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Removal of satellite pics[edit]

Why have the satellite pics been removed? I think they're encyclopedic based on the fact that the current US administration has tried to suppress them (notably, while NOT suppressing satellite photos of the white house). Why? MOXFYRE (contrib) 04:17, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Besides yahoo, mapquest also shows an unpixelated map as noted on the June 28, 2006 edition of the Daily Show during their "You Don't Know Dick" segment. Donlibes 06:05, 28 June 2007 (UTC) DonLibes[reply]

Well Cheney is gone and so are the pixels :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.178.182.94 (talk) 00:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. Why does the article have zero mention of Vice President Biden? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.32.75 (talk) 16:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Well Cheney is gone and so are the pixels :)" - Actually not entirely true. If you check out Google Earth, you'll note that the grounds of the US Naval Observatory are significantly blurred when compared to the surrounding neighborhood. You'll note that the trees in the surrounding neighborhood have their leaves, whereas the trees within the grounds of the Naval Observatory are without leaves. Although this could be a lingering after-effect from Vice President Cheney, it's more likely that a different series of images were used for the grounds of the Naval Observatory. Honestly, hopefully, the Obama/Biden administration has better things to do than change the blur right now. Blindeman75 (talk) 05:51, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1895 Picture[edit]

The heading under the picture named "1OC1895.jpg" states: "In 1961 the house's brick face was painted white." Yet on wiki commons the Summary states that "In the early twentieth century, as part of the Colonial Revival Movement the brick was painted white." The description in the article seems to suggest that the house was first painted white in 1961, hardly the early twentieth century. Anyone know the truth? DAMurphy 04:24, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia article partly plagiarized[edit]

The beginning of this article was PLAGIARIZED from the White House website <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/vp-residence>. Here is the first two paragraphs of the White House entry:

Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO), the white 19th Century house at Number One Observatory Circle in northwestern Washington, D.C., was built in 1893. Originally intended for the superintendent of the USNO, the house was so lovely that in 1923, the chief of naval operations kicked out the superintendent so he could move in himself. Historically, Vice Presidents and their families lived in their own homes, but the cost of securing these private residences grew substantially over the years. Finally, in 1974, Congress agreed to refurbish the house at the Naval Observatory as a home for the Vice President.

Three years passed before any Vice President actually lived at Number One Observatory Circle. Vice President Gerald Ford acceded to the Presidency before he could use the home, and his Vice President, Nelson Rockefeller, only used it for entertaining. Walter Mondale was the first Vice President to move into the home. It has since been home to the families of Vice Presidents Bush, Quayle, Gore, and Cheney. Vice President and Dr. Biden currently reside there.

Jlbat1000 (talk) 02:29, 22 November 2012 (UTC)<http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/vp-residence>[reply]

Images needed[edit]

If anyone is skilled at copyright, it would be awesome if we could have a high-quality image for each vice president and second lady who has lived here. Thanks! ~ HAL333([1]) 21:02, 3 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]