(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Marine One arrives at the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. President Nixon’s daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, was married here in 1971. It was redesigned by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to serve as a Presidential reception area. The Rose Garden was created by First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson in 1913. President Barack Obama walks through the Rose Garden of the White House with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, April 14, 2011. State Dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 7, 2011. The open columned walkway is now used by the President and his staff to travel between the West Wing and the Executive Residence. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)Īlso known as the “45 second commute,” the West Colonnade was built for Thomas Jefferson to run alongside service spaces underneath the West Terrace, such as the ice house and storage rooms for coal and wood.
President Barack Obama walks along the Colonnade of the White House to the Oval Office, Feb. Televisions for secure video conferences and technology can link the President to generals and world leaders around the globe.
The current “Sit Room” is a 5,000-square-foot complex of rooms that is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week to monitor national and world intelligence information. The Situation Room was established in 1961 to meet President Kennedy’s request. Kennedy was confronted with the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba and insisted that intelligence information feed directly into the White House. Months after being sworn into office, President John F. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured. Standing, from left, are: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Advisor Tom Donilon Chief of Staff Bill Daley Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Audrey Tomason Director for Counterterrorism John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. “Brad” Webb, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Seated, from left, are: Brigadier General Marshall B.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) The Situation Room of the White House, Dec. Staff located in the West and East Wing can enjoy food made in the Navy Mess from a take-out window located adjacent to the dining hall. Seated reservations are available to senior officials including commissioned officers, Cabinet Secretaries, and their guests. The Navy’s culinary specialists prepare and serve fine foods in the West Wing. The modern White House Navy Mess was established under President Harry S. Navy Stewards have provided food service to the Commander in Chief since 1880. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) The Navy Mess at the White House, June 25, 2009.
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