The office's oval shape was inspired by the shape of the Blue Room on the first floor, according to the White House Historical Association. It was completed in 1909 under President William Taft.

The 90-plus permanent White House staffers and a few trusted contractors show up around 4 a.m. — some sleep on cots at their workstations — ready to execute the day’s detailed plan devised ...

Musk called the federal bureaucracy an "unelected, fourth, unconstitutional branch of government" that must be held ...

is also on this floor. The White House Archives states that the West Wing, where the president does much of his work, is on several floors of the house and includes these rooms: Oval Office ...