<Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States of America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 53 ′ 51" N 77 ° 02 ′ 15" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.897600 ° N 77.03739 ° W ﻿ / 38.897600; - 77.03739 Coordinates: 38 ° 53 ′ 51" N 77 ° 02 ′ 15" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.897600 ° N 77.03739 ° W ﻿ / 38.897600; - 77.03739 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) is a bunker - like structure that lies underground, beneath the East Wing of the White House and serves as a secure shelter and communications center for the President of the United States and other protectees in case of an emergency . </P> <P> Originally constructed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, it is built to withstand nuclear weapons and is likely to be the President's evacuation point in the event of an incoming ICBM, invasion, terrorist attack or any other kind of emergency (the main protocols of escape are highly classified). It is not in the same location as the Situation Room, which is in the basement of the West Wing . However, it does possess several television sets, telephones and a communications system to coordinate with other government entities during an emergency . During a breach of White House security, to include the Washington, D.C. Air Defense Identification Zone (P - 56 airspace) violations, the President and other protectees will be relocated to the executive briefing room, next to the PEOC. Day to day, the PEOC is manned around the clock by joint - service military officers and non-commissioned officers . </P>

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