White House Updates Public Tour With Enhanced Features: What’s New [Video]

First lady Jill Biden unveiled on Monday a new White House public tour with enhanced features designed to provide visitors with an immersive experience of the historic mansion.

In collaboration with the National Park Service and the White House Curator’s Office, the nonprofit White House Historical Association, presidential libraries and the History Channel, the tour has been expanded to include areas previously off-limits and now offers interactive elements that allow guests to engage with the White House’s storied past.

The Diplomatic Reception Room, once restricted from public view, is now accessible. This room is notable for hosting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s iconic “fireside chats,” and visitors will now be able to listen to clips from these broadcasts. Other newly accessible spaces include the Library, China Room and Vermeil Room, which house presidential artifacts such as tableware and historical documents.

Jill Biden, a long-time educator, emphasized that the revamped tour appeals to various learning styles.

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