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.
Known as the official residence of the U.S. President, the White House is exactly situated at 1600 Pennsylvania NW in Washington, D.C. The late President George Washington proposed the construction of the house and he chose the place where the mansion was built. Architect James Hoban made a floor plan for the house an it was approved by by the Congress in 1792.