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Presidential Meetings and Events

Candid moments featuring a president in meetings and events, emphasizing leadership and diplomacy within formal settings.

President Barack Obama waves to media after he meets with House Republicans in the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2009.
President Barack Obama waves to media after he meets with House Republicans in the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2009.
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President George W. Bush and Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain R-AZ walk out of the Oval Office to a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 5, 2008.
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U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan at the Nuclear Security Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, April 13, 2010.
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President Barack Obama meets with Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, and Vice President Joseph Biden, prior to an announcement in the East Room, May 26, 2009.
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Michelle Obama speaking in front of African American audience during Barack Obama Presidential Rally, October 29, 2008 in Rocky Mount High School, North Carolina
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President Barack Obama at Arizona State University's commencement ceremony in Tempe, Arizona, May 13, 2009.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with U.S. Senator for Alaska, Lisa Ann Murkowski, and Special Representative to the Arctic, Robert J. Papp, Jr. with Ben "The Diplomutt" at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on February 11, 2015.
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President Bush with Supreme Court Judicial nominee Samuel Alito
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President Barack Obama jokes with Prime Minister Tony Abbott of Australia following a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, June 12, 2014.
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President Barack Obama signs books and photos at a fundraiser in Chicago, Illinois on July 23, 2009.
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President Barack Obama waves as he heads to the motorcade after a stop at Berry's Produce market in Mechanicsville, Va., Saturday, July 14, 2012.
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Dec. 6, 2009 Having seen more than 25 Bruce Springsteen concerts since 1978 and having seen just about every movie Robert DeNiro has ever made, it was a great thrill to be in their presence as the President greeted them before the Kennedy Center Honors at the White House.”
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President George Bush at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
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First Lady Michelle Obama reacts while talking on the phone to children across the country as part of the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program. Mrs. Obama answered the phone calls from Kailua, Hawaii, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013.
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President Barack Obama departs after greeting guests during a Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate reception in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 21, 2015.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry points out Washington landmarks to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mrs. Sylvie Gr�goire-Trudeau on the balcony of the State Department before a State Luncheon in honor of the Prime Minister and his wife in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2016.
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First Lady Michelle Obama tapes a "Let's Move!" public service announcement with 2013 NBA Champion Miami Heat players LeBron James, left, and Dwyane Wade, in the Map Room of the White House, Jan. 14, 2014.
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President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan conclude their joint press conference in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 11, 2013.
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President Joe Biden disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, following his trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is welcomed to the University of Virginia by University President Teresa Sullivan in Charlottesville, Virginia, February 20, 2013.
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Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (RUE) Laura Cooper answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2022.
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First Lady Michelle Obama does an interview on the talk show Piolin, which has one of the largest Spanish speaking audiences in radio, in Glendale, California, Oct. 27, 2010.
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President Bush meets with Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
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Caricature of Barack Obama, Place du Tertre, Montmartre, Sacre Coeur, Paris, France, Europe
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President Barack Obama gets some throwing advice from Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett, left, while visiting the American League locker room before the start of the MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis, July 14, 2009. Center is Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis.
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President Calvin Coolidge in full length portrait on south lawn of the White House, 1925. (BSLOC_2015_15_94)
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President Barack Obama speaks at Cairo University in Cairo, Thursday, June 4, 2009. In his speech, President Obama called for a 'new beginning between the United States and Muslims', declaring that 'this cycle of suspicion and discord must end'. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
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President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Jay Leno during a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif., Oct. 24, 2012.
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President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walk along the colonnade in the Rose Garden as they are going to lunch on February 13, 2017
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First Lady Michelle Obama discusses Millennium Development Goals with students during a visit to Global Kids, Inc. in New York, N.Y., July 10, 2014.
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First Lady Michelle Obama hugs family pets Sunny and Bo, right, during a video taping in the Map Room of the White House, April 14, 2014.
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President Barack Obama reacts to a picture presented to him of a younger Robert Gibbs, who played soccer at North Carolina State, following a town hall meeting at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. on July 29, 2009.
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First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a taping for the Biggest Loser" in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 16, 2012.
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President Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama meets Prince George the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watch at Kensington Palace in London April 22, 2016.
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President Barack Obama views the trophy room at the home of Magic Johnson in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 25, 2013.
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President Hamid Karzai chats with President Barack Obama during the start of the dinner at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 28, 2010.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry wishes his dog, Ben, an Earth Day baby, a happy first birthday, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2014.
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Vice President Kamala Harris opens her arms as she talks with President Joe Biden outside the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, prior to the Presidents remarks and executive signing for his “Buy American” initiative.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gives a speech at the demilitarized zone in Panmunjom, South Korea, Sept. 29, 2022. The visit to the DMZ was a part of Harris's first trip to South Korea.
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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)
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Actress Uschi Glas at the 8th GRK Golf Charity Masters 2015 in Leipzig
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First Lady Laura Bush welcomes the arrival of the White House Christmas Tree at the North Portico of the White House on November 30, 2008.
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Nov. 22, 2013 "Bo waits as the President and First Lady participate in an interview with Barbara Walters in the Cross Hall of the White House."
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