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Link to Washington, DC

Am I missing sth but I can't find link to Washington, DC from this article. 89.176.146.216 (talk) 16:22, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They were there but I added 2 clearly understood direct links to the DC article - 1 in the infobox and 1 in the lead section. Thanks for your input. - Shearonink (talk) 18:36, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rename?

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Should the article be renamed "The White House"? The reason is sometimes, by social convention, some white houses use "the", and others do not. There is no grammatical rule, it is merely conventional. See White House (disambiguation) for examples of some which use "The", and others do not. Because that's the convention. This White House is almost always paired with "The", thus the question if a rename would be appropriate. -- GreenC 21:29, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not needed, as 'White House' is the primary name. The White House has redirected here since 2003, so no misdirection present. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is neither right or wrong to say "He lived at White House in Europe" or "He lived at the White House in DC". Both are correct, the difference is which White House you refer to. By convention we use "The" in front of some, and not in front of others. This article title is thus out of sync with most common usage for the White House in DC. -- GreenC 02:34, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]