• President Trump and Coronavirus Task Force Speak to the Press
    Shealah Craighead
    press
    crisis & controversy
    West Wing
    Press Briefing Room
    Cabinet
    staff
    staff of FLOTUS and POTUS
    This photograph of President Donald Trump taking questions from the press was taken by Shealah Craighead on March 14, 2020. Alongside President Trump were members of the White House Coronavirus Taskforce, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, and Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin. This press conference was taken in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • President Ford Swims in the New White House Pool
    David Hume Kennerly
    swimming pool
    sports
    press
    South Grounds
    leisure
    This black and white photograph by David Hume Kennerly shows President Gerald R. Ford swimming in the new White House swimming pool for reporters on July 5, 1975. The swimming pool is located on the South Grounds of the White House and is different from the one built in 1933 during the Franklin Roosevelt administration, which was indoors and covered over in 1970 to become the Press Room. President Ford's first swim in the pool came just a few days earlier, on July 1.
  • White House Swimming Pool, Kennedy Administration
    Robert L. Knudsen
    swimming pool
    Press Room
    West Wing
    This photograph shows the White House Swimming Pool before it was redecorated during the John F. Kennedy administration. The pool was photographed by Robert L. Knudsen on March 1, 1962. The indoor pool of the White House was built in 1933 during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Eventually, in 1970, the indoor pool was converted into the White House Press Room. An outdoor pool replaced the indoor pool in 1975. Lorenzo Simmons Winslow designed the room with Douglas H. Gillette as an engineer.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest
    Matthew D'Agostino
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino , shows members of the press taking notes on their computers at a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Dedication Plaque in James S. Brady Press Room
    Matthew D'Agostino
    West Wing
    Press Room
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino on April 6, 2015, shows a dedication plaque on the wall of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan. This photograph was taken during a press briefing where Josh Earnest, press secretary for President Barack Obama, accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest
    Matthew D'Agostino
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows members of the press at a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Obama Administration
    Matthew D'Agostino
    staff
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino, shows a press briefing that was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing of the White House on April 6, 2015, during the Barack Obama administration. During the Easter Monday briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest accompanied Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in a discussion of the developing framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Press Room was created in 1969 under President Richard M. Nixon in a location previously used as a swimming pool. In 2000, it was renamed the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in honor of the press secretary to former President Ronald Reagan.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Press Room
    West Wing
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The photograph is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Press Room
    West Wing
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The photograph is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The closeup is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Press Room
    West Wing
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The photograph is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Press Room
    West Wing
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The photograph is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The closeup is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The closeup is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The closeup is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The photograph is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    press
    West Wing
    Press Room
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The photograph is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.
  • Press Briefing Prior to the Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
    Matthew D'Agostino
    West Wing
    Press Room
    press
    Thanksgiving
    holidays
    Turkey Pardon
    The closeup is of one of the pardoned turkeys, Peas and Carrots, in the Press Room prior to the official pardoning ceremony on November 20, 2018. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he offered a clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the Ronald Reagan administration.