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 Children in the White House

Children in the White House
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     challenging words:    misery, diminish, thereafter, guinea, prom, spotlight, thereby, entranced, security, source, pony, lead, present, theater, prison, caption
     content words:    Archie Roosevelt, White House Lawn, Source US Library, White House, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Ulysses S., President Lyndon B., Tad Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln

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Children in the White House
By Jennifer Kenny 		  
1     Caption: Archie Roosevelt, son of T. Roosevelt, with his pony Algonquin on the White House Lawn in 1902. Source US Library of Congress.
 
2     Imagine you were the son or daughter of a president. What would your life be like? Would the White House feel like a palace or a prison to you? That might depend on your experience.
 
3     Dreaming about life in the White House might make life there appear perfect. Obviously, there are many luxuries that come with White House living. However, Thomas Jefferson called it "a splendid misery." Only a small group of people alive today can relate to his comments.
 
4     The White House serves two purposes. It holds the office of the president, thereby makng it an important location for national business. At the same time, it is the home of the president. Therefore, the White House is also the home of the president's family.

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