The Nation - News from Aug. 23, 1987
President Reagan signed the Federal Triangle Development Act for construction of a $362-million federal complex in Washington that will be second only to the Pentagon in size. A statement from the White House press office in Santa Barbara, where the President is vacationing, said that the development will allow the government “to vacate a substantial amount of costly leased space in the District of Columbia.” Most of the 2 million square feet of new space will house parts of the departments of Justice, State and Treasury. About 500,000 square feet will be devoted to a trade center and cultural exchange programs.
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