▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Building ▁ 4 0 ▁was ▁proposed ▁for ▁historic ▁land mark ▁status ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁proposed ▁" W alter ▁Re ed ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Center ▁Historic ▁District " ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁large ▁conference ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁Building ▁ 4 0 ▁was ▁long ▁inform ally ▁called ▁either ▁the ▁“ W ar ▁Room ” ▁or ▁the ▁“ Ro ose vel t ▁Room ”. ▁ ▁The ▁legend ▁among ▁the ▁W RA IR ▁staff ▁was ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁US ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁when ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Ro ose vel t ▁wanted ▁to ▁have ▁military ▁and ▁cabinet ▁meet ings ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁public , ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁so ▁there . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁before ▁W RA IR ’ s ▁move ▁to ▁Forest ▁Glen , ▁two ▁celebrated ▁oil ▁paint ings ▁by ▁illustr ator ▁Dean ▁Corn well ▁hung ▁in ▁this ▁conference ▁room : ▁Be aum ont ▁and ▁St . ▁Martin ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁and ▁Con quer ors ▁of ▁Y ellow ▁F ever ▁( 1 9 4 1 ). ▁( Th ese ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁six ▁much ▁reprodu ced ▁paint ings ▁-- ▁ ▁" P ione ers ▁of ▁American ▁Medicine ” ▁( 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 4 2 ) ▁-- ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Wy eth - A yer st ▁Labor ator ies .) ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁Building ▁ 4 0 ▁Maurice ▁H ille man , ▁f amed ▁v acc