Does the Whitehouse still have a swimming pool?

[liberalitch]

I thought that became the bowling alley, then the press room.

[Solly Mack]

1. According to the WH site...It does

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/facts.html

For recreation, the White House has a variety of facilities available to its residents, including a tennis court, jogging track, swimming pool, movie theater, and bowling lane.

[Benhurst]

2. I think an outdoor one was built . For Jerry Ford?

[Benhurst]

10. Yes, there was one built for Ford.

http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/grounds/pool.htm

And the press room built over FDR's pool.

http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/press-briefing-room.htm

[dweller]

3. that's because *moron often refers to it

as 'the cement pond'.

dp

[Princess Turandot]

4. Look to the south of the West Wing:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.897016,-77.036798&ie=UTF8&ll=38.897016,-77.036798&spn=0.002956,0.004356&t=h&z=18

I don't know the date of the imagery so I guess it's possible that it was filled in.

[liberalitch]

6. Looks like a nice one too....

I like older pools.
I can just picture the Obama family cooling off at the end of a hot DC day.... When ever I've been in DC in the summer the late afternoon early evening is the best time to hit the hotel pool.... kids are at supper & then you're all cooled off for the evening.

[rcrush]

8. Obama family BBQ at the whitehouse!

[Skidmore]

5. That place is going to be magic for Malia and Sasha.

Those little girls gave up a lot of daddy time for almost 2 years. They've earned their puppy and all the playtime Mommy and Daddy will allow in the people's house.

[MrScorpio]

7. The Press Room was built over the old one

[marmar]

9. Yes, and it's filled with crap right now.....

n/t