Historical Political Events

A collection of images capturing significant moments in political history, featuring crowds and notable figures during rallies and official meetings.

President Bush speaks in the Rose Garden with his Cabinet

Media covers US Senator Barack Obama as he shakes hands at early vote for change Presidential rally, October 29, 2008 at Halifax Mall, Government Complex in Raleigh, NC

National Security Council Executive Committee (EXCOMM) Meeting, 10:10AM. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (left), Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze (partially hidden), and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor leave the White House after meeting with President John F. Kennedy and other members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama shares a laugh with, left to right, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Senior Advisor David Axelrod, Personal Secretary Katie Johnson and Personal Aide Reggie Love in the Oval Office, Oct. 8, 2009.

76 new American citizens taking oath of citizenship at Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony on July 4, 2005 at Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia, on the anniversary of Jefferson's death day and the signing of the Declaration of Independence

President Barack Obama salutes military service members while watching the inaugural parade from the reviewing stand on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013.

President Barack Obama pauses to look back at the scene before leaving the platform following the inaugural swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. Standing behind the President are First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and Marian Robinson.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller shortly after the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was captured, in the Oval Office, April 19 2013. Chief of Staff Denis McDonough listens nearby.

President Bush speaks in the Rose Garden with his Cabinet

President Barack Obama walks along the Cross Hall of the White House, to greet the 2009 Little League Softball World Series Champions from Warner Robins, Ga., in the East Room, July 27, 2010.

Audience listening to President George Bush, flanked by First Lady Laura Bush, discussing health and fitness initiatives and introducing the members of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, at the White House Fitness Expo on the White House lawn, Washington, D.C.

Tourists and sightseers in front of the White House in Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

President Bush speaks in the Rose Garden with his Cabinet

Dec. 6, 2011 "En route to his speech at Osawatomie High School in Kansas, I noticed a lot of people lining the motorcade route. So on departure, I rode in his vehicle so I could photograph some of the onlookers waving to the President."

President Barack Obama, Robert McDonald and Vice President Biden walking back to the White House through Lafayette Park after President Obama announces his intention to nominate Robert McDonald to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Remarks to the press following the 1st US Manned Orbital Flight, 3:27PM. President John F. Kennedy (standing at microphones) delivers a statement to the press following astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.s successful orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker, stands fourth from right; other reporters and photographers are unidentified. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden, 10:37AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: President of the National Council of Senior Citizens and former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, Aimé J. Forand; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; Special Assistant to the President, John J. McNally; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring. White House, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama kisses a baby girl as he and Vice President Joe Biden greet wounded warriors and their families during their tour in the East Room of the White House, June 23, 2014.

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

President Barack Obama shakes hands with attendees of the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, June 25, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets members of the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants on the South Lawn of the White House, June 8, 2012, during a ceremony honoring the team for their Super Bowl XLVI victory.

USA, Indiana, Carmel. A cub scout's arm waving the American flag.

John P. Abizaid, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia delivers remarks at his swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2019.

Wasahington, D.C., September 12, 2014 Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer administers the AmeriCorps pledge to over 600 AmeriCorps members on the south lawn of the White House while President Obama and former President Clinton look on. The event was held in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

President Barack Obama greets Top Cops in the State Dining Room prior to a ceremony to honor the National Association of Police Organizations Top Cops award winners in the East Room of the White House, May 12, 2014.

Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. Arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: President John F. Kennedy; Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk; State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Larry Newman, Walt Coughlin, and Paul A. Burns. Members of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps stand on b

President Barack Obama visits with Affordable Care Act letter writer roundtable participants in the Oval Office following a meeting in the Roosevelt Room, Feb. 3, 2015.

Visit of the Panel on Mental Retardation, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President's Panel on Mental Retardation. Photograph includes Dr. Robert E. Cooke (far left); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (third from left); President Kennedy (front, center); Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer Mike Feldman (far right); Irene Wright; Dr. Leonard Mayo; Dr. Lloyd M. Dunn; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

2012 Democratic National Convention

June 23, 2014 "The President kisses a baby girl as he and the Vice President greeted wounded warriors and their families during their tour in the East Room of the White House."

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk with their daughters Sasha and Malia, right, to attend an Easter service at St. John's Church in Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 31, 2013.

President Barack Obama plays with a Petoskey stone as he talks on the phone in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012.

President Donald J. Trump flanked by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Charge d'affaires Singapore Stephanie Syptak, greets embassy personnel and their families at U.S. Embassy Singapore in Singapore on June 11, 2018.

Loretta E. Lynch speaks after President Barack Obama announced that she is his nominee to succeed Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., left, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014.

President Barack Obama walks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi backstage at a Democratic fundraiser in Washington, D.C., June 18, 2009.

A little boy leans over to kiss President Barack Obama during the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, June 27, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry thanks U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Denise Bauer, left, and U.S Ambassador to the European Union Anthony Gardner, right, before he addresses employees of the U.S. Mission to Belgium and the U.S. Mission to the European Union on May 20, 2016, at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Brussels, Belgium.

Family and friends of crew members aboard the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) wait for their loved ones to come ashore. The vessel has just returned home from deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden bow their heads during the funeral for Dorothy Height at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2010.

President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden, joined by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and NSC Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez, talks on the phone with Jeff Zients Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

President Barack Obama listens to an audience member's question at a town hall style meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, May 14, 2009.

President Barack Obama hugs his campaign manager, Jim Messina, during an unannounced stop at campaign headquarters in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 7, 2012.

President Donald Trump, 2nd from left, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, left, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, speaks with NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir during the first all-woman spacewalk on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The first all-woman spacewalk in history began at 7:38am EDT with Koch and Meir venturing outside the International Space Station to replace a failed battery charge-discharge unit. This is the fourth spacewalk for Koch and Meirs first.

President Kennedy greets recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Annual Military Reception, 6:03PM. President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Those pictured include: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, and his wife, Margaret McNamara; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric, and his wife, Madelin T. Gilpatric; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Julia Ann Shepard (in back), wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Caroline Kennedy and nanny to the Kennedy children, Maud Shaw, watch the proceedings from the second-floor balcony (Truman Porch). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Float at the New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Secretary Gale Norton and Take Pride in America Director Martha Allbright rode horseback in the Parade to highlight the Take Pride in America-promoted volunteer commitment to cleanup of California lands devastated by 2003 forest fires

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

President Barack Obama greets members of the Rolling Thunder in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, May 25, 2012.

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors

2008 Republican National Convention

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Secretary Gale Norton at the podium during award ceremonies, on the rooftop of the Department of Interior headquarters building, honoring individuals,youth groups, schools, organizations, partnerships, businesses involved in volunteer conservation efforts under the Take Pride in America program

Presentation of the Young American Medals to Gerald L. Davis (Oregon), Gordon B. Kilmer (Michigan), and Mary Ann Kingry (Michigan), 10:15AM. President John F. Kennedy and others listen as Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); unidentified (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Representative Al Ullman of Oregon (partially hidden); medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Attorney General Kennedy; Representative James Harvey of Michigan (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan; medal recipient, Mary Ann Kingry, of Saginaw, Michigan. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (right of column), stands in background. Rose G

Nancy Pelosi speaks to the media following the democratic take-over of the House

Silhouetted figure at the Nations Capitol Fountain.

President Barack Obama meets with Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham in the Oval Office to discuss Syria, Sept. 2, 2013. National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice is at left.

President Bush with current and former Secretaries of State and Defense

Crowd holding American flags

President Barack Obama leads his daughter Sasha through the Kremlin after the family arrived in Moscow, Russia, July 6, 2009.

Remarks recorded for a film on physical fitness, 4:45PM. President John F. Kennedy (at center in background) delivers remarks being recorded for a film on physical fitness. Also pictured are film crew members and White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen (on far right edge of frame). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

A U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Divion Officer and Special Agent are seen providing protection during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2022.

President Barack Obama relaxes on a sofa in the Oval Office with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, Feb. 2, 2009.

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Preserve America Presidential Awards event at the White House, with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III providing the introduction and First Lady Laura Bush announcing awards to the African Burial Ground project (resulting in the African Burial Ground National Monument) in New York City, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City, the Corinth and Alcorn County, Mississippi Heritage Tourism Initiative, and the Historic Courthouse Preservation Program in Texas

US Senator Barack Obama waving to crowd at Early Vote for Change Presidential rally, October 25, 2008 at Bonanza High School, Judy K. Cameron Stadium in Las Vegas, NV

President Barack Obama greets Kavya Shivashankar, left, the 2009 Scripps Spelling Bee winner, and her family in the Oval Office, June 3, 2010.

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

Martin Luther King, Jr., with Leaders at March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington Monument in Background, Washington, D.C., USA, photo by Warren K. Leffler, August 28, 1963

Departure of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 4:40PM. President John F. Kennedy and President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (right, back to camera), visit with unidentified photographers and reporters following a meeting at the White House. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama signs items for Make-A-Wish child Rafael Mullet during a visit in the Oval Office, Jan. 25, 2012. Rafael is accompanied by his mother Maria Velez, father Rafael Mullet, and sister Maria Mullet.

President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao of China watch the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps pass on the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 19, 2011.

Caroline Kennedy (CBK) with her pony Macaroni. Caroline Kennedy rides her pony, Macaroni, as White House Secret Service agent, Bob Foster, runs in front. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Greece, Alexander A. Matsas, 12:30PM. Newly-appointed Ambassador of Greece Alexander A. Matsas (left) meets with President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) in the Oval Office of the White House to present his credentials; unidentified man stands in the background. Washington, D.C.

Thousands converge on the Mall demanding immigration reform

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to NASA personnel and others during a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

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President Barack Obama and Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall wave goodbye as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India departs the North Portico of the White House, Nov. 24, 2009.

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

First Lady Michelle Obama and first children Sasha and Malia Obama, at the swearing in ceremony for President Barack Obama at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013.

Secretary Gale Norton and others participating in horseback riding and related outdoor events around the National Mall, Washington, D.C., marking the final days of the Norton tenure at the Department of Interior

Carol Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, and Piper Van Wagenen, one of 10 grandchildren, are seen during a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82.

Republican National Convention 2008

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