House Office Building Rooms Used by Future Presidential Nominees
Five Presidents and seven major presidential nominees have used rooms in the House Office Buildings at some point in their careers. The chart below shows the rooms used by Presidents and nominees whose careers included House service after 1908, when the first House office building opened. Presidents are identified in bold. Office assignments provided are the numbers currently used for a given room.
| Individual (House Service) | State | Party | Presidential Campaign | Office Assignment | Years of Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Cox (1909-1913) | Ohio | D | 1920 (lost) | 409 Cannon | 1909–1913 |
| John W. Davis (1911-1913) | West Virginia | D | 1924 (lost) | 448 Cannon | 1911–1913 |
| John F. Kennedy (1947-1953) | Massachusetts | D | 1960 (won) | 325 Cannon | 1947–1952 |
| Richard M. Nixon (1947-1951) | California | R | 1960 (lost) 1968 (won) 1972 (won) | 543 Cannon | 1947–1950 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson (1937-1949) | Texas | D | 1964 (won) | 447 Cannon 1320 Longworth 507, 509, and 511 Cannon | 1937–1938 1939–1942 1943–1948 |
| George McGovern (1957-1961) | South Dakota | D | 1972 (lost) | 121 Cannon | 1957–1960 |
| Gerald R. Ford (1949-1973) | Michigan | R | 1976 (lost) |
324 Cannon 368 and 370 Cannon H–230 Capitol | 1949–1954 1955–1964 1965–1974 |
| John B. Anderson (1961-1981) | Anderson | R | 1980 (lost) | 1418 Longworth 1224 and 1226 Longworth 1101 Longworth | 1961–1966 1967–1968 1969–1980 |
| George H.W. Bush (1967-1971) | Texas | R | 1988 (won) 1992 (lost) | 1609 Longworth | 1967–1970 |
| Robert J. Dole (1961-1969) | Kansas | R | 1996 (lost) |
251 Cannon 260 Cannon 252 Cannon 106 Cannon | 1961–1964 1965 1965–1966 1967–1968 |
| Albert Gore, Jr. (1977-1985) | Tennessee | D | 2000 (lost) |
1725 Longworth 1415 and 1419 Longworth 1131 Longworth | 1977–1978 1979–1980 1981–1984 |
| John S. McCain III (1983-1985) | Arizona | R | 2008 (lost) | 1123 Longworth | 1983–1984 |