The White House: Build it, Guard it, Haunt it!

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Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Arnaldo Teodorani
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris
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Source/Further reading:
Building the White House:
www.nationalgeographic.com/hi...
www.historyextra.com/period/2...
ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/peo...
www.bjjee.com/articles/us-pre....
www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-....
Protecting the White House:
www.businessinsider.com/ameri...
d1y822qhq55g6.cloudfront.net/...
www.whitehousehistory.org/pre...
www.wearethemighty.com/histor...
edition.cnn.com/2017/06/14/us...
Haunting the White House:
www.whitehousehistory.org/pre...
www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchil...
www.washingtonpost.com/news/r...
apnews.com/c74a98852f074bc5b5...
www.whitehousehistory.org/sea...

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[@kevinfavron]

I want a facemask that says smash that dislike button shut up and take my money

[@wardahwordah3737]

☺️☺️☺️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Simon,......how many times would you wash this precious navy shirt,..........?😊😊😁😁🥰

[@TAILSORANGEs]

I wonder that "guy" ever said "HI" to the president.

[@poorlydunbarvideos1472]

Would you consider a video on the Canadian Parliament Buildings or Sussex, or the fact we have different residences? (Trudeau lived in a condo/cottage) Thanks!

[@joetcacciola]

Simon making his disclaimer to the NSA was one of the funniest things on this channel so far

[@jpjh8844]

You know they are listening, lol

[@carrioncrow8191]

The most terrifying part of that video is the thought of a naked Winston Chuchill

[@DoloresJNurss]

I like that, in his account, Lincoln chuckled at his words before vanishing politely.

[@azeller09]

he wasnt naked, he had his cigar

[@BTFOOMNY]

So, Bill Clinton wasn't the first naked guy with a cigar in the White House?

[@sawahtb]

Seems he liked being naked. It's not the only story of his walking around in his birthday suit.

[@BTFOOMNY]

and we can be proud he was half American

[@swecheekypanda]

I love how Churchill just casually talked to Lincolns ghost like it was nothing. What a BADASS!!

[@DoloresJNurss]

Another person who spoke directly to Lincoln's ghost in the White House actually got a reply back. Lyndon Johnson was a wreck dealing with Viet Nam when he saw Lincoln. Too frazzled to register the oddity of seeing a ghost, he cried out, "Mr. Lincoln, do you have any advice for me on how to cope with an unpopular war?" Lincoln smiled and said, "Don't go to the theater."

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

That anecdote about Churchill and Lincoln's ghost seems like it's something out of a movie and I kind of love it.

[@UnchainedAmerica]

Churchill was hammered, so it was likely he was hallucinating..

[@anewspinonthings]

I spat out my coffee in a fit of laughter picturing the White House painted in Camouflage.

[@ntlespino]

I'm surprised no one has done the Photoshop yet

[@lolthestupid]

Good thing too or we'll have to start calling it the "No House"

[@golfgrabu]

Of course it would've become almost invisible to everyone.....SIGH

[@LAKSHMI-hj5jv]

Same

[@UnchainedAmerica]

IKR? Whats the point, you can make it invisible and yet everyone knows where it is..1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

[@Soujirou13]

"Apparently the Secret Service had to catch 'em all." Thank you Simon. :D

[@julius-stark]

Why is it every time Teddy is brought up he's always the most badass thing in the video?

[@DimBeam1]

Think you'll find the Red Coats were the most bad ass in the video mate.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

@@DimBeam1 Had Teddy been alive during that time he would have had bears and weasels counterattack those Brits

[@cucuawe465]

He and Cassius clay are the badass politician i know

[@KristenK78]

Teddy Roosevelt was the original Chuck Norris.

[@tommyjr.150]

Mothers Milk😂👌

[@MrKago1]

Can you imagine the shock a thug would get if they tried to attack Teddy Roosevelt?

[@MarloSoBalJr]

The names Teddy ol sport!🧐 And these are my two friends "Punchy"👊 and "Grabby"💪

[@johnw2026]

Can you imagine the shock a thug would get if they happened to break in right as Winston Churchill was getting out of the bath, wearing nothing but a lot cigar? 😂😂😂

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I did not know T.R. studied martial arts.

[@nomoremr.niceguy4778]

I remember reading a book in school about White House ghost stories. Lincoln’s been seen many times, but most often in times of crisis. They could do tv show on that alone. There was a room he had wired with Telegraph lines to keep updates on the civil war progress. Whatever room that is he’s been seen there several times.

[@mrmunchkin2181]

That is just the line I would expect from Winston Churchill. Absolutely British.

[@ashcoates25]

MrMunchkin21 of course he was puffing on a cigar at the time

[@JoRiver11]

And "wearing nothing but a cigar". Perfect.

[@mrmunchkin2181]

@@JoRiver11 To be fair, who walks out of the bath expecting to see a ghost :p

[@smithworks23]

Love that!!

[@UnchainedAmerica]

he was notoriously drunk too so, I doubt he did see the ghost of Abe Lincoln.

[@anonymoose9315]

"Wearing nothing but a cigar" .... classic.

[@resileaf9501]

"But let's get back to attacking the White House" - The Secret service would like to know your location

[@ntlespino]

Prague. It's not a secret. 😜

[@insane_troll]

Aha! He's given away all his plans in a KZbin video. You've made your last mistake, Whistler!

[@dewaynehickman4996]

They already know!!!!

[@UnchainedAmerica]

I know you are joking but Simon was just using a tongue-in-cheeks with words.

[@resileaf9501]

@@UnchainedAmerica That's exactly what someone who plans to attack the White House would say!

[@therocknrollmillennial535]

9:12 You're speaking of Lorenzo Winslow and of the years 1948-52, but showing a picture of former President Woodrow Wilson, who died in July of '24.

[@frankl9583]

I thought that's who I saw.

[@MrInitialMan]

That is indeed Woodrow Wilson, the President during WWI. Honestly, Mr. Whistler, either you need more people to edit your videos so screwups like this don't happen, or dial back on the channels. I think you're sacrificing quality for quantity here.

[@Voo504Doo]

MrInitialMan he’s hungry for money .. U can tell by the cheap topics on the one channel I don’t even know the name of .. I only watch bio and geographics

[@jordanvannortwick9426]

@@MrInitialMan he's just the host. He doesn't edit the videos.

[@blankseventydrei]

based on his other channels, "I do not care.." :-) but you're right, I was like, what?

[@ashcoates25]

Suppose you should do Downing Street now.

[@kamron_thurmond]

7:58 Theodore Roosevelt is a badass. Who also set up the national parks systems.

[@badluck5647]

Next biographic?

[@jrt818]

And when Congress put a stop to it he started creating national 'monuments'.

[@kamron_thurmond]

I dig one on Sam Houston or Davy Crockett.

[@richlee3777]

The Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa is amazing. I had been living in the Ottawa area for about half a year when I impulsively went for a tour. It was absolutely stunning. The old library with it's intricate (and highly flammable) woodwork. The walls which are made from fossil marked stone from Saskatchewan. The Peace Tower was also an amazing view. The most stunning thing to me was when I realized that Parliament was on a hill overlooking the river, and on the other side of the river was Quebec. I had never really paid attention, but looking across the water made the location of the compromise between British and French influences very clear. I went there on a whim with no expectations. I left thoroughly impressed.

[@rogueshadow698]

“Good Evening, Mr.President. You seem to have me at a disadvantage” LMAO

[@jmadams7506]

I can't say that I am in favor of the quicker tempo of your newer videos. Of course, they are still fantastic and I appreciate what you do.

[@kurtborkman9472]

After hours of watching Business Blaze, I'm starting pick up secret Simon references.

[@bizinsky]

Legend

[@badluck5647]

Allegedly

[@smithworks23]

I'm just quoting other sources

[@staytuned2L337]

I am now intrigued by this business blaze 🤔

[@iamnotaweebiswear8940]

@@staytuned2L337 its another one of this guys channels. He owns a bunch

[@dantemoose420]

You guys should do o a video on Germania, Hitler's failed mega-city construction project

[@pamelamays4186]

If you haven't done so yet, The Kremlin. Also, the Mormon Temple in Utah.

[@dodgermaven]

Which Temple? There are dozens in Utah.

[@wasacrazy8]

@@dodgermaven I believe she is referring to the original, built in downtown Salt Lake City. I live in Utah and we call it the Temple even though you are right, there are many temples in Utah.

[@beckserker1662]

Just wondering, why didn’t you include the Giro copter guy?

[@biggiefitz6275]

"The result must have looked something like GI Joe meets Team America" lol

[@cheekyfragrance]

"Let's get back to attacking the White House". Don't want that clip coming back to haunt you!

[@Faythe98]

Oh my god, I can’t believe they wanted to paint it camo 😂

[@DerekIngoe]

Simon Whistler: The Man After Every Story

[@DerekIngoe]

@Madolina Degocelli yyeesss...???

[@Paul_Ch52]

Excellent, again. You drill a topic deeply. And you present it all so well. Thank you, again.

[@goatbacon2977]

Thank you for the great content yet again Simon !!

[@samsamson391]

The Camo House... Ok, I'd be alright with that.

[@ghoffmann821]

...and it's.....many.....residents...?

[@samsamson391]

@@ghoffmann821 ...only if we could paint them camo as well!! 😂

[@badluck5647]

America, F*** Yeah!

[@000netko]

Actually, the stone used to build the White house is said to originate from a quarry near Pučišća, Brač in modern day Croatia. While it is possible that it was not used in the original construction, it was definitely used in the reconstruction of 1902.

[@sjors6048]

Blazing the business haunts you Simon @5:17

[@BertieScribbles]

Brilliant video as always. Can you please do one covering No.10 Downing Street. I want to know more about Mister Chicken!

[@jacksavage4098]

Hi Simon, some people from those alphabet agencies would like to talk to you. Could you meet them in that park in Prague about 9pm.

[@ashwhitecloud]

I enjoyed this one vastly, thank you sir.

[@MK-jo1gi]

The Kremlin would be an interesting subject as well. Beyond the famous rooftops not much is common knowledge of it.

[@rakaadizaputra4316]

Can u make vid about one of 7 natural wonders of the world, specifically komodo island, in Indonesia. Thx your vids are nice

[@lukeboyuk83]

Yeah agreed. Komodo island would be cool

[@biancahollander5318]

I did enjoy it. I enjoy all the videos you do.

[@avemt1]

If D.C. becomes a state, would that make the mayor also the governor?

[@kronosomni2805]

I'm not sure if this is a joke, but more than likely that would be a new office that would be filled during the next regular local election cycle, if the mayor won, I doubt they would allow them to retain a post as mayor.

[@R0mans13]

Could you do an episode on Sumerians and Sumer? I saw several other videos on KZbin but yours are the best and the easiest to listen too. Great stuff as always good sir

[@winfan1978]

What I like most about your channels are the ghosts stories.

[@Daniel-Optician]

Wasn't that a photo of Woodrow Wilson not the architect???

[@Mr.Fabulous-1990]

Can you do an episode about Windsor Castle? (Or an entire series seeing as it's a 1000 year history)

[@lukeboyuk83]

thirded

[@Plafintarr]

Fourthed

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:10 - Chapter 1 - Building the white house 10:10 - Mid roll ads 11:30 - Chapter 2 - Defending the white house 18:45 - Chapter 3 - Ghosts of administration past

[@michaelmitchell4989]

Thanks Simon, this Yank appreciated your entertaining and informative video. But fair is fair ... now we need one on that 10 Downing Street of yours.

[@scottharrison6096]

Hopefully you’ll do the capital building next.

[@rizkaarifiandi5670]

that Pikachu man is awesome hahahaha

[@punyabratakar2734]

I'm so glad to see Simon here!! Visual enpoliticks will never be the same without him😭😭

[@_Mr420man]

You guys should do the US capital building, it was built in parts over time and the dome is so massive that the entire Statue of Liberty can fit inside with 40 feet still above. Not to mention that the paintings inside the rotunda tell an incredible bit of American history

[@lukeboyuk83]

Hello NSA haaaaaa. I think you got a new subscriber

[@_Abjuranax_]

My kid brother was Manager of White House Communications under the Clinton's, and arranged for me and our family to have a private tour. It's nice, but we missed out on all of the stuff that comes with the public tour. There is one doorway that was not painted over from the 1812 fire, and remains today as a testimony of the British occupation. And when I got out of the Army, I started work with a former Vietnam Helicopter Pilot. I asked about his roommate in Flight School, and he said he really didn't have one. This is because shortly after he began training, his former roommate was the one that stole a helicopter and decided to go on a tour of D.C., to include setting down on the White House lawn. Needless to say, my boss never saw or heard from him again, and he had the room to himself. More on my roommates later.

[@imperialguard28]

Lincoln's ghost also woke up the Queen of the Netherlands at 3am. Lol.

[@johnw2026]

So it was Taft who created the Oval Office. Taft was also the heaviest of the presidents... He was so big he literally got stuck in the White House bath tub and had to have help getting out. An Oval Office for an oval shaped president! 😁

[@PiggyKasparov]

No mention of the Truman balcony? It looks great and is a significant visible change.

[@javiskii]

A KZbin ad on the middle of the sponsorship adrole is just 😘👌🏼

[@martinh2783]

How about a video telling the story of the Swedish castle Tre Kronor and the history before and after.

[@christophergregory1205]

Simon is a phenomenal show host.

[@impy695]

Weird question, but who makes that shirt? I love it!

[@TeddyParker]

Sponsor: "It's Squarespace today, Simon." Simon: "Ok, I understand... NO EXCUSES!!!"

[@obsidian....]

Was that music from Legends of the Fall? Because it just fucked with my emotions like a 18 year old me watching a stupidly emotional film lol

[@talideon]

What's this 'Line-ster House' you refer to?

[@mattiemathis9549]

1:14. It’s not ghosts. That’s why I listen to Simon. 😂😂

[@bigjman26]

You did a picture of Woodrow Wilson when you were talking about Truman 9:12

[@seekertosecrets]

That was a wild report for a building!

[@Qboi1982]

...arrest them and leave me alone...” I died on that

[@stacyrussell460]

Arrest them... leave me alone. Possibly the funniest line from Simon yet in ages!!

[@machinesofgod]

I suggest Fort Ross. It's not well known, but has a fascinating history of being a Russian colony in California. It could make sense to do a whole video about the Russian colonies in North America (Alaska and Fort Ross)

[@bchin4005]

How about an episode on the Taj Mahal?

[@dodgermaven]

Lincoln didn't die at the White House, he died across the street from the Ford's Theater where he was shot. But it's hilarious that Churchill claims to see Lincoln's ghost and just says "Good Evening Mr. President." That's hilarious.

[@TheRetroShepherd]

8:40 This man's name is like a rap lyric Lorenzo Winslow rollin in the Benzo

[@treborironwolfe978]

Makes me wonder exactly what kind of cigar Churchill was smoking.

[@Plafintarr]

Lol

[@TheQuietReader1920]

Here's an idea: you ought to do a video on the amazing Ken Adam movie sets he designed for the James Bond movies, especially the enormous volcano lair from You Only Live Twice (which towered over the English landscape when finished!)

[@mmoren3]

At 9:10, why do you show a picture of Woodrow Wilson whilst talking about the Winslow architectural firm??

[@theclandestinewitness]

Simon loves the US. He knows he does.

[@criticalhard]

We all do ❤❤❤

[@captainamerica6525]

Tommy bashes the US at almost every opportunity.

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

I used to work there (in) the WH. IT support during 2nd term of W.

[@Simonsvids]

Churchill (wearing just a cigar) : "Mr President, you have me at a disadvantage". I wonder how many glasses of scotch he had in the bath before saying that! 😂

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Lincoln ghost: "Seems you already have the uphill advantage now put some damn clothes on mate!"

[@brentvenneman6710]

More on the ghost stories please.

[@TheWriteFiction]

Those ghost stories were awesome.

[@mattb2382]

May I suggest Ottawa, Ontario Canada. From a log town to Canada's capital. It's also home to the Rideau canal which was a mega project 😉

[@enkhyy]

Prime Minister's official residence is 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. Not very illustrious and currently undergoing renovations.🔨

[@charlienavarr6466]

It always makes me laugh upon hearing a Brit say "Red-Coats"!

[@Chkhitoooo]

After Independence Day reference I was expecting he'd mention Olympus Has Fallen too.

[@sarahgunther9150]

8:13 - As a point of correction, Theodore Roosevelt couldn't have studied Aikido between 1902 and 1904. The founder of Aikido, Morihei Uesiba, was roughly between the ages of 19 and 21 at that time. Likewise, O'Sensei didn't begin to formulate what we now know as Aikido until the 1920s and 1930s. I cannot speak as to whether Teddy Roosevelt studied judo or jiu-jitsu however. Aikdio is the only one of the three that I've actively trained in myself.

[@dasmitch161]

Do the Hungarian Parliament. Massive building. Seen alot of history in it's short time

[@JonArens2014]

Not Simon sliding a photo of Woodrow Wilson instead of Lorenzo Winslow at 9:15 just to see if we were paying attention 👀

[@smithworks23]

More please

[@Chevy-jordan]

19:16 President: Are they Booing me, Vice President? Vice President: No. They're saying Boo-uuurns! Boo-uuurns!

[@rami_ungar_writer]

Back during the second Bush administration, my eighth grade class was supposed to visit the White House on our DC trip. I had done a report on the White House for class, so I was especially excited. However, the date we were supposed to go never happened. The Bushes chose that day to decorate their Christmas trees. The only saw the White House from the top of the Washington Monument, and I didn't get to see the building up close until 2018, when I was in DC for work. Would have liked to have taken a tour, but the website said you needed to give six months notice to the Secret Service so they could do an investigation into you. Maybe someday, though. It could happen.

[@Serutje]

Perhaps you can do a video of the Pentagon or areas of combat from WW1 (Verdun, the Somme) and WW2 (Stalingrad, Lenningrad).

[@josh_final]

9:10 That's Woodrow Wilson, not Lorenzo Winslow (8:40)! How did that make it through the proofreaders?

[@rudyg4671]

Hey I love the video but you missed a huge part of the White House restoration during the Kennedy administration around the early 60s in which Jacqueline Kennedy restored the rooms to the way they look now. In the fifties the White House Interiors looked like common 1950s Suburban House with velvet mustard colored sofas and 50 style furniture during the Kennedy administration Jacqueline Kennedy restored most of the historic ground-floor rooms in an early American Style which included The Green Room the Blue Room the Red Room the white room in the yellow room. still think it's a great video but I would have loved to see more of this restoration because of the supposed to Rashun a lot of American History has been saved including furniture and paintings that have been retrieve from previous presidents to be in the White House Collection and it still has this collection to this day

[@Jefada]

You didn't mention the Truman balcony being added during the renovation. Truman wanted a balcony on the second.

[@goras234]

How about a video on Fort Knox??

[@TheJacyn313]

KZbin put an ad break right in the middle of your sponsors midroll.

[@Totes_ma_Goat]

Need a chief Mouser video, Simon!

[@alberto5147]

You HAVE to do No.10 Downing Street!

[@darkwarriormaster9644]

Can you do Bran Castle?

[@kylejohnson6867]

Did anyone notice (9.15) when mentioning the Truman renovations and the architect by name, Winslow, there is a picture of President Wilson?

[@Kevin_C_Leonard_63]

The Centre Block is currently closed for extensive renovations that will last close to a decade, but could you cover the buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa?

[@Nurichiri]

If there was a Simon Whistler con I'd want to go.

[@insane_troll]

Then you'd discover the horrifying truth that there are about 20 of him.

[@SamSmithsamek15]

DONT FORGET YOUR ZEBRA MASKS!!!