dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kˈɛnədi ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ðə ɹˈuːm wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɹˈuːm ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd mˈɛnɪəv ðə fˈɜːnɪʃɪŋz nˈaʊ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ æz wˈɛl æz ɪts dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən æz ðə jˈɛloʊ ˈoʊvəl ɹˈuːm.
During the Kennedy Administration the room was designated as a drawing room and received many of the furnishings now located there as well as its designation as the Yellow Oval Room.