10 Most Expensive Presidential Perks

10. The White House.

• Built in 1800.
• It has 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms.
• It has administrative offices, movie-screening room and even a bowling alley.
• The 18 acres of grounds include a swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, jogging track and putting green.
• Domestic perks amount to a pretty penny, costly an estimated $252,000 per years.

9. Personal Staff

• Chief usher
• Executive chef
• Executive pastry chef
• Physician to the president
• Social secretary
• Chief of protocol
• Chief of calligrapher
• Chief floral designer

8. The South Lawn Amenities

• The White House Complex covers a lot of ground, and the South Lawn sports some impressive features of its own.

7. Blair House

• Built in 1824
• Blair House is actually larger than the White House, at more than 70,000 square feet (21,336 square meters). Its 119 rooms include more than 20 bedrooms for guests and staff, 35 bathrooms, four dining rooms, a gym, a flower shop and a hair salon.

6. Ground Trasportation Services

• American cars are traditionally chosen for the role; the current limousinestyle used is worth about $300,000, and is also called Cadillac One, or "The Beast.". While a lot of the security features are classified, we know the armor on Cadillac One is at least 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) thick, the doors weigh as much as a Boeing 757 door, and the tires function even when punctured. The car has its own oxygen supply and firefighting system in the trunk -- as well as a blood bank of the president's type. Outside, there is infrared video for driving in bad conditions, and the seven-seater can also shoot tear-gas and smoke grenades if necessary.
• Finally, a fleet of two black armored busses intended for dignitaries as well as the president are referred to as Ground Force One, and cost a little more than $1 million each.

5. Security and Advance Team

• The Secret Service is responsible for preventing counterfeit, theft and major fraud, but more famously, it protects U.S. leaders and their families, as well as visiting heads of state and executive candidates.

4. Camp David

• Camp David is a secure recreational home for the president.

3. Air Force One and Marine One

• When presidents travel, they do it in style. Although any plane carrying the president is referred to as "Air Force One," most people use the name to refer to the two Boeing 747-200B jets built specifically for the president. 
• When traveling short distances, such as to Camp David or even to Andrews Air Force Base, the president uses a helicopter -- Marine One. The president's helicopter fleet currently includes Sikorsky VH-3D Sea Kings and VH-60N Black Hawks. Plans for new Marine One helicopters caused controversy when the Pentagon announced in 2008 that they'd cost $400 million each [source: Baker].

2. Salary

1. Retirement Perks

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