Just A Car Guy: During the 1948-1952 renovation, Pres Truman would not allow a hole large enough to fit a bulldozer to be cut into the walls, instead, the bulldozer had to be taken into the White House in pieces and re-assembled.

Sunday, October 21, 2018

During the 1948-1952 renovation, Pres Truman would not allow a hole large enough to fit a bulldozer to be cut into the walls, instead, the bulldozer had to be taken into the White House in pieces and re-assembled.

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouseHstry/status/1051857733341724672
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/white-house-mostly-reconstruction-original-180955229/

1 comment:

Al Bergstrazer5:30 PM
I didn't realize the White house was completely gutted during this renovation.
ReplyDelete
Replies

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)