Presidential Addresses and Ceremonies

Images of U.S. Presidents delivering speeches and participating in formal events, reflecting key moments in American history.

President Bush departs the White House to speak to soldiers about his new policy in Iraq

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kevin H. Wild, retired, gives his remarks during the Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) 75th Anniversary Reunion on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 3, 2022. HMX-1 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron responsible for the direct support of the President of the United States. HMX-1 was established Dec. 1, 1947 as an experimental unit tasked with testing and evaluating military helicopters when rotary wing flight was still in its infancy.

010911-F-0628J-001. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

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President Bush departs the White House to speak to soldiers about his new policy in Iraq

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President Barack Obama prior to announcing military leadership changes, April 21, 2011. He nominated Gen. Petraeus for CIA Director, and Leon Panetta to replace retiring Defense Sec. Gates. L-R: Joe Biden; Defense Sec. Robert Gates; and Gen. David Petraeus. (BSLOC_2015_13_275)

United States Forces Korea leaders render a salute to Air Force One and U.S. President Joe Biden at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 22, 2022. The visit was Bidens first time in the ROK as president. The intent of the trip was to further strengthen relationships between the governments, economies and people of the U.S. and Republic of Korea.

040205-M-2067M-002. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010414-N-5100O-026. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT RETURN Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: VQ-1

030403-M-2917M-001. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040602-F-1621B-002. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

100331-N-5549O-040ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (March 31, 2010) President Barack Obama, with the Navy's F/A-18 Green Hornet, announces today addition measures to boost domestic energy production for the Nation to include strategic efforts by Department of Defense to enhance energy security. The Green Hornet biofuel program is the first Navy aviation test program to evaluate the performance of a 50/50 biofuel blend. The Navy's goal is to develop the certification standards for alternative fuel sources derived from renewable sources that are positive or evironmentally neutral and improve availiability and price stability.

Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Memorial Observance Ceremony

President Barack Obama disembarks Marine One at the Brackett Field landing zone in San Dimas, Calif., Oct. 10, 2014.

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CAPT Arlington F. Campbell, commanding officer (gold crew), speaks at the commissioning of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). The OHIO was built by General Dynamics Corp. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 13, 2021.

Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

At the Operations and Support Building II at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Vice President Mike Pence addresses members of the U.S. Air Force after the scrubbed launch attempt of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Air Force's GPS III satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 18, 2018.

051021-F-5586B-655. Base: Yongsan Garrison State: Seoul National Capital Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

President Joe Biden, joined by First Lady Jill Biden, salutes U.S Air Force Col. Stephen Snelson and his wife Catherine as he disembarks Marine One Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland prior to departing for Houston.

President Barack Obama meets with Military Senior Leadership at the Pentagon on October 6, 2014 left to right Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, POTUS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey.

Air Force One, a VC-25A aircraft, stands on the runway as President William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton prepare to debark from the plane. The Clintons, along with Secretary of Defense Les Aspin, will be touring area military installations during their three-day stay. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Cairo, Egypt, on May 26, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Rome, Italy on June 27, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken departs Joint Base Andrews En Route to Liverpool, United Kingdom, on December 9, 2021.

President Barack Obama walks to Air Force One with Gen. Lori Robinson, Pacific Air Forces Commander, following a refueling stop at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, Nov. 16, 2014.

Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. speaks during his retirement ceremony, June 13, 2022, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Bunch retired following 38 years of service including a final tour as commander of Air Force Materiel Command.

020429-F-3038W-015. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220518-N-OH262-0230 WASHINGTON D.C. (May 18, 2022)--David Yoho, a World War II era Merchant Mariner, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18. During WWII Merchant Mariners put their lives on the line for their country, braving German and Japanese submarines, in their Liberty Ships, as they delivered critical supplies for service members serving in the European and Pacific theaters.

091110-N-0696M-873President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Joint Chiefs Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. at Fort Hood, Texas, participate a ceremony to honor the victims of the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.

US marinesceremonial duty at The White House, Washington DC

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

060911-D-9880W-156. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On January 25.2017 President Donald Trump salutes to Marine guard before entering Marine One for his first trip on Marine One as the President of the United States.

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Marine One, carrying President Joe Biden, departs from the South Lawn of the White House Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, en route to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

President Of The United States Barack Obama, Center, Delivers A Speech To A Crowd Of U.S. Soldiers, On Stage, Inside A Hanger, At Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Mar. 28, 2010.

The South Portico of the White House is seen from aboard Marine One as it approaches the South Lawn for a landing, May 11, 2012.

US President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and Army Chaplain Col. James J. Foster attend the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2017) Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer addresses the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during an all-hands call in the ship's hangar bay. Gerald R. Ford is underway conducting test and evaluation operations.

DD-ST-89-03800. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter look on as Polish President Andrzej Duda makes remarks on July 8, 2016, at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, during a joint statement with President Obama following a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit.

010309-D-4980V-044. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Staff aides confer in a hallway, while President Barack Obama meets with U.S. Navy enlisted personnel at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009.

President Bush remarks at the annual Peace Officer's Memorial

McCain and Obama at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2008.

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