Mar A Lago was willed to the U.S. Government in 1973 by the heiress of Post cereal to be A WINTER WHITE HOUSE. But after Jimmy Carter decided to get rid of the property in 1981 Trump bought it in 1985 for roughly 8 million dollars. It sits on 17!!! Acres, has 3 bomb shelters and in 2017 Trumps press secretary (Spicer) revealed it had a 'Sensitive Compartment Information facility' as well. Perhaps a good place to store the nuclear football? (Donald even refers to it as his winter white house, see bottom)

The Smithsonian has an article about Mar-A-Lago. It was built by the baroness of General