Political Engagements

Candid moments depicting politicians in various situations, including discussions, announcements, and public interactions.

President Elect Obama and Vice President Elect Biden wave from the Inaugural train in Edgewood, Maryland on January 17, 2009.

President Barack Obama high fives with Jared Bernstein, economic policy adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, following the Economic Daily Briefing in the Oval Office, March 9, 2010. Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag is seen at right.

First Lady Michelle Obama preps for a Sesame Street announcement about marketing healthier foods to children, with Sam Kass, Executive Director of "Let's Move!," and Maria Cristina "MC" Gonzalez Noguera, Director of Communications for the First Lady, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Oct. 28, 2013.

President Barack Obama talks with CIA Director John Brennan, center, and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough in a West Wing hallway at the White House, May 10, 2013.

President Barack Obama greets guests during a reception for U.S. mayors in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 21, 2011.

November 21, 2017: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melanie Trump and First son Baron Trump participating in the pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey in the Rose Garden.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts a virtual holiday event in honor of Unaccompanied Tour Families at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 2021.

President Barack Obama walks to an outdoor meeting with, from left, Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor, Dan Pfeiffer, communications director, Jim Messina, deputy chief of staff, and Bob Bauer, counsel to the President, in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 6, 2010.

President Elect Obama and Vice President Elect Biden wave from the Inaugural train in Edgewood, Maryland on January 17, 2009.

President Joe Biden walks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan along the Colonnade of the White House Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, to the Oval Office of the White House.

President Barack Obama embraces Rep. Sandy Levin, D-Mich., as Vice President Joe Biden greets Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., following a meeting with Congressional Democratic leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2010.

President Barack Obama with the Executive Committee of the National Governors Association (left to right: President Obama Governors John Hickenlooper, CO and Gary Herbert, UT Foreground. left to right: Governors Mark Dayton, Minnesota and Pat McCrory, NC.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 24, 2013) A U.S. Naval Academy graduate hugs President Barack Obama during the Class of 2013 graduation and commissioning ceremony. The academy graduated 841 ensigns and 206 Marine Corps 2nd lieutenants at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

President Barack Obama, along with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, watch the inaugural parade from the reviewing stand on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013.

Obama pardons Thanksgiving Turkey 2014. President Obama with his daughters Sasha (on left) and Malia (on right) The two men handling the Turkey name Cheese are Cole Cooper (on left) and Gary Cooper President of the National turkey Federation

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Bill Daley, and interim Chief of Staff Pete Rouse walk along the Colonnade of the White House prior to President Obama's announcement of Daley as his new Chief of Staff, Jan. 6, 2011.

US Senator Barack Obama in pouring rain shakes hands at Presidential Rally on October 28, 2008, at Widener University in Chester, PA

S119-S-040 (24 March 2009) --- President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress and school children as he talks March 24, 2009, with astronauts on the International Space Station from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Others seated include Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), left; John Holdren, second left, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Sen. Bill Nelson (D.-Fla), right, who flew aboard the space shuttle in 1986. (White House Photo/Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Personal Secretary Anita Decker react to something on Decker's computer monitor in the Outer Oval Office, Jan. 17, 2014.

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

Mark and Ellyn Miller and their son Jacob react before President Barack Obama signs H.R. 2019, the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, in the Oval Office, April 3, 2014. The law ends taxpayer contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and diverts the money in that fund to pay for research into pediatric cancer through the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

President Barack Obama greets supporters after speaking at a Labor Day rally in Detroit, Michigan, USA, North America

President Barack Obama talks with the space shuttle Shuttle Discovery crew in the Oval Office May 1, 2009.

President Barack Obama fist-bumps custodian Lawrence Lipscomb in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building following the opening session of the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth, Dec. 3, 2009.

The Obamas walk from the White House to St. John's Episcopal Church on August 19, 2012. (left to right, President Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama

President Barack Obama holds a baby after delivering speaking in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept. 22, 2011. (BSLOC_2015_3_88)

12/9/1988 President Reagan during a National Security Council NSC Briefing and watching Television about Israel moving into Lebanon with MB Oglesby Kenneth Duberstein Colin Powell George Bush John Negroponte in the Oval Office Study.

President Barack Obama pats the Thanksgiving Turkey named Apple, in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 24, 2010. First daughter Malia is on the right and Yubert Envia, the Chairman of the National Turkey Federation

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 signs memorabilia for March of Dimes 2013 National Ambassador Nina Centofanti, 8, at the Resolute Desk during her visit to the Oval Office, March 26, 2013. Centofanti's parents Vince and Christine, brother Nicholas, and sister Mia, not visible, stand behind her.

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Nov. 21, 2011 The President reacts jokingly after the First Lady in her remarks called Jill Biden, 'my favorite person here,' despite the fact that her husband was standing next to her. All in good fun, the President then spoke at the signing ceremony for the Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

Barack Obama talks on a cell phone outside the Senate chambers of the U.S. Capitol

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

Audience members look-on during the ABC News broadcast of the Health Care Reform Town Hall meeting in the East Room of the White House, June 24, 2009,

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President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address

Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley listen to an introduction by Rice President David Leebron before Secretary Kerry delivered a speech about the intersection of religion and foreign policy on April 26, 2016, during a visit to Rice�s Baker Institute in Houston, Texas.

(Left to right) Josefina Garcia Nores, daughter of Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez, Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez, U.S. Ambassador to Peru Michael McKinley, and his wife, Fatima McKinley, toast to the Fourth of July during the U.S. Independence Day celebration at the U.S. Embassy Lima in Peru on July 4, 2010.

President Barack Obama greets members of the audience following a ceremony honoring the 2012 BCS National Champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team on their 15th championship, on the South Lawn of the White House, April 15, 2013.

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President Barack Obama looks back as Bo, the Obama family dog, follows him into the Oval Office, Jan. 27, 2012.

President Barack Obama greets a little girl as he and Vice President Joe Biden meet with wounded warriors and their families in the East Room during a tour of the White House, Sept. 22, 2014.

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meet with former Senator Max Cleland of Georgia during the memorial service at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, June 6, 2009

Virginia Delegate Kelly Fowler and Congressman Robert C. Bobby” Scott observe a moment of silence as Deacon Chris Romero provides remarks during the unveiling of a Virginia Historical Marker honoring Filipino Sailors in the U.S. Navy on May 28, 2022. The event occurred at the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Nancy Pelosi claims victory for democrats in the midterm elections and becomes the new Speaker of The House of Representatives

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Spectators gather to watch F-117 aircraft fly over the U.S. Capitol prior to the start of the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Barack Obama presents a birthday cake to Brian Mosteller, Director of Oval Office Operations, in the Oval Office, Dec. 5, 2014. Ferial Govashiri, Personal Aide to the President, watches in the background.

President Barack Obama hugs Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., on the floor of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., before delivering the State of the Union address, Jan. 24, 2012.

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cub Scout Raphael Cash from Bowie, Md., prior to a meeting with a group of Boy Scouts of America youth members and executive leaders in the Oval Office, July 12, 2010.

July 21, 2014 "The President shares a laugh backstage with Los Angeles Clippers basketball player Chris Paul, who was about to introduce the President at a 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative town hall in Washington, D.C. A few minutes before this photograph was taken, I was talking to Chris and he told me how nervous he was about doing the introduction. It surprised me that a basketball superstar, who plays under enormous pressure every night in front of tens of thousands of people, would be nervous. The President then came over and before long, had Chris cracking up in laughter to help put him at ease. I'll note that Chris did a great job in his introduction, and there were no visible signs of nervousness."

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, far left, Secretary Gale Norton, far right, and Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, at front microphone, during ceremonies designating the Church, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as National Historic Landmark

Presentation of 1961 Presidents Cup Regatta Trophy, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy presents the Presidents Cup to Bill Muncey, winner of the Presidents Cup Regatta Unlimited Hydroplane race, in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Naval Aide to the President Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; unidentified; President Kennedy; Bill Muncey; unidentified crew member (partially hidden); Senator Henry 2Scoop2 Jackson of Washington; unidentified; crew member Jerry Rhodes; unidentified; owner of the winning boat Willard Rhodes; Representative Don Magnuson of Washington; two unidentified.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to discuss the formal resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, in the Oval Office, July 30, 2013. To the President's left are, Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat and Mohammed Shtayyeh. To the left of the Vice President are Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Yitzhak Molho.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden deliver remarks to guests attending the Fourth of July celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, July 4, 2021, before introducing musician Jennifer Nettles and her band to perform the Star Spangled Banner.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and State Department Senior Advisor David Thorne wave to passersby as they cross the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, after the 1966 graduates participated in Class Day ceremonies on May 18, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry -- accompanied by his "DiploMutt" Ben -- stands with Mexican Foreign Secretary Jos� Antonio Meade, left, and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, right, inside his home in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 30, 2015, before an informal working dinner focused on trilateral issues.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and Italian First Lady Agnese Landini look on as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi signs the Secretary's guestbook before a State Luncheon in the Prime Minister's honor at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 2016.

Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan meets with staff and families of U.S Embassy New Delhi, in New Delhi, India, on August 14, 2019.

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - (201104290015HQ) Terry White, United Space Alliance project lead for thermal protection systems, left, shows President Barack Obama and his family, from left, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia, Marian Robinson and Sasha, how tiles work on the space shuttle during their visit to the Orbital Processing Facility at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

(R-L) Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesaussenministerin, und Zheenbek Kulubajev, Aussenminister von Kirgisistan, aufgenommen im Rahmen eines gemeinsamen Treffens in Berlin, 24.08.2023

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chat during the State Dinner at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, in New Delhi, India, Nov. 8, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with staff and families from U.S. Embassy Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 1, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, followed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah, prepare to address reporters outside Laurel Cabin at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, before a series of U.S.-Afghan dialogues about security, regional outreach, and economic transition following U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan since 2001.

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Visit of United Kingdom's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, to Washington, D.C., with protective detail personnel providing security

Luncheon in honor of Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio (left), enter the White House to attend a luncheon in honor of President Olympio. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands in doorway at right. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden wave Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as they walk along Pennsylvania Ave. to the White House during the inaugural parade.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks over a photo album presented to him by members of the Tipperary Peace Convention on the balcony at the Aherlow House Hotel in Tipperary, Ireland, before the Secretary received the Tipperary Peace Award on October 30, 2016.

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