The Oval Office

Oval Office

The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The first Oval Office in the West Wing was constructed under President William Howard Taft in 1909, at the center of the south side of the West Wing. It mimicked the shape of the Yellow Oval Room in the main residence, which was historically used for the President to receive guests. It was damaged in a 1929 fire but restored. The current Oval Office was the idea of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was designed by architect Eric Gugler as part of a 1933–34 expansion of the West Wing. The new office offered FDR, who used a wheelchair, easier access, more privacy, and much more natural light. The Taft Oval Office was demolished in Gugler's expansion of the West Wing, and the space became additional staff offices.

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• Entity:  Room

• Building:  White House
• Location:  Washington D.c.
• Country:  United States
• Wikidata description:  Office Of The President Of The United States In The White House
• Wikidata label:  Oval Office
• Wikidata aliases:  Oval Office

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