白宫电影院是1940年初罗斯福当总统时修建的。白宫当时认为,总统同一般老百姓一样,在周末或假日,要是没有其它活动,也需要去电影院这样的场所轻松自己。但作为总统到白宫以外的电影院看电影,白宫的保安部门肯定会兴师动众,出动大队人马,进行安全检查和保卫工作,这样,势必给影院和观众带来诸多不便。白宫影院在此情况下修建而成了。 The White House movie theater was built when Roosevelt became president in early 1940. At the time, the White House believed that the president, just like ordinary citizens, had to go to the cinema to relax on weekends or holidays without any other activities. However, as the president went to the cinema outside the White House to watch movies, the security department of the White House would definitely start mobilizing and mobilizing brigades and troops to conduct security checks and defendings. This would certainly bring inconvenience to the cinema and audience. The White House theater was built in this case.