12 things you never knew about the white house, but you should! (+Pics)

5. The White House Has Room For A 140-Person Dinner Party

via:whitehousemuseum.org

The State Dining Room in the White House is large enough to comfortably hold 140 people. While we can’t imagine why the President would ever want to have that many people over for a casual dinner, he certainly could if he wanted to. However, he probably doesn’t have the time, since the job of being the Leader of the Free World is pretty time-consuming. The State Dining Room is the largest of the two dining rooms in the Executive Residence of the White House on the State Floor. The State Dining Room was originally an office space, and got its elaborate furniture during the time that James Monroe was president.