On January 20, the United States of America will have a
new president in the White House. Donald Trump will officially enter the White
House. Moving day is extremely painful, stressful, and wearying, and exhausting
process. And moving in the White House
is all that, times 100. Insiders of the White House describe the process as
“well organized ballet choreography” and “military precision operation”. The
trickiest part happens behind the scenes, and that is the physical changing of
the White House. The staff has little less than six hours to move the former
president out, and the new president in. So what happens in those six hours?
Let’s try and explain the process.
The new president is not allowed to move into the new
house until noon on inauguration day. Not a minute sooner. Because of that,
presidential staff usually works on off-site locations to organize the process.
Moving is systematical process, organized to the very last detail.
Few people know this, but the “first family” is
responsible for moving all their subjects to the White House. The family
coordinates with the government through private movers. When Obama was entering
the White House, he covered the expenses for moving his private things from his
home in Chicago to Washington. Once everything is at the White House, the staff
takes over and unpacks everything. And all the unpacking has to occur in less
than six hours. Staff is at the White House up to midnight sometimes to get it
done on the first day.
Once the president settles in, he can choose to
completely redecorate the Oval office. Some of the changes include changing the
art pieces on the walls, books on the shelves, and even the chairs. Everything
in the Oval office can be subject of change to please the new president.
In front of the presidential cabinet there is rotatory
photo gallery with pictures of the president. These pictures include private
pictures of the president, but also pictures with world leaders, associates,
and partners. On Moving Day, all of the pictures are replaced. At the
beginning, the new president puts pictures from the inauguration ceremony. And
as he/she gets more photos, they are all placed in the rotatory photo gallery.
One of the perks of being a president on moving day is
that everything happens in the background. While the staff is responsible for
moving, the president spends his day at the inauguration ceremony. His chief of
staff coordinates the moving. Of course, the chief of staff has previously
discussed everything with the president. But on Moving Day, the President is
either at the ceremony or watches the parade. In any case, he is outside of the
White House.
It might sound shocking and creepy, but one of the first
assignments a president has is to plan his own funeral. This is required in
case something happens to the president during his term. The staff has to be
ready and prepared for the worst scenario.
General Motors is working on the new limo from the moment
the new president is elected. Again, the new limo should emphasize the
character and wishes of the new president. The new presidential car should
satisfy all the security measures known only to the secret service.
It is only natural that the presidential and the White
House staff changes with the arrival of a new president. In the first week of
his term, the President can choose to change his chef, or go along with the
existing chef. The first meal, for that matter, is usually on the first morning
for breakfast.
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