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The Ultimate Spin Room

May 14, 2009 By WHC Insider

White House Press Briefing Room Trivia Break

Before a pool was installed for FDR, the Press Briefing Room space was a laundry room, shown here in 1909. 

Before it was a swimming pool, the present day "Brady Press Briefing Room" was the White House laundry. This was the original spin room.

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