richard nixon added a press room to the white house.
richard nixon added a press room to the white house.
who added a press room to the white house?
richard nixon
the president has a large executive staff most often crowded in the west wing (redesigned in 1934), the basement of the white house, or in the eisenhower executive office building, which is beside the white house and used by the departments of defense and state. progressive overcrowding in the west wing led president richard nixon to convert the former presidential swimming pool into a press room.









































section::::arguments for its existence.









































bullet::::- as staff numbers increased, many people were appointed who held "personal" loyalty to the person holding the office of president and were not subject to outside approval or control.
imperial presidency
bullet::::- vice president: zeke miller, associated press









































bullet::::- secretary: todd gillman, "dallas morning news"









































bullet::::- treasurer: doug mills, "the new york times"









































bullet::::- board members









































bullet::::- steven portnoy, cbs news radio









































bullet::::- tamara keith, npr









































bullet::::- fin gomez, cbs news









































bullet::::- francesca chambers, daily mail









































bullet::::- anita kumar, politico









































bullet::::- executive director









































bullet::::- steven thomma









































section::::white house press room.









































the whca is responsible for assigned seating in the james s. brady press briefing room in the west wing of the white house.









































section::::white house correspondents' dinner.
white house correspondents' association