The favorite films of every modern president The White House has
been home to film screenings since 1915. And Jimmy Carter set
the record by watching some 2.5 movies a week while in office
Paul Brandus Paul Brandus  he White House movie theater is not
all that different from a theater at your neighborhood
multiplex: A cool, dark room, though with just a few dozen seats
gently sloping down toward the screen.  Of course, this is no
ordinary theater. The seats are much nicer — soft, deep
armchairs upholstered in red, and a deep, plush carpet. And
ottomans in the front row? Comfy. Oh, and something else: The
guy with his feet propped up on one of those ottomans just may
be the president of the United States.  There's nothing more
American than going to the movies, and there's nothing more
exclusive than going to them in the intimate theater on the
ground floor of the White House. Presidents and movies go all
the way back to the beginning: The first film shown there was
for Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Unfortunately, i