See the White House Press Room in One Cool Graphic

The one place TMZ hasn't paid to cover.

It’s known as the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, named after President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary who was shot and paralyzed in a 1981 assassination attempt.

If ever there were a spirited game of musical chairs played to the death, it would happen here.

Where you sit in this room determines how many questions you can ask, and this algorithmic hassle is determined by tenure, ratings, and commitment to the cause of covering the White House.

Every one of the 49 chairs is appointed, strategic, and feverishly debated.

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