Political Press Events

Diverse scenes from press events at government buildings, featuring podiums, media, and official remarks. The settings are formal, with chandeliers and American flags.

NBC reporter David Gregory asks President George W. Bush a question at a news conference in the East Room of the White House on November 8, 2006.

Reportage: President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the National Christmas Tree Lighting 2019 ceremony Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.

New Mexico Congressman Tom Udall at events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waits for the translation as he and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic deliver statements to the press at the Prime Minister's residence in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 2, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks through the Prime Minister's Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2016, en route to a meeting with Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2024.

Vice President Joe Biden talks with Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 1, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo listens to the Chair of the Commission on Unalienable Rights, Mary Ann Glendon, as she delivers remarks to the press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 8, 2019.

Ellen E. McCarthy, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research delivers remarks at her swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2019.

Counselor to the President of the United States Kellyanne Conway, left, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and NASA Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit are seen in the audience during the swearing in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator by Vice President Mike Pence, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks at his official portrait unveiling ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July 15, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a joint press availability with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy, on October 2, 2019.

President Joe Biden participates in a virtual swearing-in ceremony of top aides and appointees Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a news conference after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 4, 2014.

President Joe Biden prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 25, 2021, en route to Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland.

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine prepares for her swearing-in ceremony with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2012.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh speaks during an on-camera press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Donald Trump, as a wax figure in the wax museum Panoptikum, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech on "The U.S. in Asia: Economic Engagement for Good" in Bangkok, Thailand on August 2, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks on "Supporting Iranian Voices� at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley, California on July 22, 2018.

President George Bush at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

President Barack Obama and President Elect Donald Trump meeting in the Oval Office on November 10, 2016

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh speaks during an on-camera press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2023.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a brief press conference in the East Room of the White House on February 13, 2017

President Joe Biden talks on the phone with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh speaks during an on-camera press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb.22, 2022.

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in the White House Press Briefing room on July 31, 2017

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is seen during a NASA town hall event, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

A reporter watches U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry deliver a statement to the press after his meeting with the International Syria Support Group in New York City, New York on September 22, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a swearing-in ceremony for the next U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Hans Klemm, during a ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2015.

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., delivers remarks during a Joint Session of Congress Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, joined by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, participate in a virtual bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo speaks to the press at the Department of State in Washington D.C. on November 26, 2019.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman holds a press availability at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 17, 2021.

From left: Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood applaud as President Barack Obama enters the House Chamber to deliver his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011.

U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium Ronald J. Gidwitz, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs A. Wess Mitchell, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Deputy Chief of Mission to the U.S. Mission to the European Union Mark Libby listen as Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. in Brussels Belgium, on December 4, 2018.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Olena Frolyak of ICTV, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 6, 2021.

Samuel A. Alito, Supreme Court judicial nominee confirmation hearing

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech on �Communist China and the Free World�s Future� at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, in Yorba Linda, California, on July 23, 2020.

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall appearing as guest of honor at Department of Interior headquarters events celebrating the contributions of the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Condi Rice, Robert Gates and Peter Pace speak to the media

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaves the office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel after the Secretary paid a courtesy call to City Hall during a day stop in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 2016, to address students at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, and to deliver a speech before the Council on Global Affairs.

President George W. Bush at FBI Headquarters, Sept. 25, 2001. He is flanked by Director Robert Mueller, left, and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. (BSLOC_2015_2_168)

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez with Afghan President Hamid Karzai

President Bush meets with Bob Dole and Donna Shalala on their co-chairing a commission investigating veteran care in the wake of

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo does an interview with Kania Sutisnawinata from Metro TV, August 5 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech about Internet freedom and cybersecurity on May 18, 2015, before an audience at Korea University in Seoul, Republica of Korea.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, seated left, responds to a question during a live television interview on Monday, July 20, 2009, at NASA Headquarters in Washington as Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean and Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke, right look on. The three sat in for interviews with morning talks shows covering the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a group of U.S. college newspaper editors attending an American Jewish Committee seminar in Jerusalem as he traveled between Israel and the West Bank on January 3, 2014, to engage in Middle East peace talks.

President Bush arrives back at the White House via Marine One

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses employees at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, during a staff meet-and-greet on June 25, 2013.

Vice President Kamala Harris swears-in Gina Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in the Vice Presidents Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.

Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesaussenministerin, aufgenommen im Rahmen ihrer Reise nach Texas, USA. Hier bei einem Pressestatement vor dem Kapitol

President Joe Biden arrives to delivers remarks to essential and frontline workers and military families attending the Fourth of July celebration, Sunday, July 4, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House.

John McCain second Presidential Debate

Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a listening session with civil rights and voting rights groups, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.

Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a Press Briefing on Thursday, June 3, 2021, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo holds a joint press availability with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in London, United Kingdom on July 21, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to attendees at the Arctic Council 20th Anniversary Welcome Reception at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 10, 2017.

President Kennedy departs the White House for Atlantic City, New Jersey, 9:09AM. A United States Army helicopter carrying President John F. Kennedy takes off from the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the President traveled to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2022.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2024.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in an interview with CNBC on May 11, 2019.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele responds to a question during a joint press availability with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 21, 2019.

Former Vice-President Al Gore testifies about global climate change on Capitol HIll

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh speaks during an on-camera press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2023.

President Barack Obama talks with the colorfully dressed members of the Patt Holt Singers in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Dec. 11, 2014. The group performed during a holiday reception at the White House.

President Bush meets with Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada

President Obama, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in attendance, thanks Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela for his introduction before he addressed a civil society gathering amid the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, on April 10, 2015.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers virtual remarks as part of the National Defense University President�s Lecture Series, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 2020.

Donald Trump speaks at the End the Iran Deal Rally on the West Front of the United States Capitol on September 9, 2015

Photograph of President Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump attending the NATO Summit in London, December 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a joint conference with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz in Warsaw, Poland on February 12, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a Tri-Mission meet and greet at the Sembler Building Atrium in Rome, Italy, on October 2, 2019.

Reportage: The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, speaks after receiving the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 28, 2018.

Vice President Kamala Harris walks across West Executive Avenue as she departs the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, en route to the West Wing.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2023.

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice delivers remarks at the 2011 Global Chiefs of Mission Conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 2011.

Washington DC 8/3/.01 George W. Bush and Lance Armstrong at a ceremony in the East Room of The White House.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo holds a joint press availability with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on August 19, 2020.

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump delivers remarks at the 2019 International Women of Courage Awards ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2019.

President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade of the White House Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, en route to the Oval Office.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech about U.S.-Bangladesh relations before conducting a news conference at the Edward M. Kennedy Center � named for his former Senate colleague � amid a visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 29, 2016.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden participates in a virtual tea with the spouses of senior Defense officials Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House.

President Donald Trump addresses the press following the Singapore Summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.

Reportage: President Donald Trump waves to the crowd at the National Christmas Tree Lighting 2019 ceremony Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.

Reportage: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participates in an Interview with Fox and Friends in New York, New York on March 6, 2020.

Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book "Hidden Figures," delivers remarks during the dedication ceremony for "Hidden Figures Way," Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The 300 block of E Street SW in front of the NASA Headquarters building was designated as "Hidden Figures Way" to honor Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and all women who have dedicated their lives to honorably serving their country, advancing equality, and contributing to the space program of the United States.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden participate in an interview prior to the Kids Inaugural Concert at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan wearing an anti-Michael Dukakis mask in the White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, October 14, 1988

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks to the media in the Press Briefing Room, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2020.

Photograph of President Donald Trump attending the NATO Summit in London, December 2019

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague address reporters at a joint press availability following their meetings at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, UK on February 25, 2013.

U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton delivering remarks, as U.S. President Bill Clinton looks on, at event marking 75th anniversary of Women's Suffrage, Jackson, Wyoming, USA, Bob McNeely, White House Photograph Office, August 26, 1995

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Wolf Blitzer, anchor of CNN's "Situation Room," before the two taped a wide-ranging interview - one of a series recorded that day - on January 18, 2016, an the CNN Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C.

President Bush meets with Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada

President Joe Biden salutes as he disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday, March 17, 2021, concluding his trip to Delaware.

President Donald Trump speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the home of Mohandas Gandhi in Ahmedabad, India, Feb. 24, 2020 (BSLOC_2020_2_229)

First Lady Jill Biden appears on the Kelly Clarkson Show Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at a taping in the East Room of the White House.

Activities at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting iin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Interior Secretary--and former Idaho Governor--Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of current and former Governors and guests, among them former President Bill Clinton (Centennial Session Keynote Speaker), Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, and ABC News political commentator and author (Centennial Session Moderator) Cokie Roberts.

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