The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th US president brought historic change to the White House. But in this piece for The Financial Times, I explain that the porticoed building that serves as an office, private home and official ceremony venue for the first family is in line for much more than different occupants. Soon after the new president was sworn in, the 208-year-old executive mansion – set between Lafayette Square and The Ellipse in Washington, DC – started to receive a makeover that stretched from the Entrance Hall to the Lincoln Bedroom.
Troy McMullen | Journalist 