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.
So, after the war the president's house was painted, you guessed it, it was painted white, and people started calling it the âWhite Houseâ. And in 1901, President Teddy Roosevelt officially named it the âWhite Houseâ. Very interesting. But here's one other amazing, miraculous part of that story.