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Situation Room: National Security Advisor Walt Rostow showing President Lyndon B. Johnson a model of the Khe Sanh area on February 15, 1968. The concept of a “War Room” in the White House originated with President McKinley in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. During McKinley’s tenure it contained telegraph systems and maps. [2]
The first White House bunker was built during World War II to protect President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the event of an aerial attack on the national capital of Washington, D.C. The present-day PEOC space has modern communications equipment including televisions and phones to coordinate with outside government entities.
March 3, 1984 – David Mahonski, after previously being warned to stay away from the White House for making threats against the president, was noticed in front of the south grounds of the White House by security agents who then approached him. He pulled a sawed-off shotgun from beneath his coat, and one of the agents shot him in the arm with a ...
The White House Situation Room, the high-security complex beneath the West Wing where presidents watch history unfold and receive top-secret intelligence, has undergone a much-needed makeover for ...
U.S. Secret Service has beefed up security at the White House in response to increased concerns about trucker convoys heading to Washington D.C. that are timed to coincide with President Biden’s ...
In brief remarks from the White House Sunday afternoon, President Joe Biden emphasized all security measures will be reviewed. ... Local authorities will be responsible for law enforcement outside ...
Aerial view of the White House complex, including Pennsylvania Avenue (closed to traffic) in the foreground, the Executive Residence and North Portico (center), the East Wing (left), and the West Wing and the Oval Office at its southeast corner. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.
The West Wing (lower right) at night in December 2006 The White House complex. The West Wing of the White House is the location of the office space of 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]