James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Government press conference venue in the West Wing, Washington, D.C.
The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room provides a designated space for media interactions with the White House Press Secretary and government officials.
The room occupies the former location of an indoor swimming pool installed during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, which was converted in 1969 under Richard Nixon's administration.
Television monitors and broadcasting equipment throughout the room enable real-time transmission of White House communications to national and international audiences.
The space contains 49 assigned seats for journalists, arranged according to seniority within the White House Correspondents' Association membership system.
The original swimming pool remains underneath the press room, now functioning as a computer server room for White House communications infrastructure.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Part of: West Colonnade
Website: http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/history/life/pressbriefingroom.html
GPS coordinates: 38.89770,-77.03570
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:55
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