First Floor of the West Wing

Oval Office corridor

 

For differences between the actual West Wing and The West Wing television show, check out our reviews or the TV West Wing floor plan.

  

First Floor

The first floor of the West Wing includes the Oval Office and offices of the president's highest staff (and their secretaries) as well as meeting rooms and White House Press Corps offices.

It also contains facilities for the press corps—offices and a briefing room. Space has nearly always been cramped, however, and the once-grand Lobby has been reduced to allow more offices.

Click a hotspot on the floor plan to visit the room
or return to the West Wing Overview

 

 

 

 

The West Wing in 1962

The old West Wing, as enlarged by William Howard Taft, around 1911; the hedged-in area is a laundry-drying yard

The 1902 Temporary Executive Office Building (relative size is approximate)

The 1853 west pavilion, before it was covered by conservatories (relative size is approximate)