The Situation Room is an intelligence management center on the ground floor of the West Wing of the White House. While the name suggests it is a single room, it is in fact a 5,000 square feet (460 m2) operations center attached to three secure conference rooms. It is run by about 130 National Security Council staff for the use of the President of the United States, chief of staff, national security advisor, homeland security advisor, and other senior advisors for monitoring and dealing with crises, as well as conducting secure communications with outside persons. The Situation Room has secure, advanced communications equipment for the president to maintain command and control of U.S. forces around the world.
President Biden and national security officials in the newly renovated Situation Room on Oct 11, 2023
Situation Room: National Security Advisor Walt Rostow showing President Lyndon B. Johnson a model of the Khe Sanh area on February 15, 1968
President Ronald Reagan is briefed on events taking place in Libya in the White House Situation Room, 1986
President George W. Bush meeting with his war council in the Situation Room on March 21, 2003
The West Wing of the White House houses the offices of the president of the United States. The West Wing contains the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the Situation Room, and the Roosevelt Room.
The West Wing (lower right) at night in December 2006
Aerial view of the West Wing with solar panels visible on the roof of the Cabinet Room in 1984
The main entrance on the north side in October 2007
The original West Wing and tennis court, c. 1903
