Cabinet Room (White House)

The first inauguration of Harry S. Truman as the 33rd president of the United States was held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, April 12, 1945 in the Cabinet Room, soon after the death of Franklin Roosevelt.

A series of French doors topped with arched lunette windows are located on the east side of the room.

This includes Art Deco style wall sconces with spread eagles supporting internally lit globes.

Three overhead Moderne style glass pendant lights were recreated from old photographs and a similar surviving example in a hallway between the Oval Office and Roosevelt Room.

A custom made carpet, in shades of carmine, old gold, sapphire and fern green with a pattern of overscaled stars and olive leaves was woven for the room.

The cabinet of Barack Obama meeting in November 2009
Plan of the first (ground) floor of the White House; the Cabinet Room is visible at center.
Video about the Cabinet Room and the Cabinet
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776 , circa 1873 by Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq , has been on display in the Cabinet Room since the late-1980s.