Historic U.S. Presidents

Images of influential U.S. Presidents from the mid-20th century, presenting various formal settings, including speeches and public addresses.

John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States

U.S. President Richard Nixon Delivering his State of the Union Address, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, January 30, 1974

Campaign Trip to Pennsylvania. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a Democratic fund-raising dinner at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; President Kennedy traveled to Harrisburg as part of a congressional campaign trip. Seated onstage (L-R): unidentified; Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justice, Earl S. Keim; unidentified man (in back); candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania and former mayor of Philadelphia, Richardson Dilworth; Governor of Pennsylvania, David L. Lawrence (partially hidden, right of lectern); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania).

George H. W. Bush (born, 1924). American politician. 41st President of the United States (1989-1993). Portrait (1994-1995) by Ronald N. Sherr (born, 1952). National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C. United States.

President Ronald Reagan arrives for a visit to the base. Reagan will appear briefly on stage during the taping of "Bob Hope's High Flying Birthday Extravaganza," a television show celebrating Bob Hope's 84th birthday. The show will precede the ninth international airlift competition Airlift Rodeo '87. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senator John F. Kennedy addresses the Democratic Party's National Convention after being unanimously nominated for President of the United States. Los Angeles, July 13, 1960.

President Gerald Ford speaks to a crowd of 6,000 in Melvin, Illinois. There were scattered of protest signs in the crowd. Oct. 24, 1974.

MARTIN SHEEN in THE WEST WING (1999) -Original title: WEST WING, THE-TV-.

Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale at Democratic National Convention, New York City, New York, USA, Warren K. Leffler, July 15, 1976

An informal medium shot of President William Jefferson Clinton during his visit to Fort Drum. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Richard Nixon declared his innocence in the Watergate scandal. In a nationally televised address from Oval Office, he repeated that he has no intention of releasing the secretly made White House tape recordings. Aug. 17, 1973.

JOSE LOPEZ PORTILLO (1920-2004) PRESIDENTE DE MEXICO. Location: EXTERIOR. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Photograph taken during the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States of America. Dated 20th Century

President Jimmy Carter and Bert Lance in the White House briefing room, Washington DC

U.S. President Jimmy Carter during Press Conference announcing the Resignation of Bert Lance, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Washington. D.C., USA, photographer Marion S. Trikosko, Warren K. Leffler, September 21, 1977

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford at work in White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, January 27, 1976

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford at work in White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, January 27, 1976

Portrait of John F. Kennedy by Tania Sarin, 20th Century

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat on the White House south lawn at the arrival ceremony in honor of Sadat's state visit, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, August 5, 1981

Belgrade (then part of Yugoslavia), September 1992. Meeting between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. In the image, the American player waits for the arrival of the Russian.

Reagan's New Hampshire 1976 (Large format sizes available)

U.S. President Jimmy Carter at lectern during Press Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, Marion S. Trikosko, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, January 26, 1979

Jimmy Carter and Rosslyn Carter in June 1980

President Reagan wearing glasses.

President Richard M Nixon Announcing End of Vietnam War on TV, January 23, 1973

Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia State Capitol Building, state house, interior, portrait of then Governor Jimmy Carter

Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994) president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, he became the only president to resign from the office, following the Watergate scandal.

John F Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President of the United States of America (1961-1963,).

U.S. President Ronald Reagan giving his acceptance speech at Republican National Convention, Dallas Texas, USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, August 23, 1984

Reagan portrait 1985.

Photograph dated 1982 of Donald John Trump (born 1946), American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He became the president of his father Fred Trump's real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. Trump expanded the company's operations to building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses.

A commemorative postcard for the 35th President of the USA, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Kriangsak Chomanan and Jimmy Carter at arrival ceremony for the Prime Minister of Thailand. circa 02/06/1979.

President Franklin Roosevelt visiting Yosemite National Park. FDR toured Yosemite for six hours with Senator and Mrs. McAdoo. July 15, 1938.

President Jimmy Carter speaks to a crowd upon his return from his European visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

11/21/1983 President Reagan attending ceremony to receive the 36th annual Thanksgiving Turkey from representatives of the National Turkey Federation on the South Lawn.

Richard Nixon (USA President ) with the Shah of Iran 1971

President Nixon and Merle Haggard.

President and First Lady at a fund raiser for a senator candidate in Orlando, Florida on November 1, 1986

Washington, D.C.: September 20, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy as he spoke tonight at a $100-a-plate fund raising dinner. His wife, Jacqueline, watches the Democratic presidential nominee as he outlines his plan to preserve and further U.S. world leadership against the efforts of Communism. It was his first nationwide televised speech of the presidential campaign.

Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter at the arrival ceremony for the Vice Premier of China. circa 01/29/1979.

Walter Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller, stands on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Mr. Heller holds a copy of the Economic Report of the President, transmitted to Congress in January of 1962.

U.S. President Gerald Ford talking with aide John Mashek, at the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Marion S. Trikosko, February 6, 1975

Walter Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller, stands on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Mr. Heller holds a copy of the Economic Report of the President, transmitted to Congress in January of 1962.

CLINT EASTWOOD in IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993), directed by WOLFGANG PETERSEN.

Embattled President Richard Nixon beside transcripts of his 'secret' White House tape. Nixon was photographed after his televised address on the release of the edited transcripts to the House Judiciary Committee. April 29, 1974.

Trip to West Virginia: Address at the West Virginia Centennial celebration, State Capitol Building, Charleston, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (left) attends a celebration commemorating the centennial of West Virginia on the steps of the State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia. Governor of West Virginia, William W. Barron, speaks from behind lectern at right. Also pictured: Senators from West Virginia, Robert C. Byrd (right of President Kennedy) and Jennings Randolph (mostly hidden behind lectern); White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius.

President William Jefferson Clinton arrives at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, and is met by the local area officals. He is scheduled to fly with the Marines in a helicopter to view the flooded city of Grand Forks. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, wave to the public as they ride in the presidential car during the Inauguration Day parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Walter Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller, stands on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Mr. Heller holds a copy of the Economic Report of the President, transmitted to Congress in January of 1962.

Congressional campaign trip: Louisville, Kentucky, rally. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to a congressional campaign rally inside Freedom Hall Coliseum at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan waving from limousine during inaugural parade, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, January 20, 1981

President Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, delivers his Inaugural address. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Mexico: Tour and address at the Independencia Housing Project, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during his visit to the Unidad Independencia (Independencia Housing Project) in Mexico City, Mexico. U.S State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes, stands left of President Kennedy. Seated at right (L-R): U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Thomas C. Mann; unidentified (at right edge).

President Ronald W. Reagan dons an Iceland Defense Force ball cap presented to him by Rear Admiral E.A. McVadon, commander, Iceland Defense Force/island commander, Iceland, during a gathering in the president's honor. Reagan is in Keflavik preparing for his summit meeting with Mikhail S. Gorbachev of the Soviet Union. Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

US President William Clinton addresses a crowd of over twenty thousand during the commisioning of the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Country: Unknown

Jill Clayburgh (center), on-set of the Film, "First Monday in October", Paramount Pictures, 1981

Anefo photo collection. Queen Beatrix Prince Claus attendance Prince Willem Alexander Lieutenant-Ter-Zee navy HR. Ms. Tromp Den Helder; Prince Willem-Alexander explains oath. July 1, 1986. Den Helder

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at an event in the East Room of the White House in November 1993

U.S. President Jimmy Carter participating in town hall meeting, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, March 16, 1977

U.S. President Ronald Reagan reading a book "We can blow the whistle on Government waste" in the White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, December 19, 1984

Governor Bill Clinton speaks at the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center in 1992 in So. Central, LA

United States, Washington, D.C. The Reagans wave to press and well wishers on the South Lawn of the White House.

Bill Clinton, 42nd President, shakes hands on Inauguration Day January 20, 1993 in Washington, DC

Walter Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Walter W. Heller, stands on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Mr. Heller holds a copy of the Economic Report of the President, transmitted to Congress in January of 1962.

Governor Bill Clinton and Senator Al Gore on the 1992 Buscapade campaign tour in San Antonio, Texas

Innauguration of James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967

U.S. President John F. Kennedy smoking cigar and reading newspaper while sitting aboard Presidential yacht, Honey Fitz, during Labor Day weekend, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, USA, Cecil Stoughton, White House Photographs, August 31, 1963

U.S. President Ronald Reagan with U.S. gymnast Mary Lou Retton and 1984 United States Olympic team, Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, August 13, 1984

President William Jefferson Clinton receives a pin from a local area offical upon his arrival to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, where he is touring the flood damage in Grand Forks, 22 April 1997. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan having lunch with U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush and U.S. Second Lady Barbara Bush in White House Oval Office study, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, August 11, 1988

Veterans Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, 11:00AM. John F. Kennedy, Jr., talks to White House Secret Service agent, Bob Foster, during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

President Ronald Reagan gives graduation address to the graduating class of Tuskegee University their friends and families during ceremonies held at the university. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and U.S. President Ronald Reagan, full-ength portrait, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, October 6, 1987

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982. To the right of the President are Mrs. Reagan and NASA Administrator James M. Beggs. To the left are STS-4 Columbia astronauts Thomas K. Mattingly and Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. Prototype Space Shuttle Enterprise is in the background.

Jimmy Carter and Zbigniew Brzezinski aboard Air Force One circa 29 December 1977.

1981 President Reagan and Nancy Reagan.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan presenting Mother Teresa with the Presidential Medal of Freedom as U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan looks on during White House Ceremony in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, June 10, 1985

SUAREZ, Adolfo (Cebreros, 1932). Spanish politician. The king Juan Carlos I of Spain appointed him as Prime Minister in 1976. It legalized the Communist Party (1976) and formed the UCD beeing the Spain Prime Minister in 1979. Adolfo Suarez during and speech in the Congress of Deputies.

U.S. President Lyndon Johnson delivering his inaugural address, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., USA, Cecil Stoughton, January 18, 1965

U.S. President Gerald Ford standing and smiling after giving a television speech at the White House, Washington, D.C., photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, January 13, 1975

Dr. von Braun became Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center on July 1, 1960.

Dr. von Braun was honored with a series of farewell events and ceremonies prior to his reassignment to NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Dr. von Braun speaks to the crowd in front of the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama. Alabama Governor Brewer and U.S. Senator Sparkman are in the foreground.

DEU, Germany: The historical colour photos from the times of the 70s show events and persons from politics, culture, trade unions, working life, medicine, etc. Duesseldorf. 2nd Party Congress of the DKP on 27.11.71 Herbert Mies

Vice President Al Gore addresses the members of the Joint Force for Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Governor Bill Clinton meets the town's people at Dee's Restaurant on the 1992 Buscapade campaign tour in Corsicana, Texas

Robert Marion La Follette waving his hat from an automobile, while campaigning as the presidential candidate for the Progressive Party in Chicago in 1924. He won 13 electoral votes from his home state of Wisconsin, and 16.6% of the total popular vote (BSLOC_2020_2_137)

The cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova by Anonymous /State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Moscow/1963/Photograph/Russia/Portrait

George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush and politicians viewed by spectators at Oxnard, CA train station for campaign whistle-stop tour, 2000

Governor Bill Clinton and U.S. Senate Candidate Diane Feinstein at a Mexican Independence Day celebration in 1992 at Baldwin Park, Los Angeles, California

Visit of participants in the 1962 Campaign Conference for Democratic Women, 9:35AM. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (lower right, on platform) delivers remarks to participants of the 1962 Campaign Conference for Democratic Women; President John F. Kennedy stands on platform with Mrs. Kennedy. Also pictured: Vice-Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Margaret B. Price; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Chairman of the DNC, John M. Bailey; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator George Smathers (Florida); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig; White House Correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sander Vanocur; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Oscar N. Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. South Lawn, White

John F. KennedyBandanna. Subject: John F. Kennedy, American, 1917-1963

The official portrait of Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper rests on a stand during an official portrait unveiling ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July 15, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Astronaut John Glenn returned to space 36 years after his historic 1962 flight. He flew into space on the space shuttle at age 77 to study effects of space flight on the elderly. 1998.

Jesse Jackson, President, Bold Leadership New Direction, Political Advertisement, USA, 1988

Elsevier photo collection. Studio 1, NTS sent direct TV program entire night movies, results commentary regarding election subsequent states. Program leader W.C. Brugsma, program title, "America chooses president" portraits presidential candidates it. November 6, 1968. Hilversum

For president, Abram Lincoln. For vice president, Hannibal Hamlin - digital file from original print | Library of Congress

of 2