White House & Ind. AgenciesVersion en ligne White House Independent Agencies Executive Branch par Stephanie Ganser 1 White House 2 Situation Room 3 Roosevelt Room 4 White House Staff 5 Chief of Staff 6 Office of the White House Counsel 7 Office of the Press Secretary 8 Independent Agencies 7 floors holds the offices of the president located in White House basement ensures secure communications; deal with major crisis meeting room in White House official workplace of the president most do not need to be approved by the Senate serve at the "pleasure of the president" personal secretary and advisor to the president manages EOP and White House Staff provides legal support to president and EOP consists of attorneys provides public statements about the president's activities to the press handles publicity and news releases for the president regulate different parts of the economy are not part of the EOP, work independently