What even is the Situation Room?

America's presidential palace has 132 individual rooms, each serving a unique purpose. While 35 of these rooms are bathrooms, there's also a theater, a restaurant, and even a bowling alley! But after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961, JFK ordered the construction of a Situation Room, in order to keep the president informed. Learn what happens inside, in this episode of Simple Civics!