<P> Early in the George W. Bush administration, White House officials cracked down on commercialized tours trying to get into the building as well as people late getting to their tour slot . Comparison were made against the more lenient policies of the Clinton administration . </P> <P> On July 22, 2012, the main White House Visitor Center facility closed for an extensive renovation process that will include new exhibit galleries, interactive exhibits and improved visitor services . On July 28, a temporary visitor center opened near the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion at the intersection of 15th and E Street and it remained open until the main visitor center reopened on September 13, 2014 . </P> <P> Tours were suspended in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks due to terrorism concerns . In September 2003 they were resumed on a limited basis for groups making prior arrangements through their congressional representatives and submitting to background checks . They were again suspended in March 2013 during the Obama administration, due to the effects of the ongoing budget sequestration, but were resumed again in November 2013 . </P> <P> Presently, a tour of the White House must be arranged through a member of Congress . Reservations may be made a maximum of six months ahead of time, and the White House encourages tours be submitted as close to six months in advance as possible as tours are filled on a first - come, first - served basis . The approval and reservation system was modernized under the Obama administration . </P>

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