Submitted by JKamensky on Tue, 03/23/2021 - 09:52
One of the most striking things new White House staffers encounter when they first walk into their office in the White House -- or the large, gray Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door -- is it’s emptiness. The previous occupants leave no files or other records – other than records retained by career staff in White House agencies like the Office of Management and Budget, all policy documents went to the National Archives, and the General Services Administration cleaned everything else away before the new staffers arrive.