25 Jobs in the White House and What They Do
By Ellen Dewitt, Stacker News
On 1/21/21 at 6:30 PM EST
As the administrations change in the White House, the jobs inside the executive mansion attract the public s attention more than usual. Their moves make headlines, as new names are put forward, departing advisors might kiss and tell, and even the executive chef will be getting new marching orders.
White House jobs in the Trump administration, perhaps more than others in recent history, have made news especially for the astounding turnover rate that topped 92 percent by the waning days of the term. The first resignation had come within a month of Trump s inauguration with the forced departure of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, and, with four chiefs of staff, turnover in just 32 months outpaced that of the five preceding presidents first full terms.
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The 1814 burning of Washington, D.C.
Two centuries ago this past week, smoke and ash lingered in the air of what remained of our nation s capital. Mo Rocca takes us back to that fiery night:
Two hundred years ago this month, 4,000 British soldiers lay siege to Washington, D.C., and set fire to the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
A drawing of the White House after the fire of 1814. Library of Congress
And the burn marks on the White House walls are still there. We now have evidence of the char marks, the scorching that would have happened when flames were drawn out through open windows and doors and licked up around the tops of the stone, said William Allman, the White House curator.
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