East Wing history: President Theodore Roosevelt reshaped it in 1902

The East Wing was designed, at one time, to provide an 'elegant entrance' for receiving guests, according to the White House ...

White House makeovers have long sparked controversy, well before President Trump's $200M ballroom

President Donald Trump's $200M ballroom joins a long list of White House renovations spanning 223 years, from President ...

How Trump’s White House Renovations Compare to Previous Presidents

The most sweeping intervention before Trump’s was the Truman Reconstruction of 1948–1952, a project so ambitious that only ...
Opinion

Theodore Roosevelt jumps out of the pages in Bret Baier’s newest book

Fox News anchor Bret Baier delivers a compelling read with his new book on the nation's 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt.
Smithsonian Magazine

In 1909, Theodore Roosevelt Embarked on an Ambitious Expedition to East Africa. Here’s Why His Trip Still Matters Today

The 26th U.S. president is both lauded as a conservationist and condemned as a big-game hunter. A new book recounts the ...

White House Finally Admits the Roosevelt-Era East Wing Is Being Demolished, Despite Trump’s Promises: Report

In a Wednesday, Oct. 22 article published by The New York Times, the outlet claimed to have confirmed the demolition of the ...

Theodore Roosevelt's flight was risky, flier says

Col. Theodore Roosevelt defied death late yesterday when he went up in an aeroplane with Aviator Arch Hoxsey. More than ...

The White House’s East Wing is now demolished. Here’s what was lost

Amid the rubble and rancor memorializing where the East Wing of the White House once stood, President Donald Trump and his ...
PolitiFact

President Donald Trump said he’s the first US president to solve a war. Pants on Fire!

President Donald Trump said he’s the first US president to solve a war. Pants on Fire! At least two U.S. presidents — Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter — personally conducted negotiations that led ...