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The History and Return of Press Briefings The History and Return of Press Briefings March 11, 2021 Many administrations have entered and exited the White House in the last 100 years. However, what has remained constant over time is how the President and press communicate through conferences and briefings. Woodrow Wilson held the first press conference in March 1913, giving the public a means by which to question their elected officials. Those press conferences became an essential component of t...

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Meet the 1st Black woman to lead a White House press briefing Hunter Walker WASHINGTON — The podium in the White House Press Briefing Room is the public face of the presidency, and when Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20 it will look quite different. A few weeks after his election in November, Biden named the first all-female White House communications staff, which includes multiple women of color. It was a milestone for a nascent administration that has prided itself on diver...

By Yucatan Times on January 3, 2021 Share White House deputy press secretary Judy Smith briefs the press in the White House Briefing Room in 1991. (Screengrab from video, via George H.W. Bush Presidential Library) WASHINGTON — The podium in the White House Press Briefing Room is the public face of the presidency, and when Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20 it will look quit...

Will the 2020 election change how presidential transitions happen? December 10, 2020 US President-elect Joe Bidens complicated transition to assume the presidency in January has caused some members of Congress to call for updates to the process. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images) The complexity of the 2020 presidential transition — due to legally contested results and an ongoing pandemic that has already forced many federal agencies to rework their operations — has caused many members...