The White House swimming pool used by Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured in 1940. (Bettmann via Getty Images) ... (now known as the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room).

The White House swimming pool used by Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured in 1940. (Bettmann via Getty Images) ... (now known as the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room).

The indoor pool remained operational until the administration of President Richard Nixon, who had it covered up to create the White House press room (now known as the James S. Brady Press Briefing ...

The White House swimming pool used by Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured in 1940. (Bettmann via Getty Images) ... (now known as the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room).

The indoor pool remained operational until the administration of President Richard Nixon, who had it covered up to create the White House press room (now known as the James S. Brady Press Briefing ...

The White House has had a pool — in some form or another — for the better part of a century. Skip to content. FOX8 WGHP. Greensboro 60 ...