Oval Office Meetings

Scenes from the Oval Office featuring discussions and meetings with a variety of advisors, highlighting presidential interactions in a formal setting.

United States, State of Massachusetts, Boston. Then-senate candidate Barack Obama gives the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
United States, State of Massachusetts, Boston. Then-senate candidate Barack Obama gives the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
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Presentation of the American Automobile Association (AAA) Lifesaving Awards in the Rose Garden, 9:50AM. President John F. Kennedy (center) receives a gift of an American Automobile Association (AAA) medal from President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie, during the AAA Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization's School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients Ralph S. Steve Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida), Wayne Brown (of New York, New York), John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania), and Patricia Miller (of Hereford, Pennsylvania); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Representative Fernand J. St. Ge
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President Barack Obama holds a young girl while meeting with Marine personnel and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2014.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 2021.
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An audience member waves a sign in support of Barack Obama at the University of Pittsburgh the night before the PA primary.
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Office of the Administrator - Agency Headquarters Renaming Ceremony - ceremony to mark the renaming of the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in honor of President Bill Clinton , Environmental Protection Agency
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2021.
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Reception for Foreign Students, 3:55PM. President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks during a reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. Members of an unidentified band stand on platform.
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A member of the audience holds a "Thank You" sign during President Barack Obama's speech on medicare fraud and health care insurance reform, at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Mo., March 10, 2010.
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Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom presents 10 extraordinary women from 10 countries with the 2015 Secretary of State�s International Women of Courage Award at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2015.
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Lauren Fleming, the 2011 March of Dimes National Ambassador, looks up as her brother Corbin touches President Barack Obama's face during a visit to the Oval Office, Feb. 7, 2012. Lauren is also accompanied by her parents Densel and Nikki Fleming, and her sister Erin.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Burmese women leaders at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., February 6, 2013.
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While President Barack Obama addresses U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Climate Change Summit, bystanders listen in a holding room backstage at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, Sept. 22, 2009.
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President Barack Obama is joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and Bo, the Obama family dog, as he delivers remarks during a Christmas holiday reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Dec. 15, 2010.
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Visit of members of the Knights of Columbus, Charlestown, Massachusetts. President John F. Kennedy (in crowd, center background) visits with members of the Bunker Hill Council of the Knights of Columbus from Charlestown, Massachusetts. White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands with Special Assistant to President Kennedy, John J. McNally, at far right. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; and White House Secret Service agents, Ernie Olsson, Sam Sulliman and Stewart Stu Stout. South Lawn driveway in front of the South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama helps spell out "Ohio" with the Weithman family, Rachel, 9, Josh, 11, and mom Rhonda, in their home in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2010.
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Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs - Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor Geri Palast Farewell
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with U.S. Senators Angus King of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska as they join him aboard his airplane at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, in the predawn hours of April 24, 2015, before they fly to Iqaluit, Canada, for a meeting just below the Arctic Circle of the Arctic Council, where the United States will assume the body's chairmanship for the next two years.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gives out free Florida quarters to children 18 years of age and under following an unveiling ceremony at the KSC Visitor Complex. The quarter celebrates Florida as the gateway to discovery -- a destination for explorers in the past, a launch site for space explorers of the future, and an inviting place for visitors today.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker and U.S. Special Envoy for the Colombian Peace Process Bernard Aronson, listens to conflict victims, ex-combatants, and at-risk youth speak about a job-training program at the Escuela Taller run by the Colombian Ministry of Culture as the delegation visits Cartagena, Colombia, on September 26, 2016, to witness a peace ceremony between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that ends a five-decade conflict.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken through the halls of the State Department on February 25, 2016, as they head for the building cafeteria to eat lunch.
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Visit of Peace Corps trainees, 4:25PM. President John F. Kennedy (center foreground, on speakers platform) delivers remarks to a group of Peace Corps trainees. Also pictured: Associate Director of Program Development and Operations of the Peace Corps, Warren W. Wiggins; Chief of the Division of Training of the Peace Corps, Dr. Joseph F. Kauffman; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; intern in the White House Press Office, Mimi Beardsley; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. Art Godfrey. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Scene from Lafayette Park during the final day of the Nixon administration.
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Woman standing arms akimbo in front of the Supreme Court steps, Washington, DC.
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President Barack Obama plays with family dog "Bo" April 20, 2009, on the South Lawn at the White House. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
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Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand
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President Barack Obama greets a family at Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 25, 2013.
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Young man with braids dancing.
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President William Jefferson Clinton shakes hands with people in the crowd at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, before his departure. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A woman lays flowers at the Supreme Court for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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JSC2009-E-121339 (21 May 2009) --- The astronaut crewmembers of the STS-125 flight orbiting Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis are seen on a TV screen as they receive a phone call from U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) the day after the crew released the freshly serviced Hubble Space Telescope.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves goodbye to a group of children after he addressed the staff and their family members at U.S. Embassy Kigali during a visit to the Rwandan capital on October 14, 2016, to attend a conference focused on amending the Montreal ozone layer protection protocol.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- State Education Commissioner Charlie Crist (front left) walks with students from Ronald McNair Magnet School, Cocoa, Fla., after watching the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-100. Behind at left is teacher Nicole Waxberg, who chaperoned the students. Crist was commemorating the 20th anniversary of Space Shuttle program with his visit to KSC
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President Barack Obama greets a family after his visit to Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, Sept. 5, 2014.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a joint press availability with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova on March 6, 2022.
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Disabled War veterans mixed race opposing basketball teams in wheelchairs photographed in action while playing an important match in a modern hall. High quality photo. Disabled War veterans mixed race opposing basketball teams in wheelchairs photographed in action while playing an important match in a modern hall.
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