Presidential Meetings

Intimate moments in a political context, featuring discussions and interactions among leaders in formal settings.

Senators Obama and Clinton sit near each other during Bush's Address

President Barack Obama meets with Americans who helped in the Chilean mine rescue effort, in the Oval Office, Oct. 28, 2010.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in the Oval Office, Jan. 28, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden listens at left, and the Presidents National Security team confer in the background.

President Barack Obama listens to Sen. Tom Harkin, D- Iowa, as Vice President Joe Biden confers with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, during a meeting with a group of senators regarding student loan rates, in the Oval Office, July 16, 2013.

President Barack Obama meets with the Democratic House Caucus in the East Room of the White House, June 2, 2011. Flanking the President are Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, left, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, Minority Whip.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, during the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office, April 2, 2013.

April 15, 2009 Deputy chief of staff Mona Sutphen jokingly offers a piece of birthday cake to senior advisor David Axelrod as the President watches amusingly. The party was held to commemorate senior advisor Pete Rouse’s birthday.”

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the situation in Turkey, July 15, 2016. Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Avril Haines, Deputy National Security Advisor, listen.

President Barack Obama talks with National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, right, and Press Secretary Jay Carney in the Oval Office, March 10, 2011.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. President Obama is at Kennedy to address the participants of the Conference on the American Space Program for the 21st Century on the new course his administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human spaceflight.

Senators Obama and Clinton sit near each other during Bush's Address

President Barack Obama has a foreign leader phone call with President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia in the Oval Office, Feb. 24, 2010.

President Barack Obama walks from the White House to Blair House in Washington, D.C., to attend a working meeting with business leaders, Dec. 15, 2010.

President Barack Obama reaches to shake hands with a Member of Congress as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2013. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., applauds at left.

Vice President Cheney participates in memorial ceremonies for the September 11 attacks

President Barack Obama visits with stakeholders after he signs the America's Promise Summit Declaration in the Oval Office, Sept. 22, 2014. Attendees from left: Harris Wofford, former U.S. Senator; Gen. Colin L. Powell, founding Chair, America's Promise Alliance; Gregg Petersmeyer, Vice-Chair, America's Promise Alliance; Alma Powell, Chair, America's Promise Alliance and John Gomperts, President and CEO, America's Promise Alliance.

Guests take pictures as President Barack Obama signs HR 4348, the Transportation and Student Loan Interest Rate bill, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, July 6, 2012.

President Barack Obama meets with retired Gen. John Allen, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and Brett McGurk, Deputy Special Presidential Envoy, left, in the Oval Office, Sept. 16, 2014.

Sept. 7, 2012 The President and Vice President share a laugh before a campaign rally together in Portsmouth, N.H.

Dec. 3, 2015 "Following a meeting to discuss the latest information on the mass shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., the President has some last words with, from left, Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice, FBI Director James Comey (seated on sofa), Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch."

President Bush with current and former Secretaries of State and Defense

George Mitchell, Special Envoy to the Middle East, speaks with a Palestinian Authority member during the Oval Office meeting between President Barack Obama and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, May 28, 2009.

President Elect Barack Obama and Michelle and Vice President elect Joe Biden and Jill at the We Are One during the Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009.

As overflow guests look on in the Grand Foyer, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait to be introduced before the Kennedy Center Honors event that was held in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2009.

A young boy hugs President Barack Obama as he greets U.S. Embassy personnel and their families in New Delhi, India, Jan. 25, 2015.

Retirement ceremony for Helen Ellis and Lee Young, members of Deputy Secretary's staff, with appearances by current Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott, and former Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary Lawrence Eagleburger, among other officials

President Barack Obama talks with, from left, Pete Rouse, Counselor to the President, Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, April 2, 2013.

President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady Karen Pence, Marillyn Hewson, Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and Mike Hawes, VP and Orion Program Manager, Lockheed Martin, are seen during a tour of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building following the departure of NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley for Launch Complex 39A to board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASAs SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. The flight test will serve as an end-to-end demonstration of SpaceXs crew transportation system. Todays launch of Behnken and Hurley was scrubbed due to weather and is now scheduled for 3:2

President Bush greets NFL Champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with U.S. Trade Representative Mike Froman and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker in the Oval Office, Dec. 16, 2013.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk towards the South Portico entrance of the White House with Mexican President Felipe Calderón and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala, following the State Arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, May 19, 2010.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Georgetown, Guyana, on September 17, 2020.

President Barack Obama walks to St. John's Episcopal Church with his daughters on October 28, 2012 left to right: Sasha Obama, President Obama, Malia Obama.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talk with Vice President Xi Jinping of the Peoples Republic of China and members of the Chinese delegation following their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, Feb. 14, 2012.

President Barack Obama looks on a IPad at pictures of White House Military Aide Major Reggie McClam's twin girls as they ride in a service elevator following a reception at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami, Fla., March 4, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: site advance Ian Rose, personal aide Reggie Love, Trip Director Marvin Nicholson, White House Dr. Ronny Jackson, and McClam.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo attends the inauguration lunch for Dominican President Luis Abinader in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on August 16, 2020.

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

With his wife, Grace Rodriguez, U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson looking on, newly sworn-in Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan delivers remarks at his swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2017.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden greet athletes during an event honoring the 2012 United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 14, 2012.

President Barack Obama exits a 787 Dreamliner to greet workers and deliver remarks at the Boeing-Everett Production Facility in Everett, Wash., Feb. 17, 2012.

Sept. 22, 2014 "It's called 'Wrap with Denis' on the schedule. The end of the day meeting between the President and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough often turns into a walk on the South Grounds of the White House. And Denis usually carries a red folder with him."

Man with glass of red wine sitting in the living room

Oct. 30, 2009 The President plays peek-a-boo with the daughter of White House staffer Emmitt Beliveau in the Outer Oval Office. It’s interesting to note that this photograph was taken not long after the conclusion of his Afghanistan meeting in the Situation Room. So he went from this very substantive meeting to being able to lighten up for a minute with this young girl.”

President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address

President Barack Obama greets a child during an event for political appointees on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2014.

WASHINGTON (April 13, 2022) The Honorable Erik K. Raven, left, with family, is sworn in as the 34th Under Secretary of the Navy by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro April 13, 2022. Raven was confirmed as the 34th Under Secretary of the Navy April 7, 2022.

President Barack Obama throws a ball for Bo, the family dog, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sept. 9, 2010.

June 14, 2013 "The President called me over to pose for a photo with a young boy who had fallen asleep during the Father's Day ice cream social in the State Dining Room of the White House."

President Barack Obama greets James Brady in Press Secretary Jay Carney's West Wing office at the White House, March 30, 2011. Brady, former President Ronald Reagan's press secretary, was wounded during the assassination attempt on President Reagan thirty years ago. Brady's wife Sarah, right, and son Scott, center, joined him for the meeting.

Oct. 6, 2014 "The President was taking a walk with former Chief of Staff and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel when they stopped to pet Sunny along the South Grounds of the White House."

President Bush attends wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon, commemorating 5th anniversary of 911 attacks

President Barack Obama hold Silas McComb, son of Sean McComb, National Teacher of the Year, and Sarah McComb, in the Blue Room prior to the Teacher of the Year event in the East Room of the White House, May 1, 2014. McComb teaches English at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts in Baltimore, Md.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 14, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague host a panel on ending and preventing sexual violence in conflict situations at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 2014.

Two women in traditional Kyrgyz dress await U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on October 31, 2015, on the tarmac at Manas International Airport after he arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to start a five-nation Central Asian swing.

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.

U.S. Air Force retired Gen. Charles Fig Newton, the first African American USAF Thunderbird pilot, left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, center and Dr. Eugene Richardson Jr., a Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, right, participate in a fireside chat during the 2024 Accelerating the Legacy banquet in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 17, 2024. Accelerating the Legacy celebrates the legacy of Tuskegee Airmen, while also offering professional development opportunities for Total Force Airmen and inspiring the next generation of aviators. Air Force

Tours and related events, for Department of Interior senior officials and their spouses, at Interior headquarters building, Washington Monument, and other sites around National Mall in Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan during the motorcade ride to Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach, Fla., July 20, 2012. The President called Mayor Hogan to offer his condolences and support to the Aurora community.

Madrid 09-11-2009 first Day of Kindergarten of the Infanta Dña Sofia Daughter of Ssaarr the Princes of Asturias who this morning accompanied her to the Kindergarten of the King's barracks in El Pardo photo Jaime Garcia.

President Barack Obama greets children from the Valleyland Kids summer program outside a school in Chatfield, Minn., during a three-day bus tour in the Midwest, Aug. 15, 2011.

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First Lady Michelle Obama is picked up by U.S. Olympic wrestler Elena Pirozhkova during a greet with Team USA Olympic athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, at the U.S. Olympic Training Facility at the University of East London in London, England, July 27, 2012.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 23, 2021.

Donald Trump Inaugural address after he takes the oath of office for the presidency of the United States on January 20, 2017

President Barack Obama greets a little girl following his remarks during the Irish celebration at College Green in Dublin, Ireland, May 23, 2011.

President Barack Obama walks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton following a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Esperanza Resort in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, June 18, 2012.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed exit a room at Lancaster House in London, U.K., on October 16, 2016, after they addressed reporters and called for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen.

Couple hugging

Presidential Candidate Barack Obama appearing at early vote for change Presidential rally, October 29, 2008 at Halifax Mall, Government Complex in Raleigh, NC

Staff and volunteers prepare for the upcoming Fourth of July celebration, Friday, July 2, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House.

USA, New York City, Midtown Manhattan, Naked Cowboy, Trump Supporter, outside Trump Tower

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