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# See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House

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by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Lon Tweeten](https://time.com/author/lon-tweeten/)

Feb 2, 2017 6:44 PM UTC

by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) and [Lon Tweeten](https://time.com/author/lon-tweeten/)

Feb 2, 2017 6:44 PM UTC

There’s a saying in real estate that President Trump is probably familiar with: Location, location, location.

After moving into the Oval Office, the [real estate developer](http://time.com/4629308/donald-trump-business-deals-world-map/) has had some new properties to divvy up: the offices around him.

[Competing power centers](http://time.com/4657665/steve-bannon-donald-trump/) are nothing new in the West Wing, and [offices right next to the President’s](http://time.com/4641368/trump-inauguration-white-house-decorators/) are typically coveted spots.

Among those with the closest proximity to power: Spokeswoman Hope Hicks, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and senior advisor Steve Bannon.

Here’s a look at where some of the key players in the White House have offices.

Click a circle or select a name from the dropdown to zoom in.

_Photo credits: McGahn, Bannon, Walsh, Kushner, Hagin, Pence: AP; Short: John Shinkle—Politico; McEntee: TIME; Cohn, Priebus, Sanders, Trump, Conway, Hicks, Schiller, Miller, McFarland, Spicer: Getty Images; Ditto: Shealah Craighead—The White House; Dearborn: EPA; Flynn, Westerhout: Reuters_

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