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Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
November 12, 2008 03:26 PM
Three days after the Obamas toured their new digs, the Bidens will get to see theirs.
Joe and Jill Biden will have a private meeting and tour on Thursday of the Naval Observatory, the official vice presidential residence, at the invitation of Vice President Cheney and his wife Lynne, President-elect Barack Obama's office announced this afternoon.
Obama and his wife Michelle went to the White House on Monday, a visit that appeared to go smoothly. While Obama harshly criticized President Bush's policies, he was careful not to attack him personally.
Biden's meeting with Cheney could be more awkward. He was more personally critical of Cheney, at one point calling him "the most dangerous vice president probably in American history" for expanding his powers in the war on terror in particular.
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The Naval Observatory is a place where they keep a telescope for...observing. The Vice President's residence is Blair House.
And there's also a house on the grounds of the observatory called...Blair House.
The Blair House is a guest house that is open to the public and located across from the White House. The VP residence is on the grounds of the Naval Observatory.
Blair house is the president's guest house.
actually Blair house is for visiting heads of state and the VP house is on the Naval Observatory grounds.
Sorry, John, but the Vice President's residence is located at One Observatory Circle on the grounds of the US Naval Observatory. Blair House, across the street from the White House, is the state guest house, mostly used for foreign heads of state.
Actually, John K, you're incorrect. The Blair House is for visiting dignitaries. The VP lives at the Naval Observatory. According to BlairHouse.org:
""Since 1942, it has served the nation as a guest house for heads of state visiting the White House. In this role it plays a crucial part in American foreign policy. An invitation to visit the United States and stay at Blair House is an extraordinary honor for a foreign head of state...."
I'm always amazed when young people tell me the VP lives in the White House with the President. I guess that's not any stranger than someone thinking the VP lives in Blair House.
Hey John, I too thought that Blair House was the VP Residence. As a kid who grew up in the DC area and a young adult working in D.C. in the early 80's, have always thought that Blair House was the VP Residence....but as others have stated, apparently it isn't true. I wonder why I thought this so strongly? I have tried reading up to see if things have changed and the only thing I have seen is that the current VP residence was made so in 1974...but no mention that Blair House was ever the VP residence. I am certain that my memories of this are after 1974...I am thinking that this was ingrained in me in the early 80's.