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The room used as the main reception room for guests is the West Wing Reception Room on the first floor of the White House.
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The Vice President if they are available,otherwise The Speaker Of The House.
Next in line is Speaker of the House.
Next in line is the president pro tempore of the Senate.
Thomas Jefferson introduced handshaking to replace bowing at White House receptions.
You bet. The chief of staff serves at the pleasure of the president.
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One such room is the Lincoln bedroom.
The White House staff does whatever the president assigns them. The Cabinet serves as an advisory body to the president.
The vice-president has no role in the House of Representatives. He serves as president pro tem of the Senate, casting deciding votes in the case of deadlock.
Blair House is traditionaly made available to the President Elect on Jan. 15th. Guests are booked into Blair House several months in advance, and the current administration already had long standing bookings for guests to Blair House before President Obama's aide requested an early move in.