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Truman Reconstruction

The post-World War II renovation of the White House under Harry Truman.

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Jan 11, 2026
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How have past major White House renovations been handled with respect to congressional oversight and design commissions?

Major White House overhauls have alternated between formal congressional control—most notably the Truman reconstruction, which prompted creation of a statutory Commission on the Renovation of the Exec...

Jan 30, 2026

How has Congress used appropriations or oversight to constrain White House renovations historically?

has historically constrained renovations primarily by controlling the purse and creating ad hoc oversight bodies — most famously authorizing ’s postwar gut‑and‑rebuild and establishing the — but statu...