The "Kitchen Cabinet" Was ________

The "kitchen cabinet" was ________.

A) Jackson's special staff of gourmet chefs who prepared White House meals, demonstrating his hypocrisy with regard to social deference
B) a reference to the fact that the only place Jackson could consult with his official advisors in secrecy was in the White House kitchen
C) Jackson's circle of unofficial advisors
D) the oldest piece of furniture in the White House, saved from destruction by then General Jackson when the British burned the executive mansion in 1814
E) where Jackson kept his state papers, demonstrating his humility and true "common man" character