Influence with the president has been a factor in the physical proximity of an aide's office to the Oval Office, but it may matter less in Trump's second term.

America’s first Black vice president held a private White House meeting with the stars of the 1990s sitcom inside her West ...

“My name must not be considered for Vice President,” he replied ... Today, they inhabit a Washington mansion and West Wing office, have large salaries and staffs, and merit their own ...