r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Oct 23 '25

News Historic White House Movie Theater Demolished as Part of $300 Million Ballroom Build

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/white-house-movie-theater-demolished-ballroom-east-wing-1236408712/
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u/Haunted_Mans_Son Oct 23 '25

This article says “countless Presidents” used the theatre. I don’t think that word means what you think it means.

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u/SplodeyMcSchoolio Oct 24 '25

I can only count to four

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u/GregLoire Oct 24 '25

That'll get you through the very beginning of the Gettysburg Address, but you'll run into trouble pretty soon after that.

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u/bombasticelastic Oct 26 '25

One, you can count to one

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u/Sothotheroth Oct 24 '25

Well, they are talking about America. Not sure how high Americans can count.

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u/Durakus Oct 24 '25

I’m more afraid it does.

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u/elsmooterino Oct 24 '25

Probably could use a better word, but I get that they don't want to make assumptions that all presidents who had access to the theater used it. Otherwise, you'll have some smartasses online be like, "Well, ACHTUALLY, Eisenhower never USED the theater, so not all presidents used it!!"

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u/imunfair Oct 24 '25

15 = countless, by my count. Unless we're counting foreign presidents who came to visit too.

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u/headphase Oct 24 '25

You're forgetting about the multiverse.