The West Wing, circa 1904.
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The executive office building was originally supposed to be for temporary use during renovations. Roosevelt began working in a rectangular office there in 1902 the Oval Office wasn t constructed until 1909, when President William Howard Taft doubled the size of the West Wing.
President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the construction of the West Wing, where the vice president s smaller office is located, in 1902.
The executive office building was originally supposed to be for temporary use during renovations. Roosevelt began working in a rectangular office there in 1902 the Oval Office wasn t constructed until 1909, when President William Howard Taft doubled the size of the West Wing.
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condoleezza rice. he s taken the same shots at condi. he tearfully did this or that. he s taken the same shots. in some ways, he indicated he department always approve of what president bush decided. there s nothing wrong with saying he disagreed. it s not necessary to take these type of arms and take a book up saying heads will be exploding. i think dick overshot the runway with that kind of comment. i hate it when that happens. good morning, everyone. good morning. good morning, good morning. it s monday, august 29th. i m wiped out. you are? i m wiped out. you okay? yeah. batten down the hatches. willie had to go down to the orphanage to make sure the kids were okay before the storm came in. i have a project i m working on right now. the storm and everything. i need a vacation, man. yeah. i need a vacation, i m worn out. why don t you take another one? has it been two weeks? it was a rough time for you, too, this weekend. not you personally, but
with that kind of comment. i hate it when that happens. good morning, everyone. good morning. good morning, good morning. it s monday, august 29th. i m wiped out. you are? i m wiped out. you okay? yeah. batten down the hatches. willie had to go down to the orphanage to make sure the kids were okay before the storm came in. i have a project i m working on right now. the storm and everything. i need a vacation, man. yeah. i need a vacation, i m worn out. why don t you take another one? has it been two weeks? it was a rough time for you, too, this weekend. not you personally, but your community. i think more ultimately in this area water emergency than wind emergency. we ll get to more on the aftermath of the hurricane in a moment. yeah, our school is under water. i m going to with hold any opinion on how i feel with that. what, are you going to take it out on god? no. i m thinking you don t build them on floodplains, but hey with us on set