Eisenhower Executive Office Building Washington DC 4K 072

Eisenhower Executive Office Building Washington DC. Eisenhower Executive Office Building or Old Executive Office Building is occupied by the Executive Office of the President including the Office of the Vice President of the United States. Commissioned by Ulysses S. Grant built between 1871 and 1888. The First Division Monument is located in President's Park. Commemorates those who died while serving in the 1st Infantry Division of the U. S. Army. Referred to by Mark Twain as the ugliest building in America and Harry Truman called it the greatest monstrosity in America. Now regarded as a beautiful landmark. In 2015 the Obama administration announced it had opened a gender neutral bathroom in the building. A short walk to the White House. Beautiful gardens and flowers offer a tourist destination.