… I'm an amateur historian, you'll understand that the White House has been renovated many times over the years. You understand, I mean, it was built between 1792 and 1800. Right. The British burned [the White House] down practically in 1814, and then they rebuilt it in the early 1820s. And ever since, like, we've had many presidents renovate and add things to the White House. Teddy Roosevelt, but the whole West Wing, who was it? Fdr? (42:17–42:24)
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Asserts that the British burned down the White House in 1814, and it was rebuilt in the early 1820s.
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