Wanna call Bush? Well, now you can. You can leave a message with a live operator who will record it. So if you want to say something positive or leave a complaint, here's your chance. (The number was obtained from a legitimate source and does work. I have no doubts that assistants or some such are who reads these, but hey, have a little fun.)
The phone number to the White House (answering service):
202-456-1414
Posted by toni at May 19, 2004 01:53 PMI've called the white house before and was treated rudely by an operator there who then transferred my call to a number which rang and rang with no answer, no voice mail in which to leave my well-rehearsed message. Hmpf.
Posted by: Amanda at May 19, 2004 02:33 PMWhen we tried it Monday night, the operator was nice and polite and there was no transferring. This isn't the "regular" White House number, but one specifically set up for messages, so maybe that's the difference?
Posted by: toni at May 19, 2004 02:53 PMThat should be the regular number - every kid who grows up in the DC burbs crank calls it at some point or another and I still remember it after all these years. Perhaps they've made some changes since I was fourteen...
Posted by: Otto at May 20, 2004 01:05 AMHm. Well, maybe I'm the last person in the US to know.
Posted by: toni at May 20, 2004 11:01 AMOddly this came up in my house the other day and L. didn't know it. Trust me, it was a "this is a local call so you can be stupid for free" prank. Long distance when we were kids was big bucks, remember? Those wacky pre-cell-phone, pre-internet days... wow did I love my 1200 baud modem...
Posted by: otto at May 21, 2004 03:06 AMOh the temptation...
Posted by: Daisy at May 21, 2004 07:35 PM