Question: Who was the first president to reside in the White House?
Answer: John Adams, second president of the U.S., moved into the White House on Nov. 1, 1800. Adams’ wife, Abigail, wrote this prayer for the home: “I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but wise men ever rule under this roof!”
