<P> As the size of the president's staff grew over the latter half of the 20th century, the West Wing generally came to be seen as too small for its modern governmental functions . Today, most of the staff members of the Executive Office of the President are located in the adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Original West Wing and tennis court, circa 1903 . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Expanded West Wing, circa 1910s . President Taft's 1909 expansion covered most of the tennis court . Note the "bow" of the first Oval Office . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> President Hoover views West Wing fire ruins, January 15, 1930 . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Modern West Wing under construction, circa 1933 . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Exterior of the modern Oval Office, completed 1934 . </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> Original West Wing and tennis court, circa 1903 . </P> </Li> <P> Original West Wing and tennis court, circa 1903 . </P>

Floor plan of the west wing of the white house