US EditionFormer Archivist of the U.S. Gives East Wing Origin Story
The $300 million project replaces tents for state dinners with a permanent ballroom, ending over 100 years of East Wing history as a hub for first ladies' work.
- Last week, wrecking crews tore down the East Wing's two stories of offices and reception rooms after Republican President Donald Trump ordered the demolition for the $300 million ballroom.
- The East Wing had long been the traditional power center for first ladies of the United States and was described as the White House 'heart' by Betty Ford, former first lady.
- Wrecking crews removed an in-house movie theater and the covered walkway to the White House, displacing spaces that planned White House state dinners and holiday themes.
- Former staffers were split over the loss and the proposed ballroom: Krish O'Mara Vignarajah called it a symbolic blow, while Anita McBride supported the addition and said it doesn't diminish past work.
- Pushing a legacy project, Republican President Donald Trump has long criticized South Lawn tents as damaging and once offered to build a ballroom for the Obama administration.
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