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Children of American presidents enjoy the most luxurious privileges in the White House

  • The son of former President Trump with his father in the White House.

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  • Clinton with his daughter and wife on Air Force One.

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  • Bush father and son.

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During their stay in the White House, children of American presidents enjoy some advantages that they may not have before entering the White House.

They can enjoy a bowling alley, basketball court, restaurant and chocolate shop to satisfy sweet cravings.

The first kids can also roam freely around the White House grounds and gardens, or play with their pets.

And they can board the luxurious Air Force One when traveling with their parents, and they meet celebrities, such as movie stars and other heads of state.

Under their command a chef is always available to provide them with snacks, so even if someone orders a certain food late at night, the chef is at the ready.

Sons of presidents can decorate their rooms however they want, but within limits.

Although presidential children can make temporary decorative changes in their rooms, they cannot make any major structural changes to their living quarters, given the historical importance of the White House.

“Some parts are primarily historical rooms and relate to the history of the American people, not owned by the families who live there,” Kate Andersen-Brewer, author of First Women: The Power of Contemporary American First Ladies, said in 2016.

It is possible for the president's children to get jobs in the US administration although it is not technically assumed. The Postal Revenue and Federal Payroll Act of 1967, also called the Bob Kennedy Act, aims to curb political favoritism and prevent family members of incumbent presidents from obtaining He holds strong positions in the executive branch.

Nevertheless, some sons of presidents have held positions in the White House.

In particular, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, worked as advisers to President Donald Trump, but were not paid.

“The anti-kin law seems to have an exception," former Trump administration employee Kellyanne Conway said on MSMBC's "Morning Go" in 2016. He willed in this regard.”

The president has the discretion to choose the staff he is satisfied with.

The first sons may use their reputation and political connections to become presidents themselves.

The two sons of a former president could become president: John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush.

These sons can also hold public office, as Jeb Bush, the second son of George HW Bush, served as the 43rd Governor of Florida.

Firstborns are allowed to host major events such as their own wedding or even a graduation ceremony at the White House.

He married nine of the presidents' children in the White House: Maria Hester Monroe, John Adams II, Elizabeth Tyler, Nellie Grant, Alice Lee Roosevelt, Jesse Woodrow Wilson, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, Linda Bird Johnson, and Tricia Nixon.

Even Susan Ford, then 17, hosted her high school graduation party at the White House in 1975, the first and only so far held there.

• Although presidential children can make temporary decorative changes in their rooms, they cannot make any major structural changes in their living quarters, given the historical importance of the White House.

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