September 10, 2014
First lady Michelle Obama, center, flanked by White House Historical Association chairman and incoming Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan, left, and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, cuts the ribbon during an opening ceremony for the newly renovated White House Visitors Center in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The revitalized White House Visitor Center, a public/private partnership between the National Park Service and the White House Historical Association, will reopen to the public on Saturday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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First lady helps reopen White House Visitor Center
WASHINGTON (AP) — The desk where President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his "fireside chats." An eagle ornamental feature from the top of the flagpole on the White House roof. A desk with an intercom system that allowed the chief White House usher to contact staff in other parts of the building.