The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

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The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

Can't come to Washington? Couldn't get a ticket to tour the White House? Don't worry.The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a new virtual tour of the famous mansion on Friday, which is also National Civics Day. With a computer or smartphone, users will be able to spend time zooming in on all of the rooms that they would have seen had they been able to go on an in-person tour. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.The updated virtual tour is part of a desire by first lady Jill Biden to make the White House accessible to as many people as possible. Biden, a longtime community college professor, hopes teachers use it to educate students about the White House and its history, said Elizabeth Alexander, her spokesperson.“Not everyone can make the trip to Washingt...

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