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Tom Geer prunes foliage in the East Garden of the White House.
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Tom Geer prunes foliage in the East Garden of the White House.
Tom Geer prunes foliage in the East Garden of the White House on a July day. The job of a White House worker involves both repetition—in a place of many traditions—and innovation in a place always new.
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