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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Former Archivist of the U.S. gives East Wing origin story
It’s possible that for generations of Americans, this past week will be remembered for when the East Wing of the White House was demolished to make way for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom. Related stories At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed to make way for Trump’s White House ballroom Photos of the White House’s East Wing, then and now Satellite ima…
The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here’s a look at some of the history made there.
WASHINGTON — Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing — the traditional power center for first ladies — is the “heart.” That “heart” beat for more than 100 years as first ladies and their teams worked from their East Wing offices on everything from stopping drug abuse and boosting literacy to beautifying and preserving the White House itself. It’s where they planned White House …
The East Wing of the White House is destroyed for Trump’s ballroom
The TV news showed yet another pile of grey concrete and rubble, the result of a battle.This time however the destroyed building was the East Wing of the White House and the war was President Trump against good taste, the dignity of his position, and the symbolism of the buildings he works in.
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