The building had numerous structural issues that made it unsafe for the Trumans to live in. Archived photos show the massive renovation in progress, similar to Trump's plan for a new ballroom. When ...
President Donald Trump's tearing down of the White House East Wing's facade has faced criticism, but the renovation is only the latest of over a century of redesigns. Several of these involved tearing ...
The gutting of the East Wing of the White House and our national preoccupation with “renovation.” Our preoccupation with renovations goes beyond architecture.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times ...
Michelle Obama would like to remind everyone that the White House is the “people’s house.” During an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the former First Lady spoke ...
The East Wing of the White House is no more. What started on Monday, with images of excavators and talk of renovation to accommodate President Trump's promised ballroom, finished with the razing of an ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Leslie B. Jones, former Director of Historical Resources & Programming for the White House Historical Association, about the demolition of the White House East Wing.