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.
Although George Washington selected the site for the White house, he was the only president who never lived there. It was first occupied in 1800 by John Adams. For two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American people.