the press were granted access to the White House in the early 1900s. Decades later, President Nixon created a dedicated work space, which became the formal press briefing room. Eventually, small office spaces were given to members of the press corps, and the tents along the driveway of the North Lawn, also known as “pebble beach,” were allotted to the networks and cable channels so reporters could do live TV interviews with the White House in the background.
