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Typically that means POTUS is not in the Oval. So who was receiving the PDB, and where?

Marine sentry signals the president is at work: https://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/12/27/obama-white-house-marine-sentry/1794025/

Typically that means POTUS is *not* in the Oval. So who was receiving the PDB, and where? Marine sentry signals the president is at work: https://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/12/27/obama-white-house-marine-sentry/1794025/

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https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2009/12/26/inside-white-house-marine-sentries

there are actually four Marines who rotate in half hour shifts, standing sentry whenever the President is in the West Wing.

I'm sure one could dig deeper for official documents stating this is fact in a Marine handbook somewhere. It's also a very common tradition for high ranking people to have 24 hour guards.