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The World War II origins of the White House East Wing, now demolished

JL;DR SUMMARY The demolition of the East Wing of the White House in October 2025 marks the end of a piece of World War II history that included a hidden bunker constructed during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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World War IiDonald TrumpHanukkahWhite HouseHistorical PreservationRenovationFranklin D. RooseveltBunkerEast WingPresidential Emergency Operations Center

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Washington DC, United States
"Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House as construction begins on President Donald Trumps planned ballroom, in Washington, D.C."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."

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