was heavily damaged during the War of 1812 andgutted for renovation in 1949.The Executive Mansion is basically the Ship of Theseus, albeit with systems that the original builders couldn’t conceive of.