Random Coolest Rooms in the White House (15 items)

(#14) Diplomatic Reception Room

What goes down in here: Official ceremonies where ambassadors present their credentials.

Where you've seen it in movies/TV: Obama was interviewed in the Diplomatic Reception Room on "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis."
(#1) Green Room

What goes down in here: Small receptions and teas.

Notable events: President Lincoln's son, who perished of typhoid fever, was embalmed in the Green Room. Eleanor Roosevelt also entertained Amelia Earhart here.
(#12) Map Room

What went down in here: FDR used to use it as a situation room, where he referenced maps to track the progress of WWII.

Notable events: Bill Clinton testified under oath about the Monica Lewinsky scandal; Obama met the Dalai Lama.

This room no longer needed to serve as an actual map room once the Situation Room was created by President Kennedy, so now it's used for whatever purpose the president chooses.
(#7) Blue Room

What goes down in here: Receptions, receiving guests, occasionally small dinners.

Notable events: Grover Cleveland's wedding, the only presidential wedding ever to take place in the White House.
(#13) Cabinet Room

What goes down in here: Meetings of the president and his cabinet members.

Notable events: President Kennedy's discussions during the Cuban Missile Crisis; George W. Bush's meeting the day after 9/11; President Obama's statement on the Paris Climate Agreement.
(#3) East Room

What goes down in here: Press conferences, dances, and banquets. This is the largest room in the White House and the one best-suited for an audience.

Notable events: Many presidents' funerals have been held here, including Kennedy's. President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act here.