"When the reality of things happen, they strike us a little bit differently than the theory of things happening, so it was a bit of a jarring moment,"
"Ours is not to make happen, or to keep from happening - but to document what does happen, what happens in this great home that we call the White House,"
"What has happened since then is so amazing in that in the past two weeks, more people have been talking about White House history, focused on White House history, learning what is an East Wing, what is the West Wing ... what are these spaces in this building that we simply call the White House,"
Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, reacted with surprise when images showed backhoes tearing into the East Wing. The two-story East Wing, long the base for first ladies and their staffs, was demolished within days after construction images circulated online on Oct. 20. The demolition included a covered walkway between the White House, the family movie theater and a garden dedicated to Jacqueline Kennedy. McLaurin did not take a position on the changes, noting the association documents events rather than advocates. The demolition and images prompted public outcry and heightened interest in the buildings history and spaces.
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