The name comes from the room’s original use. During World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt used the room to consult maps to track the war’s progress — a task later presidents migrated to the Situation Room. Maps were organized by hemisphere, region, and theater of operation, according to the FDR Library.
One notable map hanging on the walls pays homage to the Roosevelt era: a map of Europe showing the most Germany’s positions in the spring of 1945, shortly after Roosevelt’s death.
Nearly every president is represented in the china room, located on the ground floor of the Residence. You can see examples of state china dating back to George Washington’s presidency here.
The room is decorated with portraits of several first ladies.
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