article_snippet.sent: Pennsylvania Avenue began The chief spokesman for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue approximately an hour and a half later. '
article_snippet.sent: Things are slowly but surely returning to normal at the White House complex,' Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, said, noting that The chief spokesman for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was in the Oval Office with the president when it happened, and it was barely noticeable.
article_snippet.sent: District of Columbia Metro Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division officers clear Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House.
article_snippet.sent: The impact on the White House was 'minimal,' a Metro Police Department officer said, but was unable to say how many offices in the West Wing were affected.
article_snippet.sent: Press Secretary Josh Earnest's regular briefing with reporters was pushed off schedule by more than an hour.
article_snippet.sent: An unrelated matter, said by the White House to be an 'unattended package,' forced the government building into a temporary lock down, adding to delays.
article_snippet.sent: Other government agencies, including the State Department, were affected for longer periods of time than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
highlights_snippet.sent: the White House press secretary says White House press secretary was in the Oval with the president when it happened, and it was barely noticeable .
  