Restoration

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    Gut Rehab of the White House

    When Harry S. Truman launched a three-year renovation of the White House in 1949, he had political reasons for keeping the huge project under wraps.

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    Demolition began in late 1949 without fanfare (perimeter fencing was used to hide construction from the public). Steel shoring and debris was passed through openings in the left-intact facade.

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