ˈeɪbɹəhˌæm lˈɪŋkən jˈuːzd ɪɾ æz bˈoʊθ ɐn ˈɑːfɪs ænd ɐ kˈæbᵻnət ɹˈuːm, ænd sˈaɪnd ðɪ ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ɪnðə ɹˈuːm ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
Abraham Lincoln used it as both an office and a Cabinet room, and signed the Emancipation Proclamation in the room on January 1, 1863.