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Although one of the rooms in the White House family quarters is called the Lincoln Bedroom and contains an eight-foot bed, long enough for the tallest president, Abraham Lincoln never slept in the bed nor was the room his bedroom. It was the president's office and was open to job seekers until civil service ended the spoils system in 1883. Presidential offices were relocated to the West Wing in 1902. more... |
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