Talk:White House Situation Room

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I am confused. From the White House article I learn that the Presidential Emergency Operations Center lies under the East Wing while frm this article I learn it is under the West Wing. Maybe they are really two different rooms but seen the functions described it sounds too me to be the same thing.

Could somebody clarify this please. Vanderesch 14:38, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

You are correct. The PEOC is beneath the East Wing, and the Situation room is beneath the West Wing. Schuminweb 05:38, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Right. The Situation Room is sort of the president's switchboard and conference room. The staff monitors secure lines of communication with foreign and intelligence offices and sets up complicated overseas calls and teleconference calls. It is not a bomb shelter, however. The PEOC is where the president (and his family and immediate senior staff) would go if the White House were under attack. It has external communications, but you'd probably be talking to NORAD, not to Baghdad. --Tysto 19:34, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

According to [1] this 1997 article, staff duty officers in the sit room are relatively junior. Is this still the case, or has it changed due to 9/11 or the room's renovation? --VAcharon 19:41, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Photos

President Ronald Reagan discussing Libya in the White House Situation Room.
President Ronald Reagan discussing Libya in the White House Situation Room.

All the photos in this article are of the George W. Bush Presidency. Maybe there could be some more variety, such as the photo at right from the Reagan Presidency. It would give readers a more historical timeline of the room. Happyme22 17:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC)