What is the Navy mess?

The White House Mess is a small dining facility run by the U.S. Navy and is located in the basement of the West Wing next door to the Situation Room. The Mess seats about 50 people at a dozen tables adorned with elegant table linens, fresh flowers, and official White House china.

Who has been responsible for Presidential Food Service since 1880?

U.S. Navy stewards
U.S. Navy stewards have been responsible for Presidential food service since 1880, when President Rutherford B. Hayes used the U.S.S. Despatch as the first Presidential yacht.

Where in the White House is the Oval Office?

The Oval Office is the symbol of the U.S. Presidency. It is located in the West Wing of the White House and is the center of presidential activity. In the Oval Office, the President hosts world leaders, diplomats, senior staff, and dignitaries as well as often addressing the American public.

What food is served at the White House?

The Most Interesting Food Served at the White House

• FDR’s Awful Cook.
• LBJ’s Hummus and Fresca (and Lady Bird’s Rice Krispies Cheese Crackers)
• Nixon’s Cottage Cheese with Ketchup.
• Eisenhower’s Prune Whip.
• Chester A.
• Clinton’s Congealed Coca Cola “Salad”
• Jimmy Carter’s Molded Cheese Ring with Strawberries.

Which President added the Oval Office?

President Franklin Roosevelt built the modern Oval Office at the corner next to the rose garden in 1934, as part of the wing’s reconstruction with an expansion to the West Wing’s east facade.

How much paint does it take to paint the White House white?

Crews will use roughly 570 gallons of paint for the entire project, according to the White House Historical Association, which amounts to paint costs of more than $85,000.

Does the White House allow outside food?

Because the president is kind of an important guy, his food is carefully monitored before it’s served to him. Outside food is not permitted inside the White House.

What’s the history of the White House Mess?

The interesting history of the White House Mess is printed on the back of every menu. “It has been recorded as far back as 1880 aboard the Presidential Yacht Despatch, while President Rutherford B. Hayes was in office, that Navy Stewards were first utilized to provide food service to the Commander in Chief.

Where is the navy mess and ward room?

Navy Mess & Ward Room. Restaurant. Although the president has his own dining room next to the Oval Office, the West Wing ground floor contains a restaurant run by the US Navy and therefore referred to in military terms as a “mess hall.”. This encompasses the Ward Room—a navy term that refers to an officers’ dining room.

How do you get into the White House Mess?

Provided you are on the appointment list, an escort will be called. Walk up West Executive Avenue and turn right into the West Basement entrance. Another guard will check your credentials for access to the White House. Take the first right and go down a few stairs. The White House Mess will be on your left.

When was the commissioned officers mess at the White House established?

In 1951 while President Harry S. Truman was in Office, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide to the President, recommended a Commissioned Officers Mess be established at the White House.