George H. W. Bush speaks into a telephone in the Oval Office Study
Barack Obama speaks into a telephone in the Oval Office Study
Barack Obama in the Oval Office Study; the interior of the Oval Office can be seen through the open door
Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the private dining room adjacent to the Oval Office Study, with the The Peacemakers painting above.
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- ↑ Tchou, Angela (September 10, 2010). "Where Does Obama Work?". Slate . Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ↑ Balc, Dan (February 6, 1998). "Grand Jury Searches for West Wing Eyewitnesses". Washington Post . Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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