Opinions on White House Security

Using the information from an article inside of the Washington Post, I will break down the article written by Mathew Dallek in what he titled How Pearl Harbor Closed the White House Doors. Back in the days of Franklin Roosevelt, the White House was looked at as a place that citizens could visit at nearly any time. With the attack of Pearl Harbor being such a very dramatic and important tragedy to our country, the government began to tighten up on security, especially at the home of our nation's president. Not even the most recent tragedy of 9/11 can compare to the changes made to the White House's security changes. Eleanor Roosevelt called the changes of security after the disaster of Pearl Harbor as "a completely changed world." Apparently security could not have been too well, as the White House fence was just jumped by a knifed man, who somehow managed to make it all the way to the East Room of the President's residence. Of course, this led to the resignation of Secret Service director Julia Pierson. This could be the result of a new security system at our nation's home maybe one day in the future, but until then we will see. Since World War II and the events on 9/11, security has been pretty strong to protect the President's mansion. You can argue over which is more important towards changes in security, but until then you can nearly guarantee that the security standards will be risen. The White House is very important to our country, and it is the home of the most important person in the country, so there is no reason a person should be able to enter this home by simply jumping the fence.