The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration ... Soon the interior of the White House began collapsing into its burning wooden floors. “The spectators stood in awful ...

“During the war of 1812, American troops came to what ... shoving back against U.S. provocation, including the burning down of the White House - which he jokes he's too old to do himself now.

Former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien joked about burning down the White House Sunday in response ... calling back to the acrimonious War of 1812 between the two nations.