![]() ![]() Jack Donelson, Jackson’s nephew, came to serve as Jackson’s aide and secretary. When he moved to Washington, D.C., Jackson brought his extended family with him. Jackson also left his mark on the private residence on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion. Jackson ordered the space decorated and outfitted with formal furnishings. In 1829, the East Room on the State Floor remained unfinished. Jackson made several important changes to the White House as well. Jackson also transformed the office of the presidency, including the role of the cabinet, by wielding executive authority that went unmatched until the Civil War. ![]() John Quincy Adams, Jackson’s predecessor, established the southeast rooms of the second floor (where the Lincoln Bedroom is today) as the president’s domain-the location of the president’s office remained unchanged for over seventy years. ![]() Presidents James Madison and James Monroe oversaw the rebuilding of the Executive Mansion, but presidents made important changes and updates to the building over the next several administrations. Fifteen years earlier, the British had burned the White House during the War of 1812. On March 10, 1829, President Andrew Jackson moved into the White House. ![]()
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