To review, there are three concepts to determine before you begin writing your essay: the tone, the audience and the purpose. The tone is the attitude of the writer. Two factors that greatly affect the tone are audience and purpose. The audience of an essay is anyone who might read it.
The White House is not in a state. It is located in Washington, D.C. The District of Columbia is a federal district that Congress established in the late 1700s with land Virginia and  Maryland donated for the purpose of serving as home to the nation's capital.
May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.. -John Adams, 1800. The White House is the official residence of the American head of state, the heart of the executive branch of government, and the home to the presidents of the United States and their families.