Winter White House
Several U.S. presidents have visited Key West. Harry Truman visited for 175 days on 11 visits during his presidency and visited several times after he left office (see Truman Annex)
Key West was in a down cycle when Franklin D. Roosevelt visited in 1939. The buildup of military bases on the island occurred shortly thereafter.
In addition to Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower stayed in Key West following a heart attack. In November 1962, John F. Kennedy visited Key West a month after the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Jimmy Carter held a family reunion in Key West after leaving office.
Famous quotes containing the words winter, white and/or house:
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”
—Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
“You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.”
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“He has seen but half the universe who never has been shown the house of pain.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)