Map Room

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The Map Room is a historic room in the White House used for displaying maps and serving as a private meeting and communications space for the President.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf White House room
room
access not generally open to the public
associatedWith Franklin D. Roosevelt
World War II
category Presidential history of the United States
Rooms in the White House
country United States
function space for confidential briefings
space for small ceremonial events
governingBody Executive Office of the President of the United States
hasFeature communications equipment (historically)
map displays
heritageStatus historic interior of the White House
historicalSignificance served as a key communications room during World War II
historicalUse monitoring war progress via maps and cables
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
White House
partOf White House residence
usedBy President of the United States
usedFor communications space for the President
displaying maps
meetings with foreign dignitaries
private meetings
televised addresses on occasion

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Diplomatic Reception Room
adjacentTo
Executive Residence
contains

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