Here it is folks…The surprising perks for a sitting President of the United States.
STAFF-The President receives basically an unlimited staff, as determined by Congress. There is some 6 employees in the White House not including security staff. A Chief Usher oversees a Chef, Pastry Chef, Physician, Social Secretary, Chief Calligrapher and others. Each of these people can oversee as many as 21 people themselves.
THE WHITE HOUSE-The White House is incredibly expensive costing over $4 million per annum. Flowers alone cost $250,000 per annum.There’s a movie theatre, bowling alley, tennis and basketball courts, putting green, groundskeepers, florists, valets, butlers, a pastry chef and 24 hour cooking staff.
RECREATION-The President receives some of the best recreation available. The receive invitations to all the best parties, and any invite that they send out is unlikely to be rebuffed. Thar also many, many activities on the South Lawn.
BLAIR HOUSE-Larger than the White House, its 119 rooms ;include more than 20 bedrooms for guests and staff, four dining rooms, a gym, a flower shop and a hair salon. Several presidents-elect and their families have spent their last nights before inauguration in Blair House. Even more interesting, when foreign leaders stay at Blair House, the house flies their flag–which means that the house itself become foreign soil. The Presidential Townhouse, set up by Nixon in 1969, is included in the property as a guesthouse for Former Presidents.
AIR FORCE ONE-The middle level of these planes carries up to 70 passengers, as well as a 26-person crew. There’s ample room in the staff, media and security areas in the back half of the plane, but the president has a personal suite under the cockpit with an office bathroom, bedroom and workout room. The upper level of the plane is for the telecommunications center, while the bottom level is for cargo. C17 cargo planes carry the motorcade to wherever the president is headed. It costs appox. $185,000 per hour.
TRAVEL AND ADVANCE TEAM– The Presidential Advance Team includes logistics and security for the president’s motorcade, as well as employing Secret Service against the average of 500 or so death threats the president receives each month. President Bush’s administration in 2003, a trip to London required 904 staffs from Defense, 600 from the armed services, 250 Secret Service officers, 205 White House staff, 103 CIA staff, 44 staff from the State Department 30 more from within the Cabinet, 18 Senior Advance Office staff, 16 Congressmen and 12 Sniffer dogs.
CAMP DAVID-The Presidential vacation home. No Washington heat or traffic. Features 11 cabins, office cabin, swimming pool, shooting range, bowling alley, etc. Plus the use of the Marine One to helicopter in, which is around $7MM each.
All of these perks are just for a sitting president, now I know that the job of President of the United States is an important job and one loaded with anxiety and peril, but WE the taxpayers are paying for our presidents to unwind and relax when most of us can’t afford to relax and unwind ourselves. Think about that.
After doing the research for this installment of “Help wanted…President of the United States”, I have only one thing to say…IT’S GOOD TO BE THE KING!
This weekend…Perks for Ex-Presidents.
Coming up…How President Obama has been doing the job compared to others. In weeks to come…The 2016 Presidential Campaign, the candidates that are left and what they stand for.
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