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.
The construction of the White House continued for almost a decade. The executive residence was built in 1800 and the expansion of the building was finished in 1801 under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The Army of Great Britain burned some of the parts of the house in 1814.