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The Obama years included both visible redecoration projects and a large, congressionally authorized that is frequently described with a $376 million figure; the bulk of that work targeted aging infras...
During Barack Obama’s presidency the White House saw a handful of rather than sweeping structural renovations: the South Lawn tennis court was adapted to accommodate basketball, Michelle Obama planted...
The work often labeled the “$376 million White House renovation” was primarily a multi-year modernization of the Executive Mansion’s mechanical, safety and utility systems that Congress authorized bef...
President Barack Obama’s White House changes from 2009–2017 combined visible interior redecoration and family-focused additions with a large, largely behind-the-scenes infrastructure renewal that had ...
The materials provided show no reliable, contemporaneous announcement of a White House renovation cost carried out *during the Biden administration*; instead, reporting centers on a privately funded b...
The available reporting shows no single, publicly disclosed total for what the Obama family or their affiliates spent on White House redecoration; instead, . Coverage over time emphasizes that the Oba...
Michelle Obama played a hands-on and multi-faceted role in White House renovations during her time as First Lady, focusing on interior redesigns, historic preservation choices, and new programming suc...
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) does not publish a single, publicly available line-item “budget for preservation projects”; reporting and the Association’s own materials show that preser...
The Obama-era White House work emphasized fixing aging infrastructure — replacing mechanical, electrical, HVAC and safety systems — rather than sweeping public-facing construction, and much decorative...
The White House Historical Association (WHHA) and its White House Endowment Trust privately funded several decorative and furnishing projects during the Obama administration — notably the 2015 State D...
Congress approved a $376 million multi-year White House infrastructure overhaul that began around 2010, after a Bush administration report flagged failing systems; that funding is often misattributed ...
Major White House projects under Nixon, Kennedy, Clinton and Obama were prompted by differing needs: functional re‑use and newsroom growth under Nixon (converting a pool into the press briefing room),...
The Obama administration presided over two distinct categories of White House work: a large, mostly invisible — a roughly mechanical, electrical, heating, cooling and fire‑safety project authorized by...
Michelle Obama was actively involved in the White House renovation and redecoration during her tenure, collaborating closely with interior designer Michael S. Smith to create a warmer, family-oriented...
The Obama White House renovations were primarily cosmetic updates to the public and working rooms rather than large structural projects: , funded through non-taxpayer channels in 2009–2010. Reporting ...
The Obama White House renovations were primarily interior redecorations led by designer Michael S. Smith, focused on the Oval Office, private living quarters, and integrating contemporary art while re...
The reporting assembled here shows there is of private donors who funded White House residence or Oval Office renovations during the Obama administration; contemporary coverage says the Obamas paid fo...
The available evidence shows that President Obama did not charge taxpayers directly for his Oval Office and White House decor changes; costs were paid via private funds or existing White House trusts ...