"For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly makes all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison." -Theodore Roosevelt, 1913
After moving his large family into the White House in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt determined that the second floor of the White House was pretty cramped. That is, the family's quarters included 8 rooms, and only a few more were available as offices for him and his staff. So, Roosevelt promptly requested the construction of an addition. A year later, his staff was moved into the brand new Executive Office Building. Painted white to match the adjacent mansion & connected to the White House with a colonnade built by Thomas Jefferson, this one-story edifice is better known as the "West Wing". The president arrives at this bustling building simply by walking through the colonnade from the White House next door. Once there, he interacts with about 150 staffers. In addition to the President's "Oval Office", today's West Wing houses the Cabinet Room, the Roosevelt Room, the Press Room, the office of the vice president, and many other offices. Since so much of the president's – and the country's – most important business goes on within its walls, we suppose the "West Wing" could legitimately be called the nerve center of our nation.
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