White House for Kids: A History of a Home, Office, and National Symbol, with 21 Activities

White House for Kids: A History of a Home, Office, and National Symbol, with 21 Activities — page 7
floor built 1929 Christmas Eve fire heavily damages West Wing 1933 Indoor pool built 1934 West Wing tripled in size Oval Office moved to present loca tion 1942 Current East Wing office build ing constructed 1947 1948 President Harry Truman adds a second story balcony to South Portico 1948 1952 Massive renovation and recon struction 1975 Outdoor pool built 1995 Pennsylvania Avenue closed in front of White House 2000 Bicentennial of occupancy cele brated 2008 The first African American president is elected the Obama family moves into the White House in January 2009 2009 First Lady Michelle Obama plants a garden on the South Lawn of the White House with the help of local schoolchildren