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Secret piece of White House history feared gone after Trump razed East Wing for ballroom

A secret piece of U.S. history is feared lost after President Donald Trump razed the East Wing to make way for his grand and controversial ballroom.

White House Usher Shares Creepy Lincoln Bedroom Ghost Story

A long-serving White House usher has shared a ghastly ghost story involving Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United ...

Longtime White House chief usher dishes on table tennis with Carter, the benefits of Trump’s ballroom — and the time he handed Nancy Reagan a bill

He knows virtually everything about the presidents — from the toothpaste they use to the mattress they sleep on — and now Gary Walters, the White House’s longest-serving chief usher, is opening up ...

The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here’s a look at some of the history made there.

That history came to an end after wrecking crews tore down the wing’s two stories of offices and reception rooms last week. Gone is an in-house movie theater, and a covered walkway to the White House ...
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Trump says White House’s East Room will be part of the ‘future’ entrance of his ballroom

President Donald Trump was addressing an East Room event on Thursday when he suggested that adding the new ballroom might require removing more of the existing White House.