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16. This building has been subject to criticism since 1957.....

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 11:55 AM

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.... 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.

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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