[DOC] [TLE] Truman Reconstruction - White House Museum [PAR] When Harry Truman became president in 1945, he had detailed plans drawn up 
by ... Truman decided to add a balcony to the South Portico at the second-floor 
level ... leaving only the stout brick outer walls and the rebuild the interior largely 
on the ... without the Truman Balcony (Library of Congress - moderately restored). [DOC] [TLE] White House Reconstruction - Wikipedia [PAR] The gutted interior of the White House, May 1950. The White House 
Reconstruction, also known as the Truman Reconstruction, was a .... In addition 
to adding a temporary West Wing and upgrading interior finishes, the work ... 
President Truman had all but ignored them after they rejected his balcony, but 
their opinion... [DOC] [TLE] Fascinating Photos of the White House Being Gutted and Rebuilt in ... [PAR] Mar 5, 2013 ... In 1949, President Harry Truman trashed the White House. More specifically, he 
gutted it, bringing in workers to rip out nearly every interior wall, floor, and all ... 
argued for its historical significance and asked for $5,400,000 for its restoration. 
... Truman had a balcony added in 1948, and soon after engineers... [DOC] [TLE] Destroying and Saving The White House | The Saturday Evening Post [PAR] Feb 16, 2011 ... The interior was completely rebuilt, and though reconstruction began 
immediately, ... The White House has also reflected cultural and political changes 
by ... Most presidents added something to the Executive Mansion. ... That 
restoration took the heart out of the building. ... And called the Truman Balcony. [DOC] [TLE] White House Tour - White House Historical Association [PAR] Following a competition for the design of the President's House in the spring of 
1792 ... the Battle of New Orleans restored national pride and the idea of 
rebuilding in the ... The plans changed the interior and the functioning of the 
White House. ... In 1909, President Taft had the West Wing enlarged, adding the 
first oval office. [DOC] [TLE] America's most famous fixer-upper! New book reveals President ... [PAR] Oct 31, 2013 ... Gutted: By mid-1950, steel holds up the roof and the sandstone walls while a ... 
one of the restored 1902 Caldwell chandeliers in the East Room. ... 1901 West 
Wing added under President Theodore Roosevelt ... But by then in a stroke of 
bad luck he had spent $1.6m of Congressional money on balcony on... [DOC] [TLE] The Truman Reconstruction of the WHITE HOUSE  Brilliant, Bold ... [PAR] Mar 13, 2015 ... However, immediately after the Truman Balcony was completed on the South 
faade of ... In fact this is a MASSIVE understatement, President Truman had 
inherited a ... The White House interior completely gutted 1949 ... White House 
Restoration The digging of the basement and retaining of outer shell. [DOC] [TLE] The White House is Mostly a Reconstruction of the Original | Smart ... [PAR] May 12, 2015 ... And so the entire interior was gutted, leaving the oldest section a mere shell with 
... Today, presidential families usually add their own touches to the mansion, ... 
The Truman Library has hundreds of photos of the restoration. [DOC] [TLE] The Project that Saved the White House from Collapse TwistedSifter [PAR] Feb 28, 2013 ... The addition of the steel roof and full third floor in 1927 added ... While the cost of 
completely tearing down and rebuilding the White House from scratch was found 
to be cheaper than a full interior restoration/renovation, Truman deemed the ... So 
in December of 1948, President Truman moved to the Blair... [DOC] [TLE] white house gutted truman restoration 1949 - 1951 (3) | white house ... [PAR] What the White House Looks Like Completely Gutted, from 1950. .... Every piece 
of the interior, including the walls, had to be removed and put in storage. ..... 
President Harry S Truman added a much-discussed balcony to the South Portico 
at... [DOC] [TLE] The White House - facts, address, infirmation - City Walking Guide [PAR] President's Park & White House Self Guided Walking Tour and Printable Map ... 
next resident had to oversee a near-total restoration of the White

Question: This president had the interior gutted & completely restored, & added a balcony
Answer: Harry Truman