Political Figures Events

Historic moments featuring politicians and dignitaries at significant events, highlighting political campaigns and ceremonies in vibrant crowds.

October 02, 1996. Washington, D.C. President William Clinton at the Middle East Peace Conference in East Room of the White House. Left to right: Yasir Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and King Hussein, Jordan.
October 02, 1996. Washington, D.C. President William Clinton at the Middle East Peace Conference in East Room of the White House. Left to right: Yasir Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and King Hussein, Jordan.
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Photograph of President George Bush (1946-) an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States, aboard the USS Enterprise. Dated 2007
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United States, State of Florida, Miami. Richard Nixon at a celebration after his acceptance speech at the Republican Convention in 1972.
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Trip to Europe: Germany, Cologne: Kölner Rathaus (City Hall), 10:55AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks in front of Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic); Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner (obscured by microphone), stands right of the President. Standing right of speakers' platform: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Cecilia McGhee, wife of U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee. rn
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Aretha Franklin sings at the 1992 Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden, New York
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Dick Cheney waves at the Republican Convention in Philadelphia in July 2000, on right: wife Lynne Cheney on left daughter Mary Cheney.
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President Leopold Senigor of Senegal, in the background, and members of his party are welcomed upon their arrival in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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President George H. W. Bush stands by as Barbara Bush, ship's sponsor, christens the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73). Edward J. Campbell, president and chief executive officer of Newport News Shipbuilding, is at left. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter with his Mother, Lillian, Plains, Georgia, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, 1977
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Actor Tony Danza, left, and Barbara Bush stand by as President George H. W. Bush addresses the crowd gathered to honor the Presidential Volunteer Award recipients during a ceremony on the White House lawn. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Opening Day of the 1961 Baseball Season, 1:10PM. President John F. Kennedy signs a baseball at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Those looking on include Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. Pete Quesada; former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence "Larry" O Brien; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Secret Service Agent John J. Muggsy O'Leary; Boys Clubs of Americas "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground).
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President Kennedy watches the 4th Americas Cup Race. Harold S. Vanderbilt and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt attend the fourth race of the 1962 Americas Cup aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island.
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Actors portraying President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in Presidential limo with his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum World War II Weekend and Reenactment in Reading, PA held June 18, 2008
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Senator John Glenn at a Ohio campaign rally in 1992 on Bill Clinton's final day of campaigning in Cleveland, Ohio
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July 28, 1990, Lima, Peru. Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori celebrates his first day in office as the newly elected head of Peru as well as his birthday at a ceremony in the Plaza de Armas or main square of Lima. On April 7, 2009, Fujimori was convicted of human rights violations and sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in killings and kidnappings by the Grupo Colina death squad during his government's battle against leftist guerrillas in the 1990s. The verdict delivered by a three-judge panel marked the first time that an elected head of state has been extradited back to his home country, tried, and convicted of human rights violations.
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BRIAN DENNEHY in PRESUMED INNOCENT (1990), directed by ALAN J. PAKULA.
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan giving remarks at Brandenburg Gate with U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan and West Berlin mayor Eberhard Diepgen in background, West Berlin, Germany, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, June 12, 1987
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President Gerald Ford with the Kilgore Rangerettes in April 28, 1976
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Ronald Reagan sculpture by Miriam Baker, Balboa Island, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, Usa.
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Amparo Cuevas in Prado Nuevo, in 1983.
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(4 July 1982) --- Inveterate space fan Roy Rogers with astronauts Jerry L. Ross, left, and Guy S. Gardner at Edwards Air Force Base for the landing of the space shuttle Columbia at the conclusion of the STS-4
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JOSH BROLIN in W. (2008), directed by OLIVER STONE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.
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Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 1931); South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996.
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LA CANTANTE Y ACTRIZ PEPA FLORES "MARISOL". PARTICIPANDO EN UNA MANIFESTACION CONTRA LA OTAN EN MADRID.
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Inaugural ceremonies at U.S. Capitol, and Inaugural Parade. Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in an open car in a motorcade.
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Newsweek/National Affairs, on Jan 8, 1992, then US President George HW Bush was visiting Japan. A case of Political Flu.
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Governor Bill Clinton and Senator Al Gore on the 1992 Buscapade campaign tour in Hubbard, Texas