Architecture: 1850s-1890s. 1850s. James Buchanan, at the urging of his niece and White House hostess Harriet Lane, added a wooden greenhouse on the roof of the west terrace in 1857, adjacent to the State Dining Room. One could enter a private world of plants and flowers grown for decorating the house.
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The term originated in the United States, but has spread to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and Nepal.
A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office. b. A closed meeting of party members within a legislative body to decide on questions of policy or leadership.auâ¢cus. 1. a. a meeting of the members of a political party to select candidates or convention delegates, determine policy, etc. b. a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the black caucus. 2. any group or meeting organized to further a special interest or cause.