NBC Washington

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

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 ...
NPR

How presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump's ballroom is different

Crews are demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for the construction of President Trump's $300 million, 90,000 square-foot ballroom, despite outcry from historical preservation ...
USA Today

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 ...

What was it like to work in the East Wing? Former White House aides look back.

USA TODAY asked several White House aides who worked at the East Wing in various administrations what the now-vanished historic space meant to them.