A statue of the seventh President of the

A statue of the seventh President of the US Andrew Jackson is seen in Lafayette Park across from the White House October 30, 2008 in Washington, DC. Since November 01, 1800 when US President John Adams became the first resident in the Executive Mansion to the War of 1812 when the British burned the structure and its eventual reconstruction would earn it the name White House, to the Civil War, World War I, the 1930�s depression, World War II, the Cold and Vietnam War, Watergate, Reaganomics, and the 9/11 attacks 1600 Pennsylvania has been the coveted finish line for presidential candidates promising change every four years. The latest US presidential election is scheduled for November 04, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)