Mark the date: July 9th, the day I realized that the White House and I are one. My Congressional Intern White House tour lasted 3 hours!!! (For the average intern, the tour ranges anywhere from 10 minutes to half an hour.) I swear they must have had tracking devices on Natalia and me. "They're in the Red Room.... now they're on the move... going into the Blue Room. Copy? Over." All I know is that if I ever wanted a private tour of the White House, there are several Secret Service Agents that I could hit up.