The East Wing was a portion of the White House complex in Washington, D.C. that was built in 1902, significantly expanded in 1942, and controversially demolished in 2025. In the month prior to the dem
The East Wing of the White House in 2007
The White House East Entrance in 1899, before the first East Wing construction
The original East Wing shortly after its completion in 1902
Demolition of the East Wing on October 21, 2025
The Presidential Emergency Operations Center was a bunker underneath the site of the East Wing of the White House complex. It served as a secure shelter and communications center for the president of
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…Executive Residence. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt oversaw an expansion and remodeling of the East Wing, which included the construction of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center beneath the building. President Thomas Jefferson added colonnaded terraces to the east and west sides of the White House, but no actual wings. Under…
After addressing the nation on the evening of September 11, President George W. Bush meets with the National Security Council in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.
Vice President Dick Cheney, First Lady Laura Bush, and Second Lady Lynne Cheney in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center following the September 11 attacks