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The Map Room is a room on the ground floor of the White House, the official home of the president of the United States. The Map Room takes its name from its use during World War II, when Franklin Roosevelt used it as a situation room where maps were consulted to track the war's progress (for such purposes, it was later replaced by the West Wing ...
The West Wing (lower right) at night in December 2006 The White House complex. The West Wing of the White House houses the formal office for the president of the United States. [1] The West Wing contains the Oval Office, [2] the Cabinet Room, [3] the Situation Room, [4] and the Roosevelt Room. [5]
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The cabinet of Barack Obama meeting in November 2009 Plan of the first (ground) floor of the White House; the Cabinet Room is visible at center. Video about the Cabinet Room and the Cabinet The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776, circa 1873 by Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq, has been on display in the Cabinet Room since the late-1980s.
Throughout history, the White House has been referred to as the “President's Palace,” the “Executive Mansion,” and the “President's House,” among other terms. Since its construction ...
The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1. Seale, William, The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992, 2001. ISBN 0-912308-85-0. West, J.B. with Mary Lynn Kotz. Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies.
Bummer, George. Our nation's very first president, George Washington, picked the site for the White House and gave its design a thumbs-up. But he left office in 1797 and died in 1799, three years ...