I took this photo in February of 2017 of the fireplace in the press secretary’s office in the West Wing- have a good story about the first time I used that fireplace in #TheBriefing, (signed copies are available if you tap the photograph) below: Every newcomer is surprised by how small and tight the West Wing is. The office of the press secretary is spacious by West Wing terms with a semicircle of a desk and a television set into a wall. The office also has the novelty of a working fireplace, something not found in most Washington offices. I was told that if I wanted the fire lit, I should call a GSA team to do it. I thought that was a typical Washington bureaucracy. I was a former Boy Scout. I didn’t need help lighting a fire. A few days into the job, I decided I should put the fireplace to use. Within minutes, the entire West Wing was filled with smoke, and the Secret Service was opening doors to ventilate the area. Apparently, the folks who light the fires also know about opening t...