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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 46, folder \"White House - Tours\" of the Sheila\nWeidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nwhite House\nTours\nguide\nGeorge Stangler\nBook - 299-7507\nnew Settlers (for newcomers guide to wash)\nChanges or impact of Mrs. Ford on White House (tour area)\nHer influence can be seen in the style of flower arrangements,\nwhich are more open, more informal.\nCan see the influence she has had on entertaining -- usually\nafter a State or official occasion such as a State dinner\nyou will see exhibited a model of the tables and decorations\nused ---- She prefers round tables, often uses handicrafts &\nfruits for table decor\nThe President and Mrs. Ford have arranged for extended visiting\nhours (tours) during Bicentennial:\nVisiting hours on Saturday extended until 2:00 p.m.\n(Presently open til 2 during June, July & Aug.\nWhite House will stay open beyond 12: noon Tuesday\nthrough Friday whenever official schedule in the\nafternoon permits.\n1\nVisitors waiting area being established by the\nmercli\nNational Park Service on the Ellipse.\nMrs. Ford will sponsor an increased number of\ngarden tours to make grounds more generally available.\none weekend each month (Sat & Sun) beginning with\nApril thru Oct.\nIf the subject comes up -\nopenness - President ocasionally\ngoes Mr. out F. often h great be visitns. seen waving\nto visitors from baloony.\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nContinuey. tradition .D first Lady u acquisition\nI historical pieces for WH\nDigitized from Box 46 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nwhite Home Tour\nA OF\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\nThe Assistant Secretary for Tourism\nWashington, D.C. 20230\nSTATES OF\nFile\nSeptember 24, 1975\nMrs. Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld\nPress Secretary to Mrs. Ford\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nDear Sheila:\nYou may be interested to know that as a result of our\ncorrespondence last month I will be speaking to the White\nHouse Tour Guides from 1:30-3:00 on the afternoon of\nOctober 1. Plans for this gathering have been coordinated\nwith Mike Farrell, Craig Ash, and I have also talked recently\nwith Clem Conger. I plan to talk with the guides about the\nprofiles of the foreign and domestic tourists who come to\nvisit Washington and the White House and also to stress with\nthis the need for as much human interest in their presen-\ntations as possible, specifically making reference to the\npresent First Family and to Mrs. Ford's involvement in the\nmanagement and functioning of the White House.\nIf you know of any antidotes, favorite stories or\nwhatever regarding Mrs. Ford which might be appropriate\nas illustrative material, I would appreciate hearing from\nyou. Also, if you have any suggestions for sources on\nthe background of first ladies that would be helpful to\nme (I understand from Clem that a new book on the subject\nis being published later in the fall), I would appreciate\nknowing of such information.\nFinally, if Mrs. Ford is in the White House on that\nafternoon and not already scheduled, it might be a nice\ntouch if she were to come down at the end of the meeting\nand share some of her personal ideas on how the guides can\nconvey to the tourists the best possible view of our First\nFamily.\nBERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nAMERICAN REVOLUTION WENTENING\n1776-1976\n- 2 -\nI will hope to hear from you soon. Meanwhile, best\nregards as ever.\nSincerely,\nBERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nRoom 1858\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE\nSPECIAL\nAssistant Secretary of Commerce\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20230\nOFFICIAL BUSINESS\nPENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300\nSERVICE\n1975 SEP 26 PM I 21\nMrs. Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld\nPress Secretary to Mrs. Ford\nRECEP. AND SECURITY UNIT\nThe White House\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nAMERICAN REVOLUTION WENTENNING\n18\n1776-1976\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 7, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nRON NESSEN\nATTENTION:\nLARRY SPEAKES\nFROM:\nMIKE FARRELL my\nSUBJECT:\nWhite House Visiting Hours\nduring the Bicentennial\nAt the request of the President and Mrs. Ford the White House\nvisiting hours during 1976 will be expanded in accordance with\nthe schedule outlined below to accommodate the increased\nnumber of visitors expected in our Nation's Capital during\nthe Bicentennial.\n1. Saturdays\nThe visiting hours on Saturday will be extended\nuntil 2:00 p.m. beginning Saturday, March 27, 1976\nthrough Saturday, October 2, 1976. (Presently the\nWhite House is open until 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays\nduring June, July and August).\n2. Tuesdays through Fridays\nBeginning March 30, 1976 through October 1, 1976,\nthe White House will stay open beyond 12 noon Tuesday\nthrough Friday whenever the official schedule in the\nafternoon permits. A visitors waiting area is being\nestablished by the. National Park Service during that\ntime on the Ellipse. This will allow visitors to be\nmore comfortably accommodated while they wait\nto tour the White House. The closing time each day\nwill be posted at the White House gates and at the\nvisitors waiting area on the Ellipse. We expect that\n2\nour closing time on most days will be 1:00/1:30 p.m.\nBEFORE\nFORD\n(Special Note: These hours should take carë of\neveryone who wishes to see the White House as\nLIBRARY\nthe present practice of admitting everyone in line\nby closing time will be continued, thereby avoiding\nclosing the gate to anyone who has been waiting).\nContinued.\nMEMORANDUM\nPage Two\nJuly 7, 1975\n3. Garden Tours\nMrs. Ford will sponsor an increased number of\ngarden tours to make the grounds more generally\navailable. The White House gardens and grounds\nwill be open to the public one weekend each month\n(Saturday and Sunday afternoon), beginning with\nApril and continuing through October. Specific\ndates and times will be announced later.\nThank you.\ncc: f.y.i. Jim Connor\nFORD 2. SERVIC LIBRARY\nMax Friedersdorf\nTed Marrs\nJack Marsh\nSheila Weidenfeld\nW.H. Tours\nFil\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 3, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR ALL WHITE HOUSE/OEOB STAFF\nFROM:\nMIKE FARRELL\nSUBJECT:\nWhite House Visitors MA Waiting Area, Ellipse\nTrial Program\nOctober 7, 1975 - November 1, 1975\nTo better accommodate visitors to the White House during our Bicentennial,\na Visitors Waiting Area is being established on the Ellipse in cooperation\nwith the National Park Service.\nTo determine the best approach for next spring and summer, there will be\na trial period October 7 through November 1 of this year. Note: The visit-\ning hours during this trial program will remain the same, 10:00 a.m. until\n12 noon, Tuesday through Saturday. There will be no change in procedures\nfor the early morning special tour. However, whenever we are unable to\naccommodate your guests on the special tour, we hope you will encourage\nthem to take advantage of this tour which is not by reservation.\nThe following information should be helpful to visitors during the trial\nprogram:\n1. Kindly direct visitors to the Ellipse, south of the White\nHouse, not to the East Gate.\nR.\nFORD\n2. Ticket booths will open at 8:00 a.m. each day, Tuesday\nthrough Saturday, and will remain open until 12 noon. Visitors\nmay obtain tickets the morning of the tour only.\nLIBRARY\n3. Each visitor will be issued a ticket specifying the time of\nthe tour. Visitors may then leave the park, visit other\nattractions, and return at the indicated time. They may also\nchoose to view the entertainment program (9:30 a.m. to 12 noon).\nBleachers will be available.\nN\nWhite Hanse\nSpung tam + fall\nIt is a special pleasure for our family to\nwelcome you to the White House, which is owned\nand cherished by all Americans. It has been the\nliving symbol of America and the home of the First\nFamilies since 1800.\nMay the unique history and treasures of our\nheritage here be the source of an enjoyable visit\nwhich you can rekindle through the memento of this\nbook.\nwith our warm wishes,\nBEFORE R. FORD LIBRARY\nIt is a special pleasure for our family to\nwelcome you to the White House, which is owned\nand cherished by all Americans. It has been the\nliving symbol of America and the home of the First\nFamilies since 1800.\nMay the unique history and treasures of our\nheritage here be the source of an enjoyable visit\nwhich you can rekindle through the memento of this\nbook.\nwith our warm wishes,\nR. FORD LIBRARY\nIt is a special pleasure for our family to\nwelcome you to the White House, which is owned\nand cherished by all Americans. It has been the\nLiving symbol of America and the home of the First\nFamilies since 1800.\nMay the unique history and treasures of our\nheritage here be the source 06 an enjoyable visit\nwhich you can rekindle through the memento of this\nbook.\nwith our were wishes,\nBERNID R FORD LIBRARY\nIt is a special pleasure for our family to\nwelcome you to the White House, which is amed\nand cherished by all Americans. It has been the\nliving symbol of America and the home of the First\nFamilies since 1800.\nMay the unique history and treasures of our\nheritage here be the source of an enjoyable visit\nwhich you can rekindle through the menento of this\nbook.\nwith our Ide/ue wishes,\nFile - Special\nW.H. lown\nvinor was\nJanuary 16, 1976\nDear Cherry:\nThank you so much for sending me\nthe information on your proposal for the\n\"Welcome to Washington,\" program.\nI have sent a copy to Mike Farrell,\nwho is Director of the White House Visitor's\nOffice. He would be the appropriate person\nto contact should the National Capital Parks\nService act favorably on it. I would suggest\nyou give him a call as soon as you have some\nword.\nI hope everything works out well.\nSincerely,\nSheila Rabb Weidenfeld\nPress Secretary to Mrs. Ford\nMs. Cherry Adler\nLibrary Theatre\n6805 Florida Street\nWashington, D.C. 20015\nGENALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nSRW/fp\nCC: Mike Farrell\nLIBRARY THEATRE\nOFFICE : 6805 FLORIDA STREET\nWASHINGTON, D. C. 20015\n(301) 656 6264\nDecember 23, 1975\nA NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO INTRODUCING CHILDREN TO LITERATURE THROUGH THE ARTS\nMs. Sheila Weidenfeld\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Sheila:\nI am enclosing two proposals for musicales for\nchildren who will be visiting Washington, D.C. during\nthe Bicentennial celebration, a segment of each of which\ninvolves President or Mrs. Ford.\nShould the National Capital Parks Service act\nfavorably on these proposals, I would very much like to\ndiscuss with you the implementation of the White House\nsegment of the proposals.\nBest personal regards from Leon and me.\nCordially,\nCherry\nCherry Adler\nCA:cf\nEncl.\nGERMIT R. FORD LIBRARY\nPROPOSAL \"D\"\nfor the\nBICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION FOR VISITORS TO WASHINGTON, D.C.\nof the\nNATIONAL CAPITAL PARKS SERVICE\n\"WELCOME TO WASHINGTON\"\nLibrary Theatre will present an original musicale for\nchildren, \"Welcome to Washington\", created especially for\nyoung visitors to Washington, D.C. during the Bicentennial\nyear celebration. The theme of the musicale will be \"a\nchild's tour of Washington\", and the presentation will include\nsong, music and dance in a full scale production, including\nsets, costumes, etc.\nThe presentation will conclude with a taped \"welcome\nmessage\" from the President and/or Mrs. Ford, if approval\nis forthcoming from the White House. The program will be\nabout twenty minutes in length and will be performed at\nappropriate intervals from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.\nThe above presentation will rehearse for three weeks\nand be presented from July 4 to Labor Day, 1976, at a cost\nof $39,500.\nLibrary Theatre suggests that the National Capital\nParks Service develop a \"Children's Guide to Washington\",\nto be distributed at the conclusion of each performance.\nAMERICA BERALD = FORD\nPROPOSAL \"E\"\nfor the\nELIPSE PROGRAM FOR VISITORS TO WASHINGTON, D.C.\nof the\nNATIONAL CAPITAL PARKS SERVICE\n\"WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE\"\nLibrary Theatre will present an original ten munite child-\nren's musicale, \"Welcome to the White House\", for young\nvisitors to the White House during the Bicentennial year\ncelebration. It will be presented on the Elipse. The theme\nof the musicale will be the \"mystery and intrigue\" of each\nof the rooms visited in the White House when they once again\ncome alive in dramatic incidents.\n\"Welcome to the White House\" will be presented at\nappropriate intervals during those times when the White\nFORD LIBRARY\nHouse is open to visitors. The production will be\nfull scale, including scenery, costumes, etc. A one minute\ntaped message from the President and/or Mrs. Ford would be\na most effective and human way of welcoming young children\nto the national landmark of the White House. Such a message\nwill be included in the presentation if approval is forthcomin\nfrom the President's office.\n\"Welcome to the White House\" will be presented at\nappropriate intervals during those times when the White\nHouse is open to visitors.\nThe above presentation will rehearse for three weeks and\nwill be presented from July 4 to Labor Day, 1976, at a cost\nof $37,200.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJune 16, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR ALL WHITE HOUSE/OEOB STAFF\nFROM:\nMIKE FARRELL rmy\nSUBJECT:\nJuly 4, 1976 Fireworks Display\nThe President and Mrs. Ford have asked that the South Lawn be\nopen for you and your families to enjoy the 4th of July fireworks\ndisplay. We will begin admitting White House and OEOB pass\nholders through the Southwest Gate at 8:15 p.m. The fireworks\nare expected to be exceptionally good, and it is anticipated they\nwill begin at about 9:00 p.m.\nThank you.\nBERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJune 26, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR ALL WHITE HOUSE/OEOB STAFF\nFROM:\nSUBJECT:\nWhite House Visiting my Hours\nMIKE FARRELL\nSaturday, July 3, 1976\nMonday, July 5, 1976\nGarden Tours\nSaturday, July 17, 1976\nSunday, July 18, 1976\nTo accommodate visitors who will be in the Washington area the\n4th of July weekend, President and Mrs. Ford have asked that the\nWhite House visiting hours on Saturday, July 3, 1976 be extended\nuntil 5:00 p.m. In addition, the White House will be open on\nMonday, July 5, 1976 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A limited\nnumber of reservations are available for the early conducted tour\non July 5. The White House will be closed for all tours on\nWednesday, July 7, 1976.\nFor future planning, the July garden tours will be held on Saturday,\nJuly 17, 1976 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on Sunday, July 18,\n1976 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. As in the past, White House and\nOEOB pass holders and their guests will be admitted through the\nAppointment Gate on East Executive Avenue.\nThank you.\nBERALD R. FORD LIBRA-Y\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nIs Rons\n6/21\nWASHINGTON\nwe\nJune 18, 1976\noffice headling? ?\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nRON\nFROM:\nMIKE NESSEN FARRELL MA\nSUBJECT:\nWhite House Visiting Hours\nSaturday, July 3, 1976'\nMonday, July 5, 1976\nI would very much appreciate your issuing a press release in order\nto provide the following information:\nTo accommodate visitors who will be in the Washington\narea the 4th of July weekend, the President and Mrs. Ford\nhave asked that the White House visiting hours on Saturday,\nJuly 3, 1976 be extended until 5:00 p.m. In addition, the\nWhite House will be open on Monday, July 5, 1976 from\n10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.\nThe special Bicentennial Visitors Waiting Area program\nwill be in operation on the Ellipse south of the White House\nboth days. People who wish to tour the White House should\ngo to the booths in that area to secure tickets for a definite\ntime. The ticket booths will open at 8:00 a.m.\nThank you.\ncc: Sheila Weidenfeld\nGERALE R. FORD LIBRARY\nFor immediate release\nTuesday, Feb. 17, 1976\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nOffice of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford\nTo better accomodate visitors to the White House during the Bicentennial,\nthe President and Mrs. Ford have asked that a number of changes\nbe made in White House tour procedures.\nThese changes include:\n- the extension of regular visitors hours.\n- opening the grounds and gardens of the White House on a number\nof weekends throughout the year.\n-establishing a waiting area on the Ellipse so that visitors will be\ncomfortable while awaiting their tours. This also allows a system\nof ticketing so that visitors can better utilize their time until the\nhour of their tour.\nDetails of the changes:\nFrom Tuesday, March 16 - - Saturday, Oct. 23, a Visitors Waiting Area\nwill be established on the Ellipse in cooperation with the National Park\nService. During this period, visitors should proceed to the Ellipse south\nof the White House. not the East Gate. Tickets for the White House\ntours will be issued at the Ellipse from 8a. m. -12 noon Tuesday through\nFriday, and 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday. Once tickets are obtained,\nvisitors are free to do as they like until the time of their tour. Bleachers\nare available, and there will be entertainment most days. Visitors will\nbe escorted from the Ellipse to the White House at the appointed time.\nTickets are available on the day of the tour only. The Ellipse system\nwas tried on a temporary basis last fall and found successful.\nVisitors hours will be extended an hour during the week and two hours\non Saturdays. Hours between March 16 and Oct. 23 will be 10 a. m.\n1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a. m. till 2 p.m. on Saturdays.\nIn addition, the President and Mrs. Ford have asked that the grounds\nand gardens of the White House be open one weekend a month from\nApril through October. Dates will be announced.\nIn addition, to accomodate weekend trav elers, the White House will\nremain open on three Monday holidays (it is normally closed on Mondays).\nThese Mondays are: Memorial Day (May 31), Labor Day (Sept. 6) and\nColumbus Day (Oct. 11). Hours on those days will be 10-1 p.m. Ticket\nbooths will be open 8 a.m. till 12 noon.\nFORD R. GENALD LIBRARY\n####\nSome items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted\nmaterials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to\nthese materials.\non\nDEOLMDLA\nAJIT\nTours\nS15 BILLION\nU.S.News\nTAX CUT\n&WORLD REPORT®\nCOMING?\nTHE UNITED STATES NEWS@\nWORLD REPORT@\nBetty\nFord's\nFolksy\nWhite\nHouse\nTHE\nNEW PROGRESS AGAINST PAIN\nInterview With a Leading Medical Authority\nTAI AUN\nornamenting Christmas trees, handcraft-\nBetty\ned wooden toys and handmade wooden\nbaskets filled with nuts or gumdrops.\nThe tree ornaments were made by\nelderly people and women of Appa-\nFord's\nlachia. The toys-to be given to under-\nprivileged children-were donated by a\nPennsylvania toymaker.\nParties in the Christmas-decked\nFolksy\nWhite House before the Fords' depar-\nture for the President's annual skiing\ntrip to Vail, Colo., were aglow with\nwarmth and liveliness. This was- strik-\nWhite\ningly evident at one of the biggest and\ncheeriest social events in recent Wash-\nington history-a gala Christmas ball on\nDecember 17 for members of Congress,\nHouse\nwith a guest list that totaled more than\n900. It was a get-together that largely\ndispensed with protocol and ignored\npolitical divisions.\n\"Warm and genial.\" Many of the\n\"Happy, free and open.\"\nguests were old friends made during the\nThat's what the First Lady\nPresident's quarter century of service in\nCongress. For them, it was a happy\nwants the Executive Mansion\nreunion. As one guest put it, \"It was\nto be-and she's doing her\nwarm and genial-like a party in a\nprivate house, not a formal function in\nbest to make it that way.\nan official residence.\"\nSince her recovery from the cancer\noperation she underwent on September\nTHE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT glowing in the\n28, Mrs. Ford has done much to enliven\nThe First Lady, shown before the White\nthis year reflects the\nentertainment at the White House. For\nHouse Christmas tree, has brought a re-\nlife style of the President and First\none thing, people who hadn't been\nlaxed feeling to home of U.S. Presidents.\nLady-friendly, relaxed and low-keyed.\ninvited to the Mansion in years are\nThe Fords have brought to the Execu-\nshowing up at the South Portico.\ntive Mansion a new informality-to\nOne of the First Lady's innovations:\nwhich Betty Ford has contributed her\nAn unmarried guest may now be accom-\nown brand of flair and elegance.\npanied by someone of his or her own\nDespite health problems-a cancer\nchoice. That's how Barbara Howar, once\noperation in September and a recur-\na White House \"regular\" during the LBJ\nrence in mid-December of the os-\nera, and Lee Radziwill, sister of former\nteoarthritis which has been a problem\nFirst Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,\nfor years-Mrs. Ford has given the social\nhappened to be among those present at\nside of the White House a special am-\na recent state dinner.\nbiance. It is described as blending\nIn the Ford White House, the wel-\nwarmth and easy hospitality with the\ncome mat is out for old foes. Thus,\ntraditional dignity of the home of Amer-\nSupreme Court Justice William O.\nica's Presidents.\nDouglas, whose impeachment Mr. Ford\nAnd it is in keeping with what Mrs.\nsought when he was Republican Leader\nFord told columnist Betty Beale about\nof the House of Representatives, was a\nthe White House just before Richard\nguest at a party honoring Austria's Chan-\nNixon's resignation catapulted her hus-\ncellor Bruno Kreisky.\nband into the Presidency:\nThe Ford guest list. The informal\n\"If I go there, I'm going to make it\ntouch shows up even at official black-tie\nfun. I couldn't stand to live there unless\ndinners, where guest lists are no longer\nit were happy, free and open. Because\ntop-heavy with names of big financial\nwe are that kind of people and we're not\ncontributors to political campaigns.\ngoing to change.\"\nNancy Lammerding, Mrs. Ford's social\nStaff members and guests alike agree\nsecretary,şexplains:\nthat the Ford White House is \"happy,\n\"Both the President and Mrs. Ford\nfree and open\"-and marked by many\nthink of the White House as America's\ndistinctive touches.\nhouse. They want to bring to it all\nChristmas handcrafts. Yuletide dec-\nsegments of American society.\"\norations, for instance, are characteristic\nAs a result, actors and athletes, schol-\nof the Ford family's adherence to the\nars and scientists, singers and dancers\nThe President and Mrs. Ford, ready to\nidea of an old-fashioned Christmas. Fea-\nare rubbing elbows at White House\ngreet old friends, make their entrance at\ntured in the decorations are American\nsocial events with businessmen and\nChristmas ball for members of Congress.\nhandcrafts, such as 550 patchwork balls\n(continued on page 14)\n12\nU.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Dec. 30, 1974\nThe Chatter's Back at the Most times, Visitesited SUNDAY, UNDAY, JANUARY Home 25, 1975 in the World\nBy FREDERICK PLATT\nmoody predominantly dark blue and\nAMIE EISENHOWER, then First\ngreen, it was printed in 1834 by Zuber &\nthat include one submitted anonymous-\nM\nLady, was visiting a: famous\nCo. of France and brought to the White\nly by Thoma Jefferson, President\nHouse in from-a-Maryland res-\nWashington thought the accepted design\nAmerican mansion open to the\npublic when the manager of\nidence about to. be demotished This\nbland, but after delays In the prog-\nthe attraction announced: \"This house\nchamber was formerly the White House\ness of the Great Columbian Federal\nis toured by 50,000 people a year.\"\nboiler room. All the rooms on view in\nCity, he was happy to finally have any-\nthe basement have been reclaimed from\nthing at all to approve. The building\nLater, to friends, Mrs. Eisenhower\nsuch ignominious earlier uses! The visi-\nwas set ablaze by British troops in 1814,\nlaughed, 50,000 people! We get that\ntors who now flock through the con-\nbut it was soon rebuilt; to hide the dis-\nmany through the White-House every\nday before lunch.\nnecting hallways would at the end of\ncoloration caused by the flames the\nWell,\"not quite, but the White House\nthe last century have found themselves\nVirginia sandstone was for the first\nis far and away the most visited home in\namong the White House chickens.\ntime painted. white, and the Presidential\nMansion took on a look to match its\nthe world. Daily attendance varies with\nLong before the last of these special\nname: George Washington, it is believed,\nthe seasons-the least crowded months\nhad called it the White House for\nbeing November through March, the\ntours have gotten under way, people\nhave begun to gather at the Visitors\nMartha's plantation home in Virginia;\nmost crowded April through October-\nbut the mean is 5,000, all the more im-\nGate on East Executive Avenue for the\nthe designation became official under\nTheodore Roosevelt.\npressive considering that the hours for\ngeneral admission tours. Even when it\nPavilions that had been added In\ngeneral admission are short: 10 A.M. to\nrains, they wait patiently as if they\nnoon, Tuesday through Saturday, ex-\nthink rain is a low enough price to pay\n1807 to each side of the house grew\ncepting holidays.\nfor a free trip through so prestigious a\neventually to be the present East Gal-\nhouse. They really need not have arrived\nlery and the Executive Office Wing\nLast fall the number of visitors rose 25\nbefore 10 o'clock, since everyone in line\nOver 150 years after the bullding's con-\nper cent from the same period the previ-\nby noon is guaranteed entrance; coming\nstruction, a chandelier swaying at a\nous year, a fact attributed to the recent\nan hour early only means an hour longer\nreception during the Truman Admini-\nI\ntransfer of power in unusual circum-\nwait. The White House line moves\nstration led to the discovery that the\n1\nstances. The changing of Presidencies\nbrought about changes in the attitude of\nquickly, and the cause of its fabled\nmansion was \"standing up purely from\nAfter installation: of , new steel\nTHE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1975\nTouring\nThe White\nHouse\nContinued From Page 7\nand observe that the rooms are still\nused today and are not merely museum\nsettings. The Green Room is and gener-\nally has been a sitting room, but Jeffer-\nson made it his dining room, where he\nserved innovations like ice cream, maca-\nroni and waffles.\nThe Blue Room, most formal of the\nThe Washington Post\nMETRO\nLocal N\nA8\nWEDNESDAY, 0,0\nTour Wait\nWhite House Tour Tickets\nlickets\nBoredom\nIs at End\nBy Linda Newton Jones\nWashington Post Staff Writer\nMany tourists ignored the\nseats and the stage show that\nthe National Park Service\nprovided yesterday as part of\na new program designed to\nhelp relieve the boredom of\nwaiting in line for White House\ntours.\nTwo singing groups\nprovided the entertainment.\nBut the majority of the\ntourists ignored the singing\nand the seats for a place in\nline.\n\"Some people just can't get\nused to the fact that they don't\nhave to stand in line\nanymore,\" Mary Krug, a\nNational Capital Parks press\nofficer, said.\nThe bleachers Park Service\nset up by the will ac-\ncommodate 2,000 people. The\naverage number of visitors to\ntour the White House during\nOctober is about 5,600 a day.\nThe White House is open only\nfor tours during the fall from\n10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday\nthrough Saturday.\n\"For the first day we're\ndoing just fine,\" said Joe\nLawler, a park ranger who\nhelped coordinate the four-\nweek test program. \"After a\nfew days, people will realize\nthat once they get their\ntickets, they are free to do\nBy Frank Johnston-The Washington Post\nother things until the tour.\nWhen tourists arrive at the\nBack-packing mother gets directions from tour guide on waiting area for tour.\nWhite House they are directed\nto the Ellipse where they\nreceive free color-coded\ntickets that indicate the time\nof their tour and where they\nshould meet their tour group.\ny\nnial year has begun with initial success. It calls for tour-\nwaiting lines for White House tours during the Bicenten-\nAn experimental program designed to eliminate long\nphenomenon of the rock film.\ncomedians, Sherlock Holmes and the movies and the\nupcoming articles include Alfred Hitchcock, silent film'\ncently. \"Not cultish, not a fan magazine.\" The subjects of\n\"We want this to be a classy magazine,\" Alpert said re-\nthe filming of \"All the President's Men.\"\non Hollywood and the newsroom and a special feature on\nmembership. Edited by Hollis Alpert, it contains articles\nmagazine, is out, available by subscription or through AFI\nThe institute's first issue of American Film, its new\nContinued from First Page\nGREEN BOOK\n8 Part V-Sun., Oct. 19, 1975\nW.H. W. H. Tours\nLos Angeles Times\nLocal News\nWeather\nObituaries\nEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1975\nir Wait\nredom\nit End\nida Newton Jones\nFormation\nFormation\ngton Post Staff Writer\ntourists ignored the\nin\nArea B\nArea A\nI the stage show that\nonal Park Service\nyesterday as part of\n20\nTour 11\nTour 10\nrogram designed to\nby\neve the boredom of\nNow\n1 line for White House\nForming\nNow\nForming\nsinging groups\nthe entertainment.\nmajority of the\nignored the singing\nseats for a place in\nWhite House Report\nTo the Editor:\nDuring the Christmas holidays, I\nly in total disillusion.\nvisited the White House. I report brief-\nthose like my daughters and myself\nof visitors to that historic building:\nFirst, there seem to be two classes.\nwho stand in line and wait, and those\nlike the people behind us who are\nushered in immediately though there\nare hordes ahead of them. The former.,\nin are rushed through the public\nThe Times welcomes letters from\nreaders. Letters for publication\nBecause of the\naddress and telephone number.\nmust include the writer's name,\nUP- 131\nR B\n(WHITE HOUSE TOURS)\nWASHINGTON ( UP D -- THE PRESIDENT AND MR S. FORD HAVE ORDERED\nTOUR IST VISITING HOURS EXTENDED TEMPORARILY AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO\nGIVE THE PUBLIC MORE ACCESS TO THE EXECUTIVE MANSION FOR THE\nBICENTENNIAL YEAR, SPOKESMEN ANNOUNCED TODAY.\nFOR THE SAME REASON, THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS AND GARDENS ALSO WILL\nBE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONE WEEKEND A MONTH FROM APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER,\nWITH DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED.\nUNDER THE REVISED SCHEDULE, TOUR ISTS WILL HAVE AN EXTRA HOUR TO\nSEE THE WHITE HOUSE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN MARCH 16 AND\nOCT. 23. ON THOSE DAYS, THE BUILDING WILL OPEN AT 10 A.M. AND END AT\n1 P.M, INSTEAD OF NOON AS USUAL.\nON SATURDAYS, VISITORS WILL TWO EXTRA HOURS, WITH TOURS RUNNING\nFROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M.\nTOURISTS NORMALLY ARE NOT ADMITTED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS. BUT TO\nACCOMMODATE WEEKEND VISITORS DURING THE B ICENTENNIAL PERIOD, THE\nWHITE HOUSE WILL BE OPEN ON THREE MONDAY HOLIDAYS -- MEMORIAL DAY,\nLABOR DAY AND COL UMBUS DAY.\nUPI 02-17 05:20 PES\nWashington Post. 9/15/75 15\nPEOPLE/ADVICE\nAssociated Press\nThe National Park Service\nVisitors will be given free\nis going to test a new plan\ncolor-coded tickets which in-\ndesigned to eliminate the\ndicate the time of their tour.\nThey then will be free to sit\nAn Extra\nlong queues for persons\nand relax or see other sites\ntouring the White House.\nin the Mall area until their\nStarting in early October,\nscheduled tour begins.\nWhite House visitors will be\nThis is a pilot program\nFor White\nable to relax on the grass or\nwhich will be tried from\non bleachers and listen to\nOct. 7 to Nov. 1. Fish indi-\nmusical entertainment such\ncated that if it is successful\nas high-school\nthe program will be\nHouse\nTourists\nWhite House Tours\nThe gardens and grounds of the White House will be\nopen to the public on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and\n19, from 2 to 5 p.m. White House and National Park\nService staff will be on hand to guide visitors through\nthe Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the South Lawn, the\nChildren's Garden and the Rose Garden.\nW. Star Oct //\n248\nR\nWHITE HOUSE TOURS\nWASHINGTON (AP) -- A TEST PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE LONG LINES OF\nTOURISTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE INCLUDES SEATING ON THE SOUTH ELLIPSE\nBEHIND THE MANSION WHERE SINGING GROUPS ENTERTAIN VISITORS WAITING TO\nENTER THE FIRST FAMILY'S HOME.\nBLEACHERS WHICH CAN SEAT 2,000 PERSONS HAVE BEEN SET UP, AND TWO\nSINGING GROUPS WERE ON HAND TUESDAY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW\nTOURIST SYSTEM AT THE WHITE HOUSE.\nIT CALLS FOR TOURISTS TO PICK UP FREE COLOR-CODED TICKETS THAT\nINDICATE WHEN AND WHERE THEIR WHITE HOUSE TOURS BEGIN. VISITORS CAN\nRELAX ON THE BLEACHERS OR WANDER OFF IN OTHER AREAS UNTIL TOUR TIME.\nHOWEVER, MOST OF TUESDAY'S VISITORS WERE APPARENTLY UNAWARE OF THE\nPURPOSE OF THE BLEACHERS AND ENTERTAINMENT OR CHOSE TO BYPASS THEM IN\nFAVOR OF STANDING IN LINE, ANYWAY, OFFICIALS SAID.\nSOME PEOPLE JUST CAN'T GET USED TO THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE\nTO STAND IN LINE ANYMORE,' SAID MARY KRUG, A NATIONAL CAPITAL PARKS\nPRESS OFFICER.\n10-08-75 12:06EDI\nUP-084\n(WHITE HOUSE VISITORS)\nWASHINGTON (UPI) -- PRESIDENT FORD HAS DECIDED TO OPEN THE WHITE\nHOUSE AND ITS GROUNDS FOR LONGER HOURS FOR BICENTENNIAL VISITORS.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE GARDENS AND GROUNDS wILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONE\nWEEK IN EACH MONTH FROM APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR. THEY ARE\nNOW ONLY TWO SUCH TOURS A YEAR.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE SAID VISITING HOURS wILL DL EXTENDED UNTIL 2 P.M.\nON SATURDAYS FROM MARCH 27 THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OCTOBER 2. NOW THE\nWHITE HOUSE IS OPEN UNTIL 2 P.M. ON SATURDAYS ONLY DURING JUNE, JULY\nAND AUGUST.\nA SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT WHENEVER THE OFFICIAL AFTERNOON\nSCHEDULE PERMITS, THE WHITE HOUSE WILL BE OPEN BEYOND NOON TUESDAY\nTHROUGH FRIDAY STARTING NEXT MARCH 30. IT SAID THE CLOSING TIME MOST\nDAYS WILL BETWEEN 1 P.M. AND 1:32 P.M.\nUPI 07-08 01:42 PED\nHouse Grounds and Touring President's Residence\nTouring the\nPresident's\nResidence\nBy Dorothy McCardle\nOf the more than 1 million visitors\nto the White House every year, only\na few ever get a glimpse of the person\nthey ask about most-the President\nof the United States\nLINES GONE FOREVER? WHITE HO USE 'SPEEDUP'\nWashington Star 10/8/75\nFor years visitors to the White House have become accustomed to waiting in long lines that wind along the fence\n1975 White House Tour\nBy John Sherwood\nFrom bleacher seat, listen to\nWashington Star Staff Writer\nentertainment, which is also free and\nRemember that long, long trail a-\nnot too good, but helps to kill the\nwinding to the White House, land of\ntime.\nthe tourists' dreams? It was such a\nUpon arrival of designated time,\ntraditional part of Washington, head-\nlook for \"Area B\" and assemble in\ning south on East Executive Avenue,\nsecond short line.\nwest on E Street, north on 17th Street\nWait until directed to \"Formation\nand on to Chevy Chase.\nArea\" for your tour number and\nbunch un in third line"
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