moved into the next room after she discovered that fdr had a relationship with her social secretary lucy mercer and she felt that she did not , want to be in the same room as him so she moved into the room next door. next to the bed, there are a couple of phones. there is one on the little table next to the bed, and then there is the one on the wall. the one on the wall is really important because that was the direct line to the white house. fdr could pick up that phone, and he would get the white house telephone operator whenever he needed. it was right within reach for him, which was great. in this room, there was a little chair that his famous scottie dog used to sleep on. that was his special spot in the room. it was a room where in the morning fdr would often meet , with his staff. he would spend some time in bed looking at the papers first, and he would then have a quick meeting with any members of his cabinet or staff that he needed to. it was very convenient for him, and that is why there are some chairs in here so that they can sit and talk with the president right here. this room has