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.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The first President of the United States to live in the White House was John Adams, with his wife Abigail Adams. President Washington laid the cornerstone, but it wasn't finished until the final years of Adams's term. President Jefferson was the first to fully live in the building during his entire presidency.