Talk:North Lawn

Comment 1
North Lawn of the White House might be a less parochial title. --Wetman (talk) 06:08, 12 February 2008 (UTC) Thanks. I've followed an existing convention for White house related articles of placing the words White House in parentheses after the subject, where multiple, non-White House uses exist. Example: Red Room (White House). CApitol3 (talk) 13:14, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. Even better. --Wetman (talk) 13:21, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Use of Executive Mansion
In the United States, Executive Mansion more often refers to a state's Governor's Mansion than the White House. There is an archaic association that doesn't feel like contemporary spoken language. Almost a bit like referring to our country as "these United States," or greeting someone on the street with "good day to you, sir." I prefer to avoid repeated use of White House, but the house officially ceased being the Executive Mansion in 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt, made fact what had already been de facto for 100 years.

On the whitehouse.gov site I find the references are rare and in historical context, as in "At various times in history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901." The White House Historical Association, an organization charged with interpreting the history of the White House, on its website uses the term in historical context but not as an interchangeable name for the house today. I've tried both "the house" and "the mansion" to avoid reuse of White House. CApitol3 (talk) 04:19, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Statue of Thomas Jefferson
Does anyone know the present location of the statue of Thomas Jefferson that stood on the North Lawn from 1848 until 1871? That information and a close-up of the statue would be good additions to the page. Thanks. Randy Kryn 23:35, 12 November 2016 (UTC)