White House Security

White House Security As home to the most powerful man on the planet, the White House features some of the world's tightest security. Though many of the details are classified to the public, here's what we do know, THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO CALLED THE PRES.'s PALACE, PRES.'s HOUSE AND EXECUTIVE MANSION. IT HAS 55,000 SQ. FT., 6 LEVELS, 132 ROOMS, 32 BATHROOMS, 412 DOORS, 147 WINDOWS, 28 FIREPLACES, 7 THE WHITE HOUSE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON SEPT. 11, 2001. ANYONE OFFERED A TOUR MUST STAIRCASES AND 3 ELEVATORS. UNDERGO A BACKGROUND CHECK. RESTRICTED AIRSPACE. " VISUAL WARNING SYSTEM: RED & GREEN CLASS I LASER BEAMS. MAGNETOMETER SCREENING IS REQUIRED FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WHITE HOUSE. RADAR ON ROOF ALL. FOOD BROUGHT MONITORS AIR IN IS SCREENED AT AN TRAFFIC. OFFSITE FACILITY. FILTERS KEEP THE SECRET SERVICE AGENTS AIR INSIDE FREE OF CARRY SEMIAUTOMATIC CONTAMINANTS. PISTOLS, SHOTGUNS AND MACHINE GUNS. RADIATION DETECTORS. BULLET-RESISTANT WINDOWS. INFRARED SENSORS DETECT INTRUDERS & FIRES. BELOWGROUND SENSORS DETECT INTRUDERS. REINFORCED IRON FENCE. THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS A STRUCTURE BENEATH THE EAST WING. IT IS ABLE TO BOLLARDS (CONCRETE " BARRIERS) PREVENT WITHSTAND ALL BUT DIRECT NUCLEAR BLASTS. ANYONE FROM DRIVING INTO THE FENCE. Facts & Rumors FACT: ORGANIZED SECURITY RUMOR: AN ARRAY OF SENSORS, WAS NOT DEVELOPED UNTIL AN "ATOMIC WALL." SURROUNDS FACT: PRES. THE 20TH CENTURY. IT WAS WASHINGTON D.C. LINCOLN CONSIDERED INAPPROPRIATE CREATED THE TO STATION GUARDS IN AND SECRET SERVICE AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE- FACT: FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WHITE THE DAY OF HIS IT WAS THE PUBLIC'S DOMAIN. HOUSE ENDED DURING WORLD WAR II. ASSASSINATION. RUMOR: ALL THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO BE PROJECTICLE-PROOF. FACT: SECURITY SURROUNDING THE FACT: THE AIR PRESIDENT HAS BEEN BREACHED 91 IN THE WHITE TIMES SINCE 1980. INTRUDERS HAVE HOUSE IS SLIGHTLY REACHED THE PRESIDENT TIMES. PRESSURIZED. FACT: IN 1995, THE FENCE IF SOMETHING WAS EXPANDED BY 1 BLOCK, UNDESIREABLE IS AND PENNSYLVANIA AVE. FACT: PRES.OBAMA FACES 30 DEATH INTRODUCED, IT BLOCKED TO LIMIT DAMAGE THREATS A DAY- 400% MORE THAN WILL BE EXPELLED. FROM POTENTIAL CAR BOMBERS. HIS PREDECESSOR. RUMOR: ANTI- AIRCRAFT MISSILES FACT: TWENTY-NINE FACT: THE CLINTONS WERE THERE ARE 1,200 ON THE ROOF OF THE WHITE HOUSE. SECRET SERVICE THE LAST FIRST FAMILY TO UNIFORMED & 2,800 AGENTS HAVE DIED IN RECEIVE LIFETIME PROTECTION PLAINCLOTHES SECRET THE LINE OF DUTY. FROM THE SECRET SERVICE, SERVICE AGENTS IN THE D.C. AREA. FACT: ONLY 1 PRESIDENT HAS BEEN KILLED ON THE SECRET SERVICE'S WATCH: JOHN F. KENNEDY. Security Breaches Timeline A timeline of notable White House (WH) attacks, mishaps and security breaches over the past 200 years. 1800 1814 BRITISH TROOPS STORM THE WH AT THE HEIGHT OF THE WAR OF 1812, RANSACK IT, AND SET IT ABLAZE. 1841 A VIOLENT, ANGRY MOB GATHERS TO PROTEST PRES. JOHN TYLER'S VETO OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ATTEMPT ROBERT PRESTON FLIES STOLEN ARMY HELIOOPTER TO 1974 THE WH, LANDS ON THE SOUTH LAWN UNDER FIRE. TO REESTABLISH THE BUS. MARSHALL FIELDS CRASHES CHEVY IMPALA THROUGH 1975 GERALD GAINOUS CLIMBS THE FENCE 4 TIMES DURING THE FORD ADMINISTRATION. A GATE, DRIVES TO NORTH PORTICO. CHESTER PLUMMER JUMPS THE FENCE CARRYING A 3-FT. 1976 1978 ANTHONY HENRY SCALES THE FENCE, STEEL PIPE, REFUSES TO STOP, AND IS SHOT AND KILLED. WAVES A KNIFE AND BIBLE AT AGENTS. STEVEN B. WILLIAMS ATTEMPTS TO RAM HIS TRUCK THROUGH A GATE. THE VEHICLE IS FLATTENED. 1982 JAMES IMES AND FAMILY ARE LET ONTO THE GROUNDS AFTER DRIVING DAVID MAHNOSKI PULLS OUT 1984 UP AND HONKING THE HORN. SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN NEAR THE 1985 ROBERT LATTA FOLLOWS THE MARINE BAND PAST SECURITY, WANDERS AROUND THE WH. FENCE, IS SHOT IN THE ARM. ROSITA BOURBON 1986 ANTHONY HOLBERT NEARS THE WH, BRANDISHINGA SAMURAI SWORD. SCALES FENCE WITH MAKESHIPT LADDER. 1987 CHRISTIAN HUGHES DRIVES THROUGH FRANK CORDER CRASHES STOLEN CESSNA 1994 AN OPEN GATE AND SEVERAL POSTS. PLANE ON THE SOUTH LAWN, DYING ON IMPACT. FRANCISCO DURAN FIRED 29 ROUNDS AT THE WH. ONE BULLET PENETRATES A WINDOW. NO ONE IS HURT. 1995 LELAND MODJESKI JUMPS THE FENCE WITH A PISTOL.SPRINTING TOWARD THE WH, IS SHOT IN THE ARM. CATALINO DIAZ CLIMBS OVER THE FENCE, CLAIMS HE HAS A 2007 BOMB (BUT IT WAS ONLY A FEW FLARES). 2001 RICHARD WEAVER INFILTRATES THE WH 3 TIMES FROM '91 TO '01. TAREO AND MICHAELE SALAHI WALK IN, UNINVITED, TO 2009 A STATE DINNER, SHAKE PRES. OBAMA'S HAND. A THIRD INTRUDER, CARLOS ALLEN ALSO WALKS IN UNINVITED. ROBERT PICKETT WAVES A GUN AT TOURISTS OUTSIDE THE WH, FIRING SEVERAL SHOTS. HE IS SHOT IN THE KNEE. 2011 A6-YR.-OLD SQUEEZES THROUGH THE BARS OF THE FENCE, WANDERS AROUND THE WH LAWN. OSCAR HERNANDEZ SHOOTS AT THE WH. SINCE 1912, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 30 SUCCESSFUL INTRUSIONS OF THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS. Installing missile launchers on your roof or pressurizing your home to expell poisonous gasses may not be practical home security solutions. Luckily, you're probably not a high-profile assassination target, either. With the right preparations, you can feel as secure in your home as the president does in his! SOURCES: "THE WHITE HOUSE." 2012. THE HISTORY CHANNEL WEHSITE. OCT 15 2012, 10:13 THE MATERIAL IN THIS INFOGRAPHIC CAME FROM SEVERAL CLINTON4.NARA.GOv/WH/GLIMPSE/WH_FACTS/HTML/FACTS.HTMI. SOURCES THAT WE BELIEVE ARE TRUSTWORTHY. HOWEVER, BIT.LY/OYNUCM WE CANNOT PROVIDE ASSURANCE THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS ACCURATE OR THOROUGH, AND, IT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED www.FAS.ORG/IRP/AGENCY/USTREAS/LISSS/TIPUBRIT.HTMI. ABCN. WS/UB6ID9 UPON AS SUCH. Home SecurityDeals.com White House Security As home to the most powerful man on the planet, the White House features some of the world's tightest security. Though many of the details are classified to the public, here's what we do know, THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO CALLED THE PRES.'s PALACE, PRES.'s HOUSE AND EXECUTIVE MANSION. IT HAS 55,000 SQ. FT., 6 LEVELS, 132 ROOMS, 32 BATHROOMS, 412 DOORS, 147 WINDOWS, 28 FIREPLACES, 7 THE WHITE HOUSE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON SEPT. 11, 2001. ANYONE OFFERED A TOUR MUST STAIRCASES AND 3 ELEVATORS. UNDERGO A BACKGROUND CHECK. RESTRICTED AIRSPACE. " VISUAL WARNING SYSTEM: RED & GREEN CLASS I LASER BEAMS. MAGNETOMETER SCREENING IS REQUIRED FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WHITE HOUSE. RADAR ON ROOF ALL. FOOD BROUGHT MONITORS AIR IN IS SCREENED AT AN TRAFFIC. OFFSITE FACILITY. FILTERS KEEP THE SECRET SERVICE AGENTS AIR INSIDE FREE OF CARRY SEMIAUTOMATIC CONTAMINANTS. PISTOLS, SHOTGUNS AND MACHINE GUNS. RADIATION DETECTORS. BULLET-RESISTANT WINDOWS. INFRARED SENSORS DETECT INTRUDERS & FIRES. BELOWGROUND SENSORS DETECT INTRUDERS. REINFORCED IRON FENCE. THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS A STRUCTURE BENEATH THE EAST WING. IT IS ABLE TO BOLLARDS (CONCRETE " BARRIERS) PREVENT WITHSTAND ALL BUT DIRECT NUCLEAR BLASTS. ANYONE FROM DRIVING INTO THE FENCE. Facts & Rumors FACT: ORGANIZED SECURITY RUMOR: AN ARRAY OF SENSORS, WAS NOT DEVELOPED UNTIL AN "ATOMIC WALL." SURROUNDS FACT: PRES. THE 20TH CENTURY. IT WAS WASHINGTON D.C. LINCOLN CONSIDERED INAPPROPRIATE CREATED THE TO STATION GUARDS IN AND SECRET SERVICE AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE- FACT: FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WHITE THE DAY OF HIS IT WAS THE PUBLIC'S DOMAIN. HOUSE ENDED DURING WORLD WAR II. ASSASSINATION. RUMOR: ALL THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO BE PROJECTICLE-PROOF. FACT: SECURITY SURROUNDING THE FACT: THE AIR PRESIDENT HAS BEEN BREACHED 91 IN THE WHITE TIMES SINCE 1980. INTRUDERS HAVE HOUSE IS SLIGHTLY REACHED THE PRESIDENT TIMES. PRESSURIZED. FACT: IN 1995, THE FENCE IF SOMETHING WAS EXPANDED BY 1 BLOCK, UNDESIREABLE IS AND PENNSYLVANIA AVE. FACT: PRES.OBAMA FACES 30 DEATH INTRODUCED, IT BLOCKED TO LIMIT DAMAGE THREATS A DAY- 400% MORE THAN WILL BE EXPELLED. FROM POTENTIAL CAR BOMBERS. HIS PREDECESSOR. RUMOR: ANTI- AIRCRAFT MISSILES FACT: TWENTY-NINE FACT: THE CLINTONS WERE THERE ARE 1,200 ON THE ROOF OF THE WHITE HOUSE. SECRET SERVICE THE LAST FIRST FAMILY TO UNIFORMED & 2,800 AGENTS HAVE DIED IN RECEIVE LIFETIME PROTECTION PLAINCLOTHES SECRET THE LINE OF DUTY. FROM THE SECRET SERVICE, SERVICE AGENTS IN THE D.C. AREA. FACT: ONLY 1 PRESIDENT HAS BEEN KILLED ON THE SECRET SERVICE'S WATCH: JOHN F. KENNEDY. Security Breaches Timeline A timeline of notable White House (WH) attacks, mishaps and security breaches over the past 200 years. 1800 1814 BRITISH TROOPS STORM THE WH AT THE HEIGHT OF THE WAR OF 1812, RANSACK IT, AND SET IT ABLAZE. 1841 A VIOLENT, ANGRY MOB GATHERS TO PROTEST PRES. JOHN TYLER'S VETO OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ATTEMPT ROBERT PRESTON FLIES STOLEN ARMY HELIOOPTER TO 1974 THE WH, LANDS ON THE SOUTH LAWN UNDER FIRE. TO REESTABLISH THE BUS. MARSHALL FIELDS CRASHES CHEVY IMPALA THROUGH 1975 GERALD GAINOUS CLIMBS THE FENCE 4 TIMES DURING THE FORD ADMINISTRATION. A GATE, DRIVES TO NORTH PORTICO. CHESTER PLUMMER JUMPS THE FENCE CARRYING A 3-FT. 1976 1978 ANTHONY HENRY SCALES THE FENCE, STEEL PIPE, REFUSES TO STOP, AND IS SHOT AND KILLED. WAVES A KNIFE AND BIBLE AT AGENTS. STEVEN B. WILLIAMS ATTEMPTS TO RAM HIS TRUCK THROUGH A GATE. THE VEHICLE IS FLATTENED. 1982 JAMES IMES AND FAMILY ARE LET ONTO THE GROUNDS AFTER DRIVING DAVID MAHNOSKI PULLS OUT 1984 UP AND HONKING THE HORN. SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN NEAR THE 1985 ROBERT LATTA FOLLOWS THE MARINE BAND PAST SECURITY, WANDERS AROUND THE WH. FENCE, IS SHOT IN THE ARM. ROSITA BOURBON 1986 ANTHONY HOLBERT NEARS THE WH, BRANDISHINGA SAMURAI SWORD. SCALES FENCE WITH MAKESHIPT LADDER. 1987 CHRISTIAN HUGHES DRIVES THROUGH FRANK CORDER CRASHES STOLEN CESSNA 1994 AN OPEN GATE AND SEVERAL POSTS. PLANE ON THE SOUTH LAWN, DYING ON IMPACT. FRANCISCO DURAN FIRED 29 ROUNDS AT THE WH. ONE BULLET PENETRATES A WINDOW. NO ONE IS HURT. 1995 LELAND MODJESKI JUMPS THE FENCE WITH A PISTOL.SPRINTING TOWARD THE WH, IS SHOT IN THE ARM. CATALINO DIAZ CLIMBS OVER THE FENCE, CLAIMS HE HAS A 2007 BOMB (BUT IT WAS ONLY A FEW FLARES). 2001 RICHARD WEAVER INFILTRATES THE WH 3 TIMES FROM '91 TO '01. TAREO AND MICHAELE SALAHI WALK IN, UNINVITED, TO 2009 A STATE DINNER, SHAKE PRES. OBAMA'S HAND. A THIRD INTRUDER, CARLOS ALLEN ALSO WALKS IN UNINVITED. ROBERT PICKETT WAVES A GUN AT TOURISTS OUTSIDE THE WH, FIRING SEVERAL SHOTS. HE IS SHOT IN THE KNEE. 2011 A6-YR.-OLD SQUEEZES THROUGH THE BARS OF THE FENCE, WANDERS AROUND THE WH LAWN. OSCAR HERNANDEZ SHOOTS AT THE WH. SINCE 1912, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 30 SUCCESSFUL INTRUSIONS OF THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS. Installing missile launchers on your roof or pressurizing your home to expell poisonous gasses may not be practical home security solutions. Luckily, you're probably not a high-profile assassination target, either. With the right preparations, you can feel as secure in your home as the president does in his! SOURCES: "THE WHITE HOUSE." 2012. THE HISTORY CHANNEL WEHSITE. OCT 15 2012, 10:13 THE MATERIAL IN THIS INFOGRAPHIC CAME FROM SEVERAL CLINTON4.NARA.GOv/WH/GLIMPSE/WH_FACTS/HTML/FACTS.HTMI. SOURCES THAT WE BELIEVE ARE TRUSTWORTHY. HOWEVER, BIT.LY/OYNUCM WE CANNOT PROVIDE ASSURANCE THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS ACCURATE OR THOROUGH, AND, IT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED www.FAS.ORG/IRP/AGENCY/USTREAS/LISSS/TIPUBRIT.HTMI. ABCN. WS/UB6ID9 UPON AS SUCH. Home SecurityDeals.com