John Nance Garner III,known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack",was an American Democratic politician and lawyer from Texas. He was the 32nd vice president,serving under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1941. He was also the 39th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933. Garner and Schuyler Colfax are the only politicians to serve as presiding officer of both houses of Congress.
Henry Agard Wallace was an American politician,journalist,farmer,and businessman who served as the 33rd vice president of the United States,the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture,and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was the Progressive Party nominee in the 1948 presidential election.
The Oval Office is the formal working office space of the president of the United States. It is located in the West Wing of the White House,in Washington,D.C.,part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
The White House press secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the federal government of the United States,especially with regard to the president,senior aides and executives,as well as government policies.
Walter Trohan was a 20th-century American journalist,known as a long-time Chicago Tribune reporter (1929–1971) and its bureau chief in Washington,D.C. (1949–1968).
The White House press corps is the group of journalists,correspondents,and members of the media usually assigned to the White House in Washington,D.C.,to cover the president of the United States,White House events,and news briefings. Its offices are located in the West Wing.
The West Wing of the White House houses the offices of the president of the United States. The West Wing contains the Oval Office,the Cabinet Room,the Situation Room,and the Roosevelt Room.
Stephen Tyree Early was a U.S. journalist and government official. He served as the third White House Press Secretary under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1945 and as the acting Press Secretary under President Harry S. Truman in 1950 after the sudden death of Charles Griffith Ross. Early served as press secretary longer than any other person.
Howell Hiram Raines is an American journalist,editor,and writer. He was executive editor of The New York Times from 2001 until he left in 2003 in the wake of the scandal related to reporting by Jayson Blair. In 2008,Raines became a contributing editor for CondéNast Portfolio,writing the magazine's media column. After beginning his journalism career working for Southern newspapers,he joined The Times in 1978,as a national correspondent based in Atlanta. His positions included political correspondent and bureau chief in Atlanta and Washington,DC,before joining the New York City staff in 1993.
Murray the Outlaw of Falahill,better known as Fala,was a Scottish Terrier who was the dog of United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets,Fala was taken to many places by Roosevelt. Given to the Roosevelts by a cousin,Fala knew how to perform tricks;the dog and his White House antics were mentioned frequently by the media and often referenced by Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor. Fala outlived Roosevelt by seven years and was buried near him.
The Newark Evening News was an American newspaper published in Newark,New Jersey. As New Jersey's largest city,Newark played a major role in New Jersey's journalistic history. At its apex,The News was widely regarded as the newspaper of record in New Jersey. It had bureaus in Montclair,Elizabeth,Metuchen,Morristown,Plainfield,Kearny,and Belmar. There were also bureaus in the New Jersey State House in Trenton and in Washington,DC.
Nicolle Wallace is an American television host and author. She is known for her work as the anchor of the MSNBC news and politics program Deadline:White House and a former co-host of the ABC daytime talk show The View. As a political analyst for MSNBC and NBC News,she is a frequent on-air contributor to the programs Today,The 11th Hour with Brian Williams,and Morning Joe.
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the president of the United States. The WHCA was founded on February 25,1914,by journalists in response to an unfounded rumor that a United States congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of President Woodrow Wilson.
Thaddeus L. Knap is an American journalist.
Theodore Goldsmith "Ted" Joslin was the second White House Press Secretary under President Herbert Hoover from 1931 until 1933.
Marvin Hunter McIntyre was an American journalist and Presidential Secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR).
Clifford Kennedy Berryman was a Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist with The Washington Star newspaper from 1907 to 1949. He was previously a cartoonist for The Washington Post from 1891 to 1907.
Earl Godwin was a prominent 20th century newsman and radio personality. After a successful career as a print journalist and editor,he transitioned into one of the leading newscasters and commentators of the Golden Age of Radio,attracting a nationwide audience. He was elected president of the White House Correspondents' Association,an influential group of journalists that still exists today with special access to the White House,and also served as president of the Radio Correspondents' Association. Dubbed the "Earl of Godwin" by President Franklin D. Roosevelt,he was referred to as the "Dean of Broadcasters." Godwin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Edward T. Folliard was an American journalist. He spent most of his career at The Washington Post,for which he covered the White House from the presidency of Calvin Coolidge to that of Lyndon B. Johnson. He had friendly relations with both Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower that continued beyond those men's presidencies.
Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist and Chief White House Correspondent for CNN. Previously,she was the White House correspondent for the website The Daily Caller.
