Random Coolest Rooms in the White House (15 items)

(#10) Roosevelt Room

What goes down in here: Meetings, appointments, or nominations of new staff members, as well as preparations of large groups before they meet with the president.

Notable events: Barbara Bush met with family members of released Iraqi hostages.
(#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.
(#15) Cross Hall

What goes down in here: Receiving lines following state arrival ceremonies on the South Lawn; processions of the president and visiting heads of state.

Where you've seen it in movies/TV: Nixon, The Sentinel, Kisses for My President, The Contender
(#2) The Situation Room

What goes down in here: A 24/7 intelligence-gathering operation, and regular briefings to the president about the latest important events.

Notable events: Members of Obama's administration received a play-by-play of the mission to capture Osama bin Laden. This room was created by JFK, and was meant to remedy the lack of real-time information that resulted in the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Where you've seen it in movies/TV: Minority Report, Air Force One, Thirteen Days, The Fifth Element, 24
(#8) White House Office of the Curator

What goes down in here: Professional work of the White House curator, who is in charge of collecting and preserving furniture, art, and other decorations for all the rooms of the White House.

Notable events: The office was created during the JFK administration, when Jackie Kennedy oversaw the restoration of the White House.