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The History of the White House Turkey Pardon

The holiday's history goes beyond commemorating gratitude. The story of Thanksgiving has many layers that include spectacle, entrepreneurial spirit, economic recovery and naturally, feasting. Read More

How Every President from Taft to Trump Decorated the Oval Office

Explore how every president from Taft to Biden reshaped the Oval Office, as President Trump's White House renovations continue. Read More

A piano through the floor: The controversial history of White House renovations

WASHINGTON – President Harry Truman knew it was time to gut the White House when the leg of a black Baldwin grand piano broke through the floor of his daughter Margaret’s sitting room. The president ... Read More

The Trump House? President’s massive changes to White House in first year will shape how it looks for decades

The president has undertaken a spate of renovations to both the exterior and interior of the world-famous building that are more in-keeping with his personal taste ... Read More

If Democrats regain the White House, Trump's ballroom could be an early casualty

From tearing it down to making it a museum for the study of corruption and autocracy, Democrats pitch alternative uses for President Donald Trump's beloved ballroom. Read More

Trump’s makeover of the White House continues as he brags about turning Lincoln Bedroom bathroom into all marble

President Trump on Friday bragged that redoing a bathroom off the White House’s Lincoln Bedroom in heaps of gleaming white marble was more appropriate for the time of the Civil War-era president. “It ... Read More

Tourists gawk and recoil at Trump's destruction of the White House East Wing

By Courtney Rozen and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With many Washington tourist spots closed due to the U.S. government shutdown, some visitors instead are checking out an unexpected and ... Read More