It was, on occasion, used by presidents to rehearse important speeches such as the State of the Union address; and at other times, as a spot for visitors to dump their hats, bags and coats. But for ...

As President Donald Trump continues to remake the White House in his own pyrite image, one of the casualties of his East Wing demolition is the 83-year-old Family Theater, the small cinema for the ...

A source says that the theater "will be modernized and renovated with the rest of the East Wing." Comcast, Amazon and Apple are among the private donors funding the planned ballroom. By Alex Weprin, ...

One of the stars of the White House is no more. The White House Family Theater, the movie theater which first came to be in 1942 when a cloakroom was converted into a screening room, was demolished ...

This was where Jimmy Carter watched "Apocalypse Now" with Coppola pre-Cannes and Ronald Reagan lamented that "Reds" didn't have a happy ending. The history of movie screenings in the White House did ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The idea of a private White House movie theater is a rather wonderful thing, the kind of factoid that a child ...

Nixon watched “Patton” there. Obama hosted the “Lincoln” cast. Built in 1942, the White House’s private movie theater offered refuge and entertainment. By Reggie Ugwu For decades, the White House’s 42 ...

Demolition of the White House’s East Wing, itself a source of multiple controversies for more than 200 years, was completed Thursday. Excavators were spotted starting Monday tearing it apart. It was ...

When the White House East Wing was demolished this week -- with it went more than a century of American history. Home to the first lady's official office, a movie theater and even a hidden bunker ...

The nation bid a surprise farewell to the East Wing of the White House last month, with President Trump ordering it to be torn down, so a new ballroom can be built.

An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC (Eric Lee/Getty Images) The demolition of the East Wing of the White ...