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I want to see a pool table in the White House!
I thought there was one...jay helfert said:
They say timing is everything
This would be a great time for one of the table manufacturing company"s to give him a table for the white housejay helfert said:
it's my understanding that there is already one in the whitehouse. Or one that is possiblly in storage since every administration changes alot of stuff out with furniture used by previous administrations. He may just have to pull it out. of course there's always the chance that this was just another photo op designed to create a connection with people and he has no desire to play pool.... it's not like he'll have a lot of time saving the world and all....
You're right. There's been a pool table in the White House since Ulysses S. Grant's administration. That's almost 150 years.
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Vinnie said:
jay helfert said:
I want to play a game on a pool table in the white house!!!!!
Filipino food and pool in the White House
Hey Jay, did you know that the current White House head chef is a Filipina women? I know you can appreciate that!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-14-chef-whitehouse_x.htm
She's the first woman and first minority chef ever in the White House. She came on during the Bush administration so I don't know if Obama will keep her on or not.
I hope he does. I doubt it if she makes any "REAL" Filipino food though. Maybe she may under the Obamas, they seem like open minded people willing to try new things.
Can you imagine Efren, Manny Pacquiao, & Co. playing pool and eating Filipino food at the White House with the Obamas? What a party that would be!
kano
jay helfert said:
Hey Jay, did you know that the current White House head chef is a Filipina women? I know you can appreciate that!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-14-chef-whitehouse_x.htm
She's the first woman and first minority chef ever in the White House. She came on during the Bush administration so I don't know if Obama will keep her on or not.
I hope he does. I doubt it if she makes any "REAL" Filipino food though. Maybe she may under the Obamas, they seem like open minded people willing to try new things.
Can you imagine Efren, Manny Pacquiao, & Co. playing pool and eating Filipino food at the White House with the Obamas? What a party that would be!
kano
Actually, Lincoln had a table (Brunswick) in the White House. Grant added a dedicated pool room. Other presidents before Lincoln played, even Washington.
On the Obama pic, I remember seeing a picture taken at the same time which indicated to me he was either "posing for the photo op" or an idiot... (I don't remember the details and now I am sure to be challenged.) But the layout of the balls on the table indicated the shot he was attempting made no sense.
Point is, I believe he is a casual player / politician using the table to look more like a "regular guy." (I am fine that; that's what politicians do. And, it can't hurt pool's image that the President plays at least some pool. The more players the better!)
On the Obama pic, I remember seeing a picture taken at the same time which indicated to me he was either "posing for the photo op" or an idiot... (I don't remember the details and now I am sure to be challenged.) But the layout of the balls on the table indicated the shot he was attempting made no sense.
Point is, I believe he is a casual player / politician using the table to look more like a "regular guy." (I am fine that; that's what politicians do. And, it can't hurt pool's image that the President plays at least some pool. The more players the better!)
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Sadly the photo is not an image of President Elect McCain.
White House Pool Table Smut!
The White House Billiard Room is one of the sights on the former White House tour and was placed there by our nation's fifth President, James "Eight Ball" Monroe.
Monroe gave the special room the most use in its history since he adored pool and billiards. He would have made fine competition for former Governor "Aerosmith" Weld of Massachusetts, who once made short work at his home of Judd Rose on Prime Time Live. The wealthy Weld, first in his class at Harvard, has two beautiful pool tables in his home today.
The Smithsonian Institute has an extensive billiard collection, and it was on a temporary display a decade or so ago, but right now I think it is locked up in a Smithsonian basement. Wish they'd bring it back! :frown:
When President Hayes moved in the White House, Mrs. Hayes did a complete renovation. "Relic hunters" came from far and wide to try to steal them a piece of the White House historical strucure that Mrs. Hayes was getting rid of from the old part of the White House being torn away, and with it went a piece of Civil War history, the pool table where General Grant spent much of his time when he was at the White House, playing pool and smoking:
With the removal of the conservatories from the West Side of the White House, one of the points of interest connected with the famous building disappears. That part of the conservatory next to the White House was formerly the billiard room of General Uylsses S. Grant where he spent much of his time in playing his favorite game and smoking. Mrs. Hayes, who was a great lover of flowers and took more interest in conservatories than has any woman since her time, had the conservatory remodeled, and the smoking and billiard room of General Grant was replaced.
Maybe one of the big cuemakers should give a custom-made cue to President Obama after he is in office. You never know, it might give pool a bigger boost than anything else that's going on right now!
When Calvin Coolidge was President of the United States, 1923-1929, the Billiard Room, now known as the Map Room, was located on the southwest end of the Ground Floor Corridor. Billiards served as a source of diversion for the Coolidge family and their guests, according to this article: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs_pph/PresidentDetail.aspx?ID=30&imageID=4025
The White House Billiard Room is one of the sights on the former White House tour and was placed there by our nation's fifth President, James "Eight Ball" Monroe.
Monroe gave the special room the most use in its history since he adored pool and billiards. He would have made fine competition for former Governor "Aerosmith" Weld of Massachusetts, who once made short work at his home of Judd Rose on Prime Time Live. The wealthy Weld, first in his class at Harvard, has two beautiful pool tables in his home today.
The Smithsonian Institute has an extensive billiard collection, and it was on a temporary display a decade or so ago, but right now I think it is locked up in a Smithsonian basement. Wish they'd bring it back! :frown:
When President Hayes moved in the White House, Mrs. Hayes did a complete renovation. "Relic hunters" came from far and wide to try to steal them a piece of the White House historical strucure that Mrs. Hayes was getting rid of from the old part of the White House being torn away, and with it went a piece of Civil War history, the pool table where General Grant spent much of his time when he was at the White House, playing pool and smoking:
With the removal of the conservatories from the West Side of the White House, one of the points of interest connected with the famous building disappears. That part of the conservatory next to the White House was formerly the billiard room of General Uylsses S. Grant where he spent much of his time in playing his favorite game and smoking. Mrs. Hayes, who was a great lover of flowers and took more interest in conservatories than has any woman since her time, had the conservatory remodeled, and the smoking and billiard room of General Grant was replaced.
Maybe one of the big cuemakers should give a custom-made cue to President Obama after he is in office. You never know, it might give pool a bigger boost than anything else that's going on right now!
When Calvin Coolidge was President of the United States, 1923-1929, the Billiard Room, now known as the Map Room, was located on the southwest end of the Ground Floor Corridor. Billiards served as a source of diversion for the Coolidge family and their guests, according to this article: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs_pph/PresidentDetail.aspx?ID=30&imageID=4025
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bullshooter69 said:
I'm thinking a Diamond table in the white house! How cool!
JAM said:The White House Billiard Room is one of the sights on the former White House tour and was placed there by our nation's fifth President, James "Eight Ball" Monroe.
Monroe gave the special room the most use in its history since he adored pool and billiards. He would have made fine competition for former Governor "Aerosmith" Weld of Massachusetts, who once made short work at his home of Judd Rose on Prime Time Live. The wealthy Weld, first in his class at Harvard, has two beautiful pool tables in his home today.
The Smithsonian Institute has an extensive billiard collection, and it was on a temporary display a decade or so ago, but right now I think it is locked up in a Smithsonian basement. Wish they'd bring it back! :frown:
When President Hayes moved in the White House, Mrs. Hayes did a complete renovation. "Relic hunters" came from far and wide to try to steal them a piece of the White House historical strucure that Mrs. Hayes was getting rid of from the old part of the White House being torn away, and with it went a piece of Civil War history, the pool table where General Grant spent much of his time when he was at the White House, playing pool and smoking:
With the removal of the conservatories from the West Side of the White House, one of the points of interest connected with the famous building disappears. That part of the conservatory next to the White House was formerly the billiard room of General Uylsses S. Grant where he spent much of his time in playing his favorite game and smoking. Mrs. Hayes, who was a great lover of flowers and took more interest in conservatories than has any woman since her time, had the conservatory remodeled, and the smoking and billiard room of General Grant was replaced.
Maybe one of the big cuemakers should give a custom-made cue to President Obama after he is in office. You never know, it might give pool a bigger boost than anything else that's going on right now!
When Calvin Coolidge was President of the United States, 1923-1929, the Billiard Room, now known as the Map Room, was located on the southwest end of the Ground Floor Corridor. Billiards served as a source of diversion for the Coolidge family and their guests, according to this article: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs_pph/PresidentDetail.aspx?ID=30&imageID=4025
Great Post Jam:thumbup:
Let's look at this Obama picture again.
The photo angle is so steep it is hard to know for sure, but it looks like he is attempting a ridiculously-difficult behind-the-back bank on the 15 (looks like a double kiss, at that), when the 12 looks open to me.
A. Maybe they are playing one-pocket or some other game that takes the 12 out of play?
B. Maybe he can get past the 15 for the 10/14 combo in the foreground and he does not like shooting over the 15 at the 12? (But where in the world would that combo go?)
C. Or.... Maybe he is posing to look like a regular guy, and a "super" regular guy at that, who not only plays pool, but plays so much pool he is "so good?"
I vote C. A politician using a photo op, and faking it as well, just banging balls around the table. Trying to look expert and/or confident. Same ol' same ol. Nothing's changed.
The photo angle is so steep it is hard to know for sure, but it looks like he is attempting a ridiculously-difficult behind-the-back bank on the 15 (looks like a double kiss, at that), when the 12 looks open to me.
A. Maybe they are playing one-pocket or some other game that takes the 12 out of play?
B. Maybe he can get past the 15 for the 10/14 combo in the foreground and he does not like shooting over the 15 at the 12? (But where in the world would that combo go?)
C. Or.... Maybe he is posing to look like a regular guy, and a "super" regular guy at that, who not only plays pool, but plays so much pool he is "so good?"
I vote C. A politician using a photo op, and faking it as well, just banging balls around the table. Trying to look expert and/or confident. Same ol' same ol. Nothing's changed.
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