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Hold up why do we call it the "white house" when its welcome to all races???

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paint

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the White House was first painted white to cover the scorch marks left after British soldiers set fire to the house during the War of 1812. ... In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt officially named the Executive Mansion the “White House”.

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