Talk:Press Briefing Room
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[edit] That Indoor pool
So, does anybody know if that pool has water in it, or is it kept empty? Mister.Manticore 01:36, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
- FDR's indoor pool was drained when the floor was put on top of it. It allows easy access to all the wires and cables under the floor that are needed for the news media. Hillary had the pool evaluated during the Clinton admin, and it was intact. She hoped to have it renovated and have the briefing room and press offices moved to a new facility to be built under the West Wing drive, but the idea didn't get past the planning phase.[1] The Bush 2 admin has not released a plan (as far as I know) for exactly what is being done with the space now, just that the whole briefing room/press offices space is being renovated. Perhaps the pool is being removed so that more basement offices can be added. --Tysto 18:10, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
