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In reply to the discussion: Trump proposes painting executive office building white [View all]
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(7,191 posts)16. This building has been subject to criticism since 1957.....
.... when it was recommended that it be torn down....
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The President’s Advisory Commission on Presidential Office Space recommended the demolition of the Old Executive Office Building, originally the State, War, and Navy Building, now the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in 1957.
Key details regarding this recommendation (H. Doc. No. 85-211) include:
Recommendation: The 1957 report urged the demolition of the Victorian-style, granite building, then often called the "EOB" or "OEOB" and replacing it with a new structure that would be more in keeping with the character of the White House.
Context: The report was commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who viewed the building as a "monstrosity".
Outcome: The recommendation was not immediately acted upon due to growing sentiment to preserve the historic building, which ultimately saved it from destruction.
Subsequent History: Ironically, the building was later named after President Eisenhower in 2002.
The President’s Advisory Commission on Presidential Office Space recommended the demolition of the Old Executive Office Building, originally the State, War, and Navy Building, now the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in 1957.
Key details regarding this recommendation (H. Doc. No. 85-211) include:
Recommendation: The 1957 report urged the demolition of the Victorian-style, granite building, then often called the "EOB" or "OEOB" and replacing it with a new structure that would be more in keeping with the character of the White House.
Context: The report was commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who viewed the building as a "monstrosity".
Outcome: The recommendation was not immediately acted upon due to growing sentiment to preserve the historic building, which ultimately saved it from destruction.
Subsequent History: Ironically, the building was later named after President Eisenhower in 2002.
I doubt TSF had anything to do with the current proposal. It's just the bureaucracy carrying on, trying to maintain an old stricture that is hard to keep up.
IMHO it should be torn down and replaced. As Eisenhower said, it is a monstrosity. Putting paint on it is not going to change that.
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He is so out of his depth in foreign affairs and economic policy, all he focuses on is what he's always known...
thesquanderer
13 hrs ago
#13
EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....
Bengus81
15 hrs ago
#5
It is extremely sick that our country is dying and this man is concerned with redecorating!!
Hope22
14 hrs ago
#9
He had mused about this last November and was sued by similar Preservationist groups suing for the ballroom
BumRushDaShow
8 hrs ago
#24
Painting it will make it harder to maintain, water gets behind the paint, the stone can't breath
Blues Heron
8 hrs ago
#26
thats just bullshit, repainting that thing will have to be nearly continuous, whereas the granite is holding up fine.
Blues Heron
7 hrs ago
#33
That's gotta be one of the least destructive ideas he's had in his second term. Unlike his other building/remodeling
Fil1957
8 hrs ago
#28
Trump Officials Sued for Plan to Repaint Eisenhower Building (1) Nov. 17, 2025, 10:01 AM CST
riversedge
7 hrs ago
#35
Heh dipshit painting marble and slate white will make the building disintegrate faster
turbinetree
6 hrs ago
#40