East Room

E7449
ceremonial room reception room room

The East Room is the largest formal room in the White House, traditionally used for ceremonies, receptions, press conferences, and state events.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
East Room canonical 9
Rooms in the White House 1
White House East Room 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial room ⓘ
reception room ⓘ
room ⓘ
ceilingHeight double-height ceiling ⓘ
completedIn early 19th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1792 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedBy James Hoban ⓘ
hasArtwork historical paintings ⓘ
portraits of U.S. presidents ⓘ
hasChandeliers crystal chandeliers ⓘ
hasCurtainsColor gold curtains ⓘ
hasFireplaces marble fireplaces ⓘ
hasFloorMaterial parquet floor ⓘ
hasPianos Piano ⓘ
surface form: Steinway grand piano
hasWallColor white walls ⓘ
isLargestRoomOfType largest formal room in the White House ⓘ
locatedIn Executive Residence ⓘ
White House ⓘ
locatedInCity Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInDistrict District of Columbia ⓘ
locatedOnFloor State Floor ⓘ
managedBy White House Office of the Curator ⓘ
notableEventHeld musical performances by renowned artists ⓘ
presidential press conferences ⓘ
signing of important legislation ⓘ
state dinners receptions ⓘ
wedding receptions for presidential families ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
partOf White House ⓘ
surface form: State Rooms of the White House
relativeLocation east side of the White House ⓘ
renovatedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ⓘ
surface form: Jacqueline Kennedy

Pat Nixon ⓘ
Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
other First Ladies ⓘ
securityJurisdiction United States Secret Service ⓘ
style neoclassical interior ⓘ
usedFor award presentations ⓘ
bill signings ⓘ
ceremonies ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
formal gatherings ⓘ
lying in state or honor ceremonies ⓘ
press conferences ⓘ
receptions ⓘ
state events ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

White House → containsRoom → East Room ⓘ
Executive Residence → contains → East Room ⓘ
State Floor → hasRoom → East Room ⓘ
Lincoln Bedroom → category → East Room ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rooms in the White House
Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House restoration → oversawRoom → East Room ⓘ
White House social functions → associatedWithRoom → East Room ⓘ
White House State Floor → contains → East Room ⓘ
Cross Hall → connects → East Room ⓘ
White House Correspondents' Association → locatedIn → East Room ⓘ
this entity surface form: White House press briefing room
In Performance at the White House television specials → recordedAt → East Room ⓘ
this entity surface form: White House East Room
Center Hall → connectsWith → East Room ⓘ
State Floor of the White House → contains → East Room ⓘ