The Move Back In:

After 27 months of painstaking work, the renovation was completed. The Trumans moved back into the White House on March 27, 1952.

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Resources:

• Miller, Natalie. The Story of the White House. Childrens Press, 1966.
  
• Phelan, Mary K. A Book to Begin on: the White House. Holt, 1962.
  
• White House Historical Association. The White House: An Historic Guide. National Geographic Society, 1995.
  
• Report of the Commission on the Renovation of the White House. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1952.
  
• Seale, William. The President's House: A History, Vol. II. The White House Historical Association, Washington, D.C., 1986.
  
• Photos of White House balcony and renovation: National Park Service.
  

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