Cabinet Room

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The Cabinet Room is a formal meeting space in the White House where the President of the United States convenes with the Cabinet to discuss and decide executive branch policy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf White House room
government meeting room
room
accessControlledBy United States Secret Service
adjacentTo Oval Office
Roosevelt Room
associatedWithBranch executive branch of the United States government
associatedWithOffice Presidency of the United States
belongsToComplex 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW complex
country United States of America
decorStyle traditional American government style
governedBy White House protocols
hasEntranceFrom West Wing Colonnade
hasFeature flags of the United States and the President
large central conference table
leather chairs
portraits of former Presidents
wood-paneled walls
hasHistoricalUse site of major U.S. policy decisions
hasPhotographicUse location for official meeting photographs
hasSeatingArrangement Cabinet secretaries sit around table by seniority
President sits at center of one long side of table
Vice President sits opposite the President or near the President
hasTableShape oval
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
West Wing
White House
mediaAccess limited and controlled
meetingType confidential policy discussions
operatedBy Executive Office of the President
overlooks White House Rose Garden
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Executive Office of the President
West Wing complex
primaryFunction decision-making on federal policy
discussion of executive branch policy
venue for Cabinet meetings
securityLevel high security area
symbolizes collective decision-making of the executive branch
presidential leadership team
timePeriod used by modern U.S. administrations
usedBy Cabinet of the United States
President of the United States
usedFor formal Cabinet meetings
high-level executive briefings
meetings with foreign dignitaries
meetings with senior advisors


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