In her new role, Cullinan will champion the arts as fundamental to the Stanford experience and the university’s mission and develop strategies to support and amplify the work of the arts organizations housed under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President for the Arts. She will oversee a central arts office and the non-departmental and public-facing arts programs, including the Anderson Collection at Stanford University, the Cantor Arts Center, the Institute for Diversity in the Arts, the Stanford Arts Institute and Stanford Live. Reporting to President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Cullinan will be responsible for representing the arts at the highest levels of the administration. But perhaps the most significant addition came from Dick Cheney, who is widely believed to have built an underground bunker after 9/11.Deborah Cullinan has been appointed Stanford’s vice president for the arts. Bush installed a horseshoe pit and jogging track on the grounds, Dan Quayle added a swimming pool, and the Pences put in a beehive. Bush hosted 900 parties at the residence-but unlike the White House, Number One Observatory Circle isn't open for public tours.Īll former vice presidents have put their own personal touch to the property and Harris will likely do the same. There is plenty of space for entertaining dignitaries-during his 8 years as VP, George H.W. Designed in the Queen Anne style (characterized by asymmetrical floor plans, round turret rooms, and extensive wraparound verandas), the three-story home is sprawled out over 9,150 square feet on 12 acres of land. Naval Observatory, one of America's oldest scientific agencies, and was originally built in the late 19th century for the USNO's superintendent (in 1923, the chief of naval operations took the home for himself because he liked it so much). The house is located on the grounds of the U.S. In 1974, the house at Number One Observatory Circle was authorized by Congress to be refurbished and transformed into the official home-three years later, Walter Mondale became the first veep to move in. Historically, VPs lived in their own homes, but as it became increasingly difficult and expensive to secure private houses, there came a need to establish an official residence for the vice president. The Vice President’s residence at Number One Observatory Circle. (see below), the security measures necessary to secure the building proved too inconvenient for apartment residents. Also known as the President's Guest House-Joe Biden stayed there the night before his inauguration and Harry Truman lived there while the White House was renovated from 1948-52-it's been called the "world's most exclusive hotel" for all the foreign dignitaries and president's guests who have stayed there during official visits, including Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, Vladimir Putin, and Justin Trudeau.Įven though Harris and Emhoff own a condo in D.C. At 70,000 square feet, it's larger than the White House.
Located just across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building-where the VP's office is-and just steps from the White House, Blair House is a grand 19th-century row house that consists of four buildings and has 119 rooms, 14 bedrooms, and 35 bathrooms. Dmitry Kirsanov // Getty ImagesĬurrently, Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff are staying in temporary digs, Blair House, while the official vice president's residence at the Naval Observatory undergoes maintenance. Blair House, also known as the President’s Guest House, is where Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff are currently residing while their official residence undergoes maintenance.
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