Oval Office
Formal working space of the President of the United States.
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White House
Official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
Official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
Eight years later, in 1909, President William Howard Taft expanded the West Wing and created the first Oval Office, which was eventually moved as the section was expanded.
West Wing
The West Wing of the White House houses the offices of the president of the United States.
The West Wing of the White House houses the offices of the president of the United States.
The West Wing contains the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the Situation Room, and the Roosevelt Room.
White House Rose Garden
The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., United States.
Richard Nixon's resignation speech
President Richard Nixon made an address to the American public from the Oval Office on August 8, 1974, to announce his resignation from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal.
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Fatal accident in the United States space program that occurred on January 28, 1986, when the broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the death of all seven crew members aboard; it was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft in flight.
Fatal accident in the United States space program that occurred on January 28, 1986, when the broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the death of all seven crew members aboard; it was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft in flight.
After a discussion with his aides, Reagan postponed the State of the Union, and instead addressed the nation about the disaster from the Oval Office.
Rembrandt Peale
American artist and museum keeper.
American artist and museum keeper.
Peale went on to create over 70 detailed replicas, including one of Washington in full military uniform that currently hangs in the Oval Office.
Childe Hassam
American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
On entering the White House, Barack Obama chose to display it in the Oval Office.
Seal of the President of the United States
Used to mark correspondence from the president of the United States to the U.S. Congress, and is also used as a symbol of the presidency itself.
Used to mark correspondence from the president of the United States to the U.S. Congress, and is also used as a symbol of the presidency itself.
at the center of the iconic oval rug in the Oval Office of the White House (each president typically designs his own, but most rugs since President Truman have used the arms ).
Address to the Nation
Speech made from the White House by the President of the United States.
Speech made from the White House by the President of the United States.
It is traditionally made from the Oval Office.
Cuban Missile Crisis
35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, which escalated into an international crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic missiles in Cuba.
35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, which escalated into an international crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic missiles in Cuba.
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After the EXCOMM meeting, a smaller meeting continued in the Oval Office.