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White House Sleepover
The queen slept at Blair House. Blair will sleep in the Queen’s Bedroom.
Here’s the deal. When Queen Elizabeth was in Washington last week she stayed at Blair House, the official presidential guest house.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in town for talks with Bush, will stay in the residential section of the White House. Specifically, he will overnight in the Queen’s Bedroom on the second floor. It’s named for the variety of royal guests who have used it.
Snow said Bush and Blair (shown above at a Washington news conference last December) will talk about a variety of topics.
“Certainly the war on terror is going to be a central issue,” says Snow.
The two leaders will hold a White House news conference on Thursday.
FYI, Blair House is named for Francis Preston Blair, who once owned it. That Blair, a newspaperman, was an adviser to President Andrew Jackson.
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