Truman appointed a Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion to oversee the work. On August 3, 1948, President Harry S. Truman observed in his diary, "Went to the "Great White Jail" [his nickname for the White House] … found the White House falling down. President Harry S. Truman used rooms in the former Lee House as his office and Cabinet room. [Extracted from the article]
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