Historical Political Figures

Portraits of notable 20th-century political figures in formal settings, capturing moments of diplomacy and recognition adorned in suits and official attire.

President H.W. Bush and national security advisor Brent Scowcroft

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

President Ronald Reagan and a politician posing

President H.W. Bush and national security advisor Brent Scowcroft

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Jimmy Carter with Carlos Humberto Romero President of the Republic of El Salvador. circa 09/08/1977.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - President of the United States (POTUS) George W Bush Visit to Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

TIM ROBBINS and GORE VIDAL in BOB ROBERTS (1992), directed by TIM ROBBINS.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Cong Norwood and Ralph Regula

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Visit of Gherman S. Titov, Russian Cosmonaut (astronaut), and John Glenn, American Astronaut, 12:47PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov (second from right). American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. stands at left. Interpreter Ivan Shklyar stands at far right. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

French President Francois Mitterrand and President Ronald Reagan.in Paris on June 3, 1982

Meeting with Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 9:57AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chancellor of West Germany Konrad Adenauer in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

10/04/2000. 05-10-00-Toledo. Inauguration of the Exhibition on Charles V. Photos.Chema Barroso-Jose Garcia.-Archdc.

Senator Edmund Muskie with Jimmy Carter circa 19 December 1977.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2001 Business Leader of the Year at Georgetown University

Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Joseph Kennedy at the opening session of the House of Representatives in January 1987

President Ronald Reagan visits the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during the 100 anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

12/06/2003. Madrid. 06-12-03. The royal family has attended the royal theater where the commemorative concert of the twenty-five years of the Constitution is held. Photo Javier Prieto.

1980 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is bid farewell on his departure from the United States after his visit..

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with President of Uruguay Jorge Batlle Ibanez

The Honorable William Cohen, Secretary of Defense, shakes hands with Korean Minister Kim following a press conference. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Assistant Physician to the President, Capt. Dr. George G. Burkley, USN, portrait photographs. Portrait of Assistant Physician to President John F. Kennedy, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley. White House, Washington, D.C.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci

U.S. President Bill Clinton with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia during press conference, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York, USA, Ralph Alswang, White House Photograph Office, October 23, 1995

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel meeting in White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, June 11, 1975

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel meeting in White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, June 11, 1975

Republican presidential candidate for the 1996 election, Senator Bob Dole smiles as he meets people at a rally at Temple Christian School in Ventura, California

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Mitch Daniels

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks with NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (at left) in the VIP lounge at the Apollo/Saturn V Center while awaiting launch of Mission STS-88, the first U.S. launch for the International Space Station. Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is looking on in background

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Lt. Brenda Berkman

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain at arrival ceremony for the Prime Minister's sate visit, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, January 30, 1975

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain at arrival ceremony for the Prime Minister's sate visit, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, January 30, 1975

United States, State of Florida, Miami. Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew at the Republican Convention of 1972.

Photograph of the Official Portrait of President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush, 1986

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Mitch Daniels

Photograph of the Official Portrait of President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush, 1986

Italian politician Bettino Craxi talking to Italian politician Giulio Andreotti. 1980s

U.S. President Ronald Reagan shaking hands with Donald Trump at reception for members of the "Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies" foundation, White House Blue Room, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, November 3, 1987

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

Trip to Mexico: Luncheon in honor of Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, 2:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at far right) visit with a group of Mexican student leaders following a luncheon in honor of President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, and First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos. The students presented President Kennedy with a gold medal and scroll. Hotel María Isabel, Mexico City, Mexico.

President Gerald Ford Visits NTC.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

El Pardo (Madrid), 10/12/1985. Golden wedding of the Counts of Barcelona at the Palacio del Pardo. In the image, Don Juan and his wife Doña María de las Mercedes, Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, Prince Felipe, the Infantas Elena and Cristina, the Dukes of Badajoz Luis Gómez-Acebo and Pilar de Borbon, Simoneta, Juan, Alfonso, Fernando and Bruno Gómez-Acebo, the Dukes of Soria Carlos Zurita and Margarita de Borgon with and their children, Alfonso and Maria Zurita.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Speaks at the Retirement Celebration for Joe N. Kennedy

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Senator Jefferson Sessions (R-AL)

Seville, 06/26/1999. Inauguration ceremony of the new ABC House in Seville, with the visit of King Juan Carlos I.

Jimmy Carter with Tim Kraft circa 28 January 1977.

Copy of President Ford Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with Mao Tse-Tung; Chairman of Chinese Communist Party, during a visit to the Chairman

Marshall Space Flight Center Director T. J. Lee greets President George Bush upon arrival at the Redstone Arsenal Airfield, June 20, 1990. During his visit Bush toured Marshall facilities and addressed Center employees.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - Labor Leaders Management with President Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

Madrid, 11/03/1994. Presentation at the Casa de América of the book "Don Juan", by Luis María Ansón. In the image, Juan José Alonso Millán.

President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, left, during visit to Department of Interior headquarters, touring the Department of Interior Museum exhibit of contemporary and historical photography of National Parks

England's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arrives for a visit.

Alberto Gonzalez

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev at podium during Washington Summit and state visit, White House East Room, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, December 8, 1987

LUIS MARIA ANSON SALUDANDO A JUAN LUIS CEBRIAN, SON ELEGIDOS PARA FORMAR PARTE DE LA REAL ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA, 19 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1996.

U.S. Congressman Newt Gingrich and U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush at event to honor Speaker of the House Bob Michel, Washington, D.C., USA, Laura Patterson, Roll Call Photograph Collection, December 1989

LEONARDO DICAPRIO and FRANK JR ABAGNALE in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Bill Ford Jr.

GOYTISOLO, LUIS. ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL. BARCELONA 1935-. FOTO EN LA REAL ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA JUNTO A FRANCISCO AYALA Y MANUEL SECO. AÑO 1994.

National Park Service/White House photographer Abbie Rowe posing with outgoing President Dwight David Eisenhower, January 16, 1961.

Office of the Secretary - Labor Leaders Management with President Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

JUAN CARLOS I. REY DE ESPAíA . ROMA 1938-. JUNTO AL PRESIDENTE DE STADOS UNIDOS RONALD REAGAN.

Office of the Secretary - Labor Leaders Management with President Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, left, congratulates Deputy Secretary of Defense Kenneth Rush after presenting him with the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal during a Pentagon ceremony. Rush has served in his position since February 23, 1972. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Roy Bridges with the president of Iceland.

10/29/1987. Mario Varags Llosa with Luis Rosales.

Senator Diane Feinstein and Senator Barbara Boxer at the 2000 Democratic Convention at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2001 Business Leader of the Year at Georgetown University

Trip to Western States: Los Angeles, California, Beverly Hilton Hotel, President Kennedy and Jack Benny visit the John Burroughs High School senior prom, 10:22PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) receives a silver tray from the graduating class of the John Burroughs High School of Burbank, California, during the schools senior prom in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Comedian Jack Benny (gesturing with his right hand) stands at left; all others are unidentified. President Kennedy and Mr. Benny visited the dance after attending a fundraising dinner at the same hotel. See also MO 63.4413, Tray

Gregorio Peces Barba and Felipe Gonzalez, spanish politicians, speaking at the Congress of Deputies. 20th century. Madrid. Spain.

10/08/1992. Sole Tura, Baronesses Thyssen, Sofia of Greece and Juan Carlos I at the Inauguration of the Thyssen Museum.

Mr. Hubert Humphrey and Dr. von Braun during Mr. Humphrey's visit of the Marshall Space Flight Center May 22, 1967. Humphrey, chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, toured the Center facilities where he examined several mockups related to the Apollo Applications Program.

President Jimmy Carter and Carter and Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on May 24, 1977 (Large format sizes available)

President George W. Bush and Rock singer, activist Bono embrace after Bono speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington,DC on February 2, 2006.. Senator Mark Pryor, Arkansas, is on right.

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

U.S. President Ronald Reagan's first meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev at Fleur D'Ea during first summit, Geneva, Switzerland, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, November 19, 1985

President Kennedy with John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK, Jr.). Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers, visits with John F. Kennedy, Jr., in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Camp David and En-Route to Ellis Island

Umberto II of Italy with a book in hand in his study of Villa Italia. Cascais (Portugal), December 1965.

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall appearing as guest of honor at Department of Interior headquarters events celebrating the contributions of the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, talks with WWI veteran Frank Buckles during a dedication ceremony for the unveiling of portraits of WWI veterans in the Pentagon March 6, 2008.

CLINT EASTWOOD & DAVE BRUBECK shake hands backstage at THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL

02/28/1996.- José María rally in Zaragoza. The event was attended by Julio Iglesias, who made time in his agenda to travel to Zaragoza and support the popular leader.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Ed Moy

Office of Disability Employment Policy - 11th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act (ADA) with Teddy Pendegrass

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci

EL PRESIDENTE JOSE MARIA AZNAR CON SU MUJER ANA BOTELLA JUNTO A FRANCISCO ALVAREZ CASCOS Y RODRIGO RATO DURANTE LA CELEBRACION POR LA VICTORIA EN LA ELECCIONES 1996 DEL "PARTIDO POPULAR". 03/03/1996. MADRID.

Vice President H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush listen to President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at a dinner in Washington where President Reagan endorses Vice President George HW Bush.

Vice President Dan QUAYLE AT NASA

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

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