Jill Biden Celebrates Opening of New White House Educational Center

Plus, the first lady opens the South Lawn for the first Back-to-School Night at the White House.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks to guests during the opening ceremony for a new White House educational center called “The People’s House: A White House Experience” on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday in Washington, DC. The center opens to the public on Monday. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) 

The White House is a place accessible to the public, but not everyone has the opportunity to make the visit. 

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Saturday celebrated the opening of a new educational and interactive space called The People’s House: A White House Experience from the South Lawn of the White House designed to give visitors a close-up look at spaces usually unseen by the public in the White House. 

“In the Red Room, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt held her own press conferences back when women were excluded from the President’s press briefings. Some guests at the White House have the chance to step inside these rooms—in fact, around 3,000 people come through these halls every …