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White House Annex Plan Seen As Modernizing Job
A study commission to President Eisenhower recommends a 22.35 million dollar expansion including tearing down the Old State Office Building, building two new executive offices, remodeling the West Wing, and extending grounds with tunnels to connect the new structures. Congress unlikely to fund this session. The plan aims to house staff and accommodate visiting dignitaries with Blair House usage shifted.
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