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[[Image:Bush Oval Office 3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|President George W. Bush at the Oval office. South-facing windows.]]
[[Image:Bush Oval Office 3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|President George W. Bush at the Oval office. South-facing windows.]]
'''The Oval office''' is the office of the [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]]. It is located in the West Wing of the [[White House]].
'''The Oval office''' is the office of the [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]]. It is located in the [[West Wing]] of the [[White House]].
It was established by President [[William Howard Taft]] in 1909 while expanding President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s original "temporary" structure of 1902. In 1933, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] further expanded the West Wing and moved the Oval Office to the southeast corner.
It was established by President [[William Howard Taft]] in 1909 while expanding President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s original "temporary" structure of 1902. In 1933, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] further expanded the West Wing and moved the Oval Office to the southeast corner. The office measures 34 feet by 27 feet. It was rebuilt by President [[Herbert Hoover]] after the West Wing caught fire in 1929.
== Sources ==
[http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office-history.htm The White House Museum: Oval Office History]
== See also ==
== See also ==