Mondale was the first vice president to live in the residence because Rockefeller preferred to stay in his luxurious mansion after the house formally opened as the official vice presidential residence in 1975. Rockefeller used the residence only for social events.
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SLIDESHOW. 1  At the vice president's house, the dining room table, on loan from the State Department, is ringed by chairs made for the Quayles. 2  The vice presidential seal is embossed on the official china, made by Lenox. 3  Dick and Lynne Cheney welcome Jill and Joe Biden this month for a tour of the house.
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The 9,000-square-foot Queen Anne-style residence has housed vice presidents and their families since the mid-1970s. The Pences’ belongings have been on a moving truck waiting for the transition of the home from Joe and Jill Biden – a process that will be completed in just a few hours today.
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At the vice president's house, the dining room table, on loan from the State Department, is ringed by chairs made for the Quayles. (By David Bohrer -- White House) The vice presidential seal is embossed on the official china, made by Lenox.
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Courtesy White House Mike and Karen Pence will live at No. 1 Observatory Circle, the vice president’s official residence, beginning today. Courtesy White House Vice President-elect Mike and Karen Pence have lunch with Vice President Joe and Jill Biden in November in the sunroom at No. 1 Observatory Circle, the vice president’s residence.
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A dozen members of the Cheney family will gather today for roast turkey with oyster dressing at the vice president's official residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. The dining table will be set with white vice presidential china, tulip-shaped Lenox crystal stemware and a sippy cup or two.
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Exterior of the Naval Observatory Residence, April 2, 2012. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) It is commonly known that the President of the United States resides at The White House, but where does the Vice President live? Since 1974, every VP and his family have resided in the 33-room house (built in 1893) on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.
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The home was built in 1893 to house superintendents of the Naval Observatory and in 1928 became the residence of the chief of naval operations. It's still owned and operated by the Navy, but in 1974 Congress designated it the official residence of the vice president. The observatory property occupies 72 acres, 13 of them making up the vice presidential compound, according to Geoff Chester, public affairs officer for the Observatory. The Navy supplies the staff for the house.
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JGIndiana. 1  Courtesy White House Mike and Karen Pence will live at No. 1 Observatory Circle, the vice president’s official residence, beginning today. 2  Courtesy White House Vice President-elect Mike and Karen Pence have lunch with Vice President Joe and Jill Biden in November in the sunroom at No. 1 Observatory Circle, the vice president’s residence.
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This office, called the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office, previously served as the Navy secretary’s office. Today, the vice president uses the office for meetings and press interviews. The vice president’s desk is part of the White House collection and was first used by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. Several presidents also have chosen to use the desk. The White House website said that Vice President Lyndon Johnson and each subsequent vice president has used the desk.
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where is the vice president's residence
The Vice President's official residence is on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. The Vice President's official residence is on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory.  