Political Figures and Events

Images featuring notable politicians engaging at various events, highlighting legislative actions and ceremonial introductions in formal settings.

President Barack Obama walks past a portrait of President H. W. Bush after he makes his announcement about the General Motors bankruptcy and bail out.

Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins speaking at ceremony, at the Ted Weiss Federal Office Building in New York City, New York, marking the announcement of the designation of the 17th-18th Century African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan as a National Monument

Dr. Jill Biden walks down the Cross Hall en route to a Mother's Day Tea in the East Room of the White House, May 6, 2011. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Biden hosted the tea for military spouses, relatives, and friends.

President Barack Obama talks with former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula in the Blue Room prior to a ceremony honoring the 1972 Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins at the White House, Aug. 20, 2013.

President Barack Obama examines the Resolute Desk on March 3, 2009, while visiting with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg in the Oval Office. In a famous photograph, her brother John F. Kennedy Jr., peeked through the FDR panel, while his father President Kennedy worked.

Vice President Mike Pence Arrives at at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 18, 2019.

Respects are paid to former U.S. President Gerald Ford as his casket lay in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

Secretary Gale Norton with Arizona Senator John McCain at events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, makes remarks during a gun violence prevention event Thursday, April 8, 2021, in the Rose Garden at the White House.

President George W. Bush answers a question from ABC's Sam Donaldson as the president dropped into the daily press briefing on the last day that the White House Press Briefing Room will be open.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits the birthplace of Richard Milhous Nixon in Yorba Linda, California, on July 23, 2020.

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., with Vice President Kamala K. Harris and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, delivers remarks to State Department employees, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2021.

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a White House concert honoring Stevie Wonder in the East Room for PBS/Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House, Feb. 25, 2009.

Former US President George HW Bush speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

Photograph of Santita Jackson Singing the National Anthem at the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony. Scene Caption: Jessye Norman sings the National Anthem at the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony at the West Front of the Capitol Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President Gerald Ford Delivering the State of the Union Address, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill Standing in Background, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, January 12, 1977

President Barack Obama salutes Marine guard as he and First Lady Michelle Obama board Marine One on their way to Andrews Air Force Base

U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivering inaugural address, west side of U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, January 20, 1981

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, First Lady Jill Biden, and other distinguished guests applaud members of the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters during the annual National Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2022.

Respects are paid to former U.S. President Gerald Ford as his casket lay in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

Dr. James Billington of the U.S. Library of Congress speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Dr. Vartan Gregorian of the Carnegie Corporation of New York listen at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., January 13, 2012. Secretary Clinton presented President Karzai with a gift from the U.S. Library of Congress and the Carnegie Corporation of New York - a digital copy of the entire body of Afghanistan-related works at the library, as well as a framed copy of a rare manuscript from the collection.

President Bush delivers the state of the union

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the flag-raising ceremony at the newly re-opened U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on August 14, 2015. The American flag is raised at the Embassy for the first time in 54 years.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting with Bishop Desmond Tutu of Anglican Church of South Africa, White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, December 7, 1984

Former President George HW Bush, President George W. Bush and others on stage during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.

United States, State of Maryland, Camp David. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush greet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

President Bush remarks to the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education

President Barack Obama walks to the podium to deliver a statement announcing that 7.1 million Americans have signed up for private insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act, in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 1, 2014.

President Joe Biden walks from the State Dining Room of the White House to a podium in the Cross Hall of the White House Thursday, March 11, 2021, to deliver remarks on the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 Shutdown.

President and the First Lady host the Kennedy Center Honorees Reception in the East Room. 37th Kennedy Center Honorees: Al Green, Tom Hanks, Patricia McBride and husband, Sting, Lily Tomlin. photo by

Respects are paid to former U.S. President Gerald Ford as his casket lay in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

Respects are paid to former U.S. President Gerald Ford as his casket lay in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

June 19, 2013 "The President and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to remarks by Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The last time I had been here was in 1987 on the opposite site of the Gate when President Reagan had challenged Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall.'"

Reportage: Vice President Mike Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence meet one on one with Pope Francis Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in the Papal Library at the Vatican.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush, rear second from left, former President George H.W. Bush, Secretary Gale Norton among dignitaries on hand at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C., for the unveiling of the dedication panel for the statue of Roosevelt in a wheelchair

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks on as President Bush speaks

U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting with Judge Antonin Scalia, Reagan's nominee for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, July 7, 1986

President George W. Bush pardons Pumpkin, the Thanksgiving Turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 26, 2008.

Hamid Karzai (24 December 1957) is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. During the December 2001 International Conference on Afghanistan in Germany, Karzai was selected by prominent Afghan political figures to serve a six-month term as chairman of the Interim administration. He was then chosen for a two-year term as Interim President during the 2002 'loya jirga' (grand assembly) that was held in Kabul. After the 2004 presidential election, Karzai was declared winner and became President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He controversially won a second five-year term in the disputed 2009 presidential election while admitting the elections were flawed.

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

Nov. 20, 2013 "The President and First Lady, and former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, join others during a wreath laying ceremony at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination."

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, R-Ill. (r), Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii and other guests listen as Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden deliver remarks on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Thursday, May 20, 2021, in the East Room of the White House.

Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor and niece of President John F. Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend speaks As Neil Armstrong, Background, and others approach the stage at the Apollo 40th anniversary celebration held at the National Air and Space Museum, Monday, July 20, 2009 in Washington.

President William Jefferson Clinton speaks during a ceremony aboard the ARIZONA (BB-39) Memorial as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and Mrs. Aspin stand by. Clinton is in Hawaii to tour area military installations. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan waving from Marine One as they depart from White House South Lawn for Europe and Moscow Summit, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, May 25, 1988

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses staff members and their families at U.S. Embassy Paris on December 9, 2016, as the Secretary visits the French capital for meetings related to Syria and to receive the Legion of Honor award from French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo attend a dinner hosted by Ambassador Gingrich_ in Rome, Italy, on October 2, 2019.

NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Jen Rae Wang introduces Jim Bridenstine prior to his swearing-in as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Campaign rally in Ohio attended by Vice Presidential candidate Dick Cheney, 2004

WILL FERRELL and JAY ROACH in THE CAMPAIGN (2012), directed by JAY ROACH.

Inauguration of President of United States, President William Jefferson Clinton,42nd President,52nd Presidency Washington, D.C., 1/20/93

Newly sworn-in U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) Carlos Trujillo presents his credentials to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro on April 5, 2018.

Vice President of the United States Mike Pence gives remarks at the premiere of the film "Apollo 11: First Steps Edition", Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

Madrid, 11/17/2016. Their Majesties the Kings, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses, the Princess of Asturias, Leonor, and the Infanta Doña Sofía, preside over the solemn opening of the XII Legislature, a joint session of the Cortes Generales in The deputies congress. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officiates the Swearing-In Ceremony for the Honorable Gary Locke, U.S. Ambassador to the People�s Republic of China, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 2011.

Leslie Bean, wife of former astronaut Alan Bean, places her hand on the urn containing his ashes, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Selected as an astronaut in 1963, Bean flew in space twice, becoming the fourth human to walk on the Moon on Nov. 19, 1969 and spent 59 days in space as commander of the second Skylab mission in 1973.

April 12, 2013 "Filling in for David Lienemann, Lawrence Jackson made this photograph of the real Vice President, with Julia-Louise Dreyfus, star of the HBO show Veep', in his West Wing office of the White House."

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is assisted as he dons his robe before entering Alumni Stadium to deliver the commencement address at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 19, 2014.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki participates in a briefing Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.

President Bush participates in a ceremony honoring the NBA Champion Miami Heat basketball team

From left, astronauts Pam Melroy; Kay Hire; Cady Coleman; Kathy Sullivan; Tam O'Shaughnessy, Sally Ride's life partner and chair, board of directors of Sally Ride Science; astronauts Bonnie Dunbar; Sandy Magnus; Julie Payette; and Ellen Ochoa, pose for a photograph before a National Tribute to Sally Ride at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Washington.

President Joe Biden looks on as Vice President Kamala Harris receives a baseball jersey during a celebration for the 2020 Baseball World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, July 2, 2021, in the East Room of the White House.

President Bush greets NFL Champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers

President William Jefferson Clinton greets California Sen. Barbara Boxer following his speech on the issue of base closure. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, also from California, is standing beside Boxer. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in a joint press availability with Nigeria Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria on March 12, 2018.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman meets with Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazovi_ and Foreign Minister _or_e Radulovi_, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 19, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBAs All-Time Leading Scorer and a New York Times best-selling author, to discuss his new role as a global Cultural Ambassador, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 18, 2012.

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