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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I walk by the White House frequentlvand I’m still having trouble picturing this. What is in the space now that there are going to lose? Seems like it will also be a heating/cooling disaster for future admins. [/quote] The East Wing will be demolished. I think Teddy Roosevelt had it built. [/quote] Yes, and at the time, he was roundly criticized for building it. The East Wing, the space earmarked for the new ballroom, was itself targeted for criticism in Roosevelt’s time. “Congressional Republicans labeled the expenditure as wasteful, with some accusing Roosevelt of using the project to bolster his presidency’s image,” McLaurin wrote. [b]“However,” he wrote, “the East Wing’s utility in supporting the modern presidency eventually quieted critics.”[/b] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-beautiful-ballroom-and-a-new-lincoln-bathroom-trump-relishes-remaking-the-white-house/ar-AA1JFS7Z?ocid=BingNewsSerp[/quote]
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