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.
A portico at the White House in Washington, D.C. is often confused with a porte-cochÃ¨re, where a raised vehicle ramp gives an architectural portico the functionality of the latter. Today porte-cochÃ¨res are found at both elaborate private homes and such public buildings as churches, hotels, health facilities, and schools.