public sector. Definition. The part of the economy concerned with providing basic government services. The composition of the public sector varies by country, but in most countries the public sector includes such services as the police, military, public roads, public transit, primary education and healthcare for the poor.
Mr. Truman's Balcony. Irritated by the rejection of his West Wing expansion, in 1948, Truman decided to add a balcony to the South Portico at the second-floor level using money already allotted for White House maintenance.
First Lady Dolley Madison referred to it as The President's Castle. The first evideâ¦nce of the public referring to it as The White House was recorded in 1811. In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt made The White House it's official name.