Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
A dinner at the White House has always had significance beyond the merely gastronomical. The elegance of the State Dining...
Press Briefing Room
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- National Archives, The White House
Press Briefing Room
A view of the indoor swimming pool in the West Terrace in 1952 (left) and the press briefing room built over the pool as it appeared in 1974. (right)
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