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 first president to have lived in the white house would have to be Presid â¦ ent John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved into the White House in 1800, shortly before it was completed. Construction began in 1792.