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Mid-20th Century Political Gatherings

Black and white images featuring groups of individuals at formal events, showcasing vintage attire and settings like the White House and assembly halls.

John F. Kennedy with Martin Luther King, 'March on Washington', 1963
John F. Kennedy with Martin Luther King, 'March on Washington', 1963
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Anefo photo collection. Queen Beatrix received Noordeinde party chairman Palace connection cabinet formation; Departure VVD party chairman Ed Nijpels /. 23, 1986. Hague, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Actor Wil Van Selst marries with ballet dancer Maike van de Brogert, van Selst and wife, head. July 7, 1971
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Anefo photo collection. Konininin Juliana receives a delegation from the young people volunteers at Paleis Soestdijk. Queen Juliana in conversation with a few young people. November 18, 1963
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Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) from the Far East, 11:15AM. Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Johnson stand in front. Others, L-R: unidentified; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified; Senator Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois (partially hidden); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind the President and Vice President); President Kennedy's brother-in-law, Stephen Smith (in back); several unidentified; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh
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Meeting with the Ambassador of Ghana, Miguel Augustus Ribeiro, 9:50AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Ghana, Miguel Augustus Ribeiro; Ambassador Ribeiro presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Jacqueline Kennedy speaking in Spanish to the League of United Latin American Citizens. She and President Kennedy were at banquet on November 21, 1963 in Houston, Texas. The following day, JFK was assassinated.
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Anefo photo collection. Crisis debate House Representatives fall Cabinet Lubbers II VVD motion travel costsforfait. Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers interruption. 2, 1989. Hague, South Holland
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President William Howard Taft at the opening of the San Diego Exposition circa early1 900s.
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First Lady's Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige poses on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. The White House is in the background.
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Foreground: Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Muriel Humphrey, Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, September 19, 1968.
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Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with assistant Elaine Steele (left) and civil rights leader Johnnie Carr (right) standing at podium; Representative Julia Carson, President Clinton, Senator Tom Daschle, Representative Dennis Hastert and others stand next to her, Washington, DC, 6/15/1999.
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Departure of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 4:40PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks with Minister of External Affairs of India, Lakshmi N. Menon (left foreground, back to camera), upon her departure from the White House; President Kennedy met with President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Minister Menon, and other Indian officials. White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, stands at far right; others are unidentified. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Anefo photo collection. Princess Margriet and Mr. P. van Vollenhoven live in Nationaal St. Joris Marsen in Oud Poelgeest Kasteel in Oegstgeest. Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven meet 'Indians'. 22 May 1971. Oegstgeest, South Holland
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President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd that's on hand to greet him as he exits Air Force I. Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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WOODY HARRELSON and JENNIFER JASON LEIGH in LBJ (2016), directed by ROB REINER.
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Prominent individuals visit Vietnamese refugees in the US during the Vietnam War. Claudia Cardinale, Nguyen Cao Ky, Rosemary Clooney, and Betty Ford are pictured here on May 21, 1975. The visit symbolizes efforts to support and lend aid to the displaced and affected individuals affected by the conflict.
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Seventh "Fair with the Stars" In FranceIngrid Bergman and her Husband, Film Director Robert Rossellini were kept busy Signing Autographs. October 16, 1954. (Photo by Gerard Decaux, Camera Press)
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Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Arthur Summerfield at Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Republican National Committee Photo, July 1952July 1952
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) presents a new pony, Tex to Caroline Kennedy (CBK); children playing on the South Lawn. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy pets Tex, a pony given to Caroline Kennedy as a gift from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President John F. Kennedy, Caroline, Vice President Johnson, and Lynda Bird Johnson observe. An unidentified boy sits astride the pony. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a meeting on immigration Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and his 1972 cabinet members Donald Rumsfeld, John A. Volpe, Peter Peterson, Melvin Laird, William Rogers, Rogers Morton, Elliott Richardson, Caspar Weinberger, Robert Finch, George Romney, Earl Butz, George Shultz, Spiro Agnew, Richard Kleindienst, James Hodgson, David Kennedy, and George H. W. Bush, White House, Washington D.C., USA, White House Photo Office, June 16, 1972
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Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Announcing her Candidacy for U.S. Presidential Nomination with Representatives Parren Mitchell, Charles Rangel, and Bella Abzug seated at Table with Microphones, Thomas J. O'Halloran, January 25, 1972
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Trip to Western States: Pierre, South Dakota (Oahe Dam), 10:25AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski (right), at the dedication of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall, stands in center. Mr. Ziolkowski presented President Kennedy with a carved mahogany sculpture of Chief Henry Standing Bear (sculpture not pictured). Also pictured: U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern; Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, John Campion, and Jerry Blaine. See also MO 63.1550.1, Sculpture of Chief Henry Standing Bear.
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Cuba: Fidel Castro, Cuban Prime Minister, places a wreath at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, c. 1959
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State of the Union Address, 12:33PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers his annual address to the Congress on the State of the Union in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), sit at left behind the President; Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ralph R. Roberts, sits at right. Others are unidentified.
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Anefo photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1986: Cabinet Ridderzaal, left right: Van Eekelen, Ruding, Deetman, Van Dijk, Korthals Altes, short, Prime Minister Lubbers. September 16, 1986
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Caroline Kennedy with Capt. Earl Yates, commander of the newly commissioned aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy. She presented him with a commemorative relief of her father, President John F. Kennedy. July 27, 1968.
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Rosalynn Carter chairs a meeting in Chicago, IL. for the President's Commission on Mental Health. circa 04/20/1977.
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President Kennedy with Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.. President John F. Kennedy claps while his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., dances in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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Astronaut John Glenn Jr. is honored by President John F. Kennedy after Glenn's historical first manned orbital flight, Mercury-Atlas 6. The ceremony was held in front of Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. To Glenn's left are his wife, Annie, daughter, Lyn, and his son, David.
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U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon Reviewing Inauguration Parade, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and Second Lady Pat Nixon seated behind, Washington, D.C., USA, photographer Thomas J. O'Halloran, Warren K. Leffler, January 21, 1957
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President Kennedy with Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.. President John F. Kennedy plays with his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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Trip to Europe: Germany, West Berlin: President Kennedy addresses Free University, 3:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (right, standing at microphones) delivers remarks at Free University of Berlin in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Those seated on stage at left include: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Speaker of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Free University Rector, Ernst Heinitz; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner. Scratches at bottom of image are original to the negative.
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Trip to Western States: Honolulu, Hawaii, arrival at Honolulu International Airport, 9:10PM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in his honor at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. Standing in background (left to right): Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (wearing flower leis); Representative Spark M. Matsunaga of Hawaii (wearing flower leis); Senators Hiram L. Fong and Daniel Inouye (both of Hawaii).
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Person dressed as Abraham Lincoln on steps of U.S. Capitol - Abraham Lincoln impersonator ca. 1935.