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This painting shows President Abraham Lincoln, right, receiving guests at his first reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., in 1861. Associated Press
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In this March 4, 1861, photo, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln stands under the cover at the center of the Capitol steps during his inauguration in Washington, D.C. Associated Press
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Exterior view of the White House in Washington, D.C.,and Mrs. Warren Harding's rose garden in 1921. Associated Press
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The White House South Portico and portion of the Rose Garden in Washington, D.C., in 1921. Associated Press
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A view of the South Portico of the White House in 1921. Associated Press
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Aerial view of the White House in Washington, D.C., in 1924. Associated Press
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The White House in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1931. When the American flag flies from the masthead, it means the president is “at home,” but when it is not, it means the president is away. Associated Press
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Interior view of the Green Room in the White House in Washington, D.C., 1932. Associated Press
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President. Herbert Hoover is shown looking at the solar eclipse from the lawn near his office, using photographic film from the Navy Department, on Aug. 31, 1932. Associated Press
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown at his desk at the White House on May 27, 1933. Associated Press
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The swimming pool in the White House in Washington, D.C., is seen on Jan. 26, 1938. Associated Press
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The southeast end of the Blue Room in the White House in Washington, D.C., is seen on April 24, 1940. The door on the left leads to Green Room. Associated Press
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Southeast corner of the White House's East Room, the largest room in the building, is seen onApril 25, 1940. On the left wall is a full-length painting of George Washington. The picture was saved by Dolly Madison when British troops set the building on fi Associated Press
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President Franklin Roosevelt and his war Cabinet meet in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 1941. From left to right around table are Harry Hopkins, lend-lease administrator; Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; Col. Philip B. Fleming, Feder Associated Press
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A view of the crowds that gathered at the gates of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7, 1941, after the announcement that Japan had attacked U.S. possessions in the Pacific. Associated Press
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The library at the White House in Washington, D.C., is seen on May 1, 1941. This room is located on the basement floor andcontains a piano and thousands of volumes. George R. Skadding, Associated Press
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Trouped on the south lawn of the White House with their hostess, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, are movie actors and actresses who were guests for tea on April 30, 1942. Left to right, seated, are: Oliver Hardy, Joan Blondell, Charlotte Greenwood, Charles George R. Skadding, Associated Press
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The more than 400 soldiers detailed to guard the White House around the clock were the guests of President Franklin Roosevelt and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at a garden party on the South Lawn in Washington on June 13, 1942, and the president (back to c Associated Press
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A butler opens a refrigerator in the White House on April 1, 1943, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog Falla, watches. The Scotch terrier gets his breakfast with the president as his dog biscuit is brought on a tray to the chief executive's bedroom a Associated Press
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When Harry Hopkins and his wife, Louise, who live at the White House with his daughter, Diana, strolled out on the White House lawn in Washington, May 10, 1943, they found Diana, garbed in overalls, busily hoeing in her Victory garden. Mrs. Hopkins had ju Associated Press
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President Harry S. Truman's office at the White House in Washington, D.C., is seen on April 7, 1946. Associated Press
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President Harry Truman, left, smiles as he takes a walk on the White House lawn on June 25, 1947, in Washington with the great-grandson of the late President Teddy Roosevelt. Associated Press
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Feller, a 5-week-old cocker spaniel puppy sent to President Harry S. Truman as a gift, poses beside his crate in a White House corridor on Dec. 22, 1947. William J. Smith, Associated Press
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This 1950 photo shows the gutted interior of the White House. There was a major renovation during the Truman Administration, which forced the president to live in the Blair House across the street. White House via Associated Press
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President Harry S. Truman stands in the Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 1952. Truman is acting as host and narrator as he takes a national television audience on a tour of the rebuilt executiv Associated Press
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Members of President Dwight D Eisenhower's Cabinet pose in the White House on Aug. 7, 1959, in Washington, D.C. Clockwise around table from left are: Gerald Morgan, deputy assistant; Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge; Interior Secretary Frederick A. Seaton; Tr William J. Smith, Associated Press
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower helps his guest, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, board a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter on the White House lawn for a sightseeing tour over the nation's capital on Sept. 15, 1959. Following Khrushchev is Alexander Akalovsky, Associated Press
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A view of President Kennedy's office in Washington, D.C., in February 1961, as seen from the president's viewpoint. Associated Press
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A view of President Kennedy's office in Washington, D.C., in February 1961. Associated Press
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President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk down the main staircase to the first floor of the White House on Feb. 8, 1961. They are on their way to receive foreign diplomats at a reception. Henry Burroughs, Associated Press
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Jacqueline Kennedy is shownwith CBS reporter Charles Collingwood during her television tour of the White House in February 1962. Associated Press
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First lady Jacqueline Kennedy poses with officers of the American Institute of Interior Designers at the formal opening of the restored and refurnished White House ground floor library in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 1962. From left are: Stephen Jussel, Byron Rollins, Associated Press
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The West Wing of the White House is seen on April 19, 1963. JR via Associated Press
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Lynda Bird Johnson hoists herself onto the back of an ornamental lion on the south lawn of the White House on Sept. 12, 1967, during a carnival for youngsters of administration officials. Associated Press
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David Eisenhower is shown during a pickup game with two companions on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 1970. In the background is the Jefferson Memorial. The White House refused to identify the other players. Henry Burroughs, Associated Press
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Presidential national security adviser Henry Kissinger is shown in his office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 1970. John Duricka, Associated Press
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First lady Betty Ford greets costumed schoolchildren from the Washington area on Thursday, Oct. 31, 1974, during a Halloween benefit for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund on the White House South Lawn. Mrs. Ford gave each of the c Henry Griffin, Associated Press
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First lady Betty Ford looks down from an upstairs window at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 9, 1975, as President Ford addresses members of the National Association of Foreign Students on the lawn of the Executive Mansion. Ford strolle Charles Harrity, Associated Press
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First lady Betty Ford pauses during her packing to look over mementos in the Ford bedroom at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 1977. Associated Press
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Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, President Jimmy Carter, Leah Rabin and first lady Rosalynn Carter stand at attention during arrival ceremonies on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 7, 1977. In the background is the Wh Associated Press
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy walks toward the North Portico of the White House on Tuesday, May 1, 1979, after a session with reporters on the lawn of the Executive Mansion. Kennedy was attending reception in the White House when he was asked to step outside for Associated Press
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First lady Nancy Reagan is shown in the Red Room of the White House on March 4, 1981. Associated Press
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President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan sit in their White House living room before a nationally televised speech about drug abuse on Sunday, Sept. 15, 1986. It was the second time in four years that the Reagan's made a joint broadcast speech J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
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President Ronald Reagan, center, stands at the podium to make comments during departing ceremonies for Philippine President Corazon Aquino at the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1986. Ron Edmonds, Associated Press
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Departing U.S. President Ronald Reagan is seen shortly after he delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office in the White House on Jan. 12, 1989. Ron Edmonds, Associated Press
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First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton unveils the renovated Blue Room of the White House on Feb. 17, 1995. The process for the renovation began when the Committee for the Preservation of the White House recommended that the Blue Room be refurbished. J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
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The race to the White House is heating up as things get closer to Election Day. As you prepare to head to the ballots in a few weeks, take a photographic look back at inhabitants of the White House, dating back to Abraham Lincoln's day.

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