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Analyzing the history of construction at the White House

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM PDT
Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House as construction begins on President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, in Washington, DC, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Brendan Smailowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House as construction begins on President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, in Washington, DC, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Brendan Smailowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer joins Here & Now to explain why he believes President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing is different than previous construction projects at the People’s House.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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