The redesigned John F. Kennedy Conference room at the core of the Situation Room features wood paneling and improved monitors to access intelligence information. Courtesy of the White House.
PBS: Inside the White House Situation Room’s $50 million upgrade
The most secure location in the White House, and maybe the world, just got a full makeover.
In 1961, after the Bay of Pigs invasion, President John F. Kennedy requested a secure facility to feed intelligence information directly into the White House. That room was up and running a year later when Kennedy huddled with advisors, gathering as much information as possible as a surprise battery of Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba.
In 2003, it’s where George W. Bush gave the fateful order to begin the Iraq War. And in 2011, Barack Obama sat transfixed, surrounded by Cabinet officials and military commanders, watching in real time as Navy Seals executed a risky and dangerous secret plan to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.
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WNU Editor: The "old room" will be moved to former President Obama's Presidential Library .... Room where Obama watched Bin Laden raid will be moved to his library (Insider).
White House 'Situation Room' Has Been Upgraded
What $50 Million Can Buy: Inside the Sleek New White House Situation Room -- DNYUZ/New York Times
White House completes $50 million upgrade to famed 'Situation Room' complex -- Reuters
White House completes $50 million revamp of high-security Situation Room -- CNN
White House unveils renovated Situation Room -- The Hill