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The Truman Balcony on the second floor of the White House The portico before construction of the balcony (photo c. 1910–1935) The Truman Balcony is the second-floor balcony of the Executive Residence of the White House, which overlooks the South Lawn. It was completed in March 1948, during the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
The Public Buildings Administration was asked to investigate the condition of the White House, but no action was taken until January 1948. After the commissioner of the Public Buildings Administration, which had responsibility for the White House, noticed the Blue Room chandelier swaying overhead during another crowded reception, he and the White House Architect conducted their own on-site ...
Truman viewed the White House reconstruction as an opportunity to address the redesign of the Great Staircase. By January 1949 Winslow had produced a design that Truman was near to approving. It closed the Cross Hall opening and reoriented the opening of the new Grand Staircase to the east wall of the Entrance Hall.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted families at the White House on Monday for the 140th Easter Egg Roll. President Trump addressed attendees from the Truman Balcony with ...
President Donald Trump stands on the White House Truman Balcony on Oct. 5, 2020, after spending three days in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with COVID-19.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. ... On the exterior, the Truman Balcony was added. Once the structural ...
Melania Trump was feelin' blue for the 140th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. ... President Trump walked out on Truman Balcony where he made a speech alongside FLOTUS and the Easter Bunny. The ...
Harry Truman continued to use the room as a study and opened access to a new balcony he added, called the "Truman Balcony," to the South Portico in 1948. Following the Truman reconstruction the room was decorated by B. Altman and Company , New York with reproduction traditional furniture.