Moving van outside the White House on January 20, 1993. (Clinton Presidential Library, National Archives).
CBS: The "organized chaos" of White House moving day
While Americans are watching President-elect Donald Trump get sworn in at the Capitol, the White House staff will be engrossed in a lightning-fast moving operation.
President Obama will begin Inauguration Day with his last visit to the Oval Office, the West Wing and the White House grounds. He and first lady Michelle Obama will also host coffee for Mr. Trump and his wife, incoming first lady Melania Trump. Mr. Trump and Mr. Obama will then travel to the Capitol together in the same limo.
But once they’ve left for the Inauguration at about 11 a.m., moving trucks will arrive at the other side of the White House. And all the major moves will be done before the new first family returns from the Capitol just a few hours later.
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WNU Editor: I am willing to bet that every item that needs to be moved out has been planned to the minute .... and every item that is to be moved in .... also planned to the minute. And the people involved .... from security, movers, contractors, etc. .... that number must be in the hundreds. Wow .... within 24 hours .... all traces of President Obama's White House will be gone.
