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Sibley, a professor of history at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, said that before Carter, first ladies had offices in the presidential residence, often in their bedrooms.

Social media is awash with tributes to the former first lady, politician and women's rights advocate, who Ghanaian presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu said had died after a short illness on Thursday morning.

It is a section of the White House that holds offices for the first lady and other staff, as well as meetings and special events.

The East Wing is where US first ladies have traditionally had their offices.

The first lady said that Putin “responded in writing, signaling a willingness to engage with me directly, and outlining details regarding the Ukrainian children residing in Russia.”