Presidential Press Conferences

Images of a president addressing the nation, highlighting key moments in political history. The settings convey authority and the importance of the messages delivered.

Radio TV Address to the Nation on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 7:00PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Radio TV Address to the Nation on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 7:00PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy greets recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Annual Military Reception, 6:03PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands at right in the background. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks during a press conference. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy makes a public service film, Voting on November 6, 12:43PM. President John F. Kennedy prepares to deliver remarks for a public service film, entitled Voting on November 6. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Radio and Television Address to the Nation on the Berlin Crisis, 10:00PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation concerning the impending possibility of war between the United States and the Soviet Union over the crisis in Berlin, Germany. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks from lectern at Press Conference. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

Radio Television remarks to the Nation on the Cuban Missile Crisis, 5:30PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks during a press conference. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-63), 35th U.S. President, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1961

Congressional campaign trip: Chicago, Illinois, arrival, motorcade, address to Cook County Democratic Dinner, address at Aerie Crown Theater. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to Democratic precinct captains at the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip. Two men in background are unidentified.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy laughs during a press conference. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

RONALD REAGAN in THE REAGANS (2020), directed by MATT TYRNAUER.

Remarks upon the departure of the US Delegation to the Alliance for Progress Conference in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, 10:41AM. President John F. Kennedy speaks about Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillons mission to the Punta del Este Conference of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council. Members of the mission visited the President a day before departing Washington for Montevideo, Uruguay to participate in the conference as part of the Alliance for Progress. Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C.

President John Kennedy's historic speech. To Congress he set the goal of landing a man on the Moon within ten years. May 25, 1961.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern during a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger sits onstage at right.

John F Kennedy President of the USA 1961-1963

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy stands at the lectern at a press conference held at the State Department Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivering radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Cecil Stoughton, White House Photographs, June 11, 1963

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a Press Conference. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan, head and shoulders Portrait, Washington DC, USA, official White House Photograph, 1981

President Kennedy, portrait photo. President John F. Kennedy portrait photograph, taken in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated at right on stage are Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher (left) and Assistant Press Secretary Jay W. Gildner; an unidentified man stands behind the press secretaries.

April 1985. Reagan laughs at a question at a press conference in the East Room.

President Kennedy speaks at 'Bean Feed' on Oct. 6, 1962. Minnesota's 'Democratic-Farmer-Labor party'(DFL) held 'Bean Feed' gatherings across the state where voter could meet politicians. At lower left is future Vice President, the Minnesota Attorney General, Walter Mondale.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy listens to a question at a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan's address to the nation on the economy (holding dollar) from Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, February 5, 1981

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy points to a reporter during a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 7:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks from behind the lectern during a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rn

Trip to Tennessee and Alabama: Arrival, motorcade, and Address at Founder's Day program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee. President John F. Kennedy reads from a paper during a Founders Day ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of Vanderbilt University; the President delivered an address for the occasion. Dudley Field, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy points to a reporter during a press conference. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

January 06, 1985. Washington, D.C. President Ronald Reagan in a good mood in the East Room of the White House

President Carter speaks at a State Dinner for the Shah of Iran on November 15, 1977. Washington DC

President Reagan speaking in front of American Flags.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 3:30PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 10:00 AM. Press Conference. President John F. Kennedy at the lectern, addressing members of the press. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy at lectern during press conference, U.S. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, October 11, 1961

John F. Kennedy, (1917-1963), 35th President of the United States

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks during a press conference. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger is seated at right. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

January 10, 1985. Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan selects a reporter for a question at a press conference in the East Room of the White House

Richard Milhous Nixon 37th President of the United States (1913-1994)

Trip to Maine Massachusetts: Boston, fund raising dinner at Commonwealth Armory, 8:13PM. President John F. Kennedy stands onstage during the All New England Salute Dinner in his honor at the Commonwealth Armory in Boston, Massachusetts. Co-chairman of the dinner and Sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Howard W. Fitzpatrick, applauds at right.

His Excellency Willi Brandt, mayor of West Berlin, speaking to the press after meeting with President Kennedy. March 15, 1961. Abbie Rowe photographer.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: St. Louis, Missouri, McDonnell Aircraft, 3:27PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. White House Secret Service agent, Bill Greer, stands below speakers platform at left. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.

President Ronald Reagan gives graduation address to the graduating class of Tuskegee University their friends and families during ceremonies held at the university. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

U.S. President John F. Kennedy at lectern during press conference, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher sit onstage at right, U.S. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, October 11, 1961

September 19, 1984: President Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale debate in Louisville, Kentucky.

Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress, 5:00PM. Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. Medium close-up of President John F. Kennedy addressing the audience from lectern; the President proposed the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso), designed to promote economic cooperation between Latin American countries and the United States. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at a victory party for his victory in 1984.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat on the White House south lawn at the arrival ceremony in honor of Sadat's state visit, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, August 5, 1981

U.S. President-elect John Kennedy arriving at White House to meet with U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, January 19, 1961

President Kennedy talks to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., after splashu2011down, 4:10PM. President John F. Kennedy talks on the telephone with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., who was aboard the USS Noa after splash-down of Mercury-Atlas 6 (also known as Friendship 7) and the successful completion of the first U.S. manned orbital flight. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Jimmy Carter first press conference circa 8 February 1977.

President Reagan presents an introduction for the Horatio Alger Association

U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaking to gathering of media and employees at Site 3 during visit including, U.S. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson; Dr. Robert R. Gilruth; and James E. Webb, NASA Administrator, Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, USA, September 12, 1962

U.S. President Bill Clinton delivers health care address to joint session of Congress, Washington, DC.

Congressional campaign trip: St. Paul, Minnesota, address to the Bean Feed. President John F. Kennedy attends a Bean Feed in the Hippodrome at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of a congressional campaign trip. Also pictured: Attorney General of Minnesota, Walter Mondale; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Karl Rolvaag.

Anefo photo collection. Congress Party Party in the Netherlands Congress Building The Hague L. ten Cate (left) and Den Uyl. March 8, 1969. The Hague, South Holland

Vice President George W.H. Bush and Bush's selection as a running mate, Dan Quayle in Huntington, Indiana on August 19, 1988.

President John Kennedy urges 'self censorship' of news. Days after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, he spoke to the American Newspaper and Publishers Association. He disclosed that costly revisions were required in satellite tracking systems because of technical information published by US newspapers. April 27, 1961.

U.S. President Gerald Ford announcing amnesty for draft evaders at the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, September 16, 1974

President Reagan presents an introduction for the Horatio Alger Association

President John Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Macmillan saw himself as a mentor to the younger leader, who sought his advice during the Cuban Missile Crisis. May 4, 1961.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter, head and shoulders Portrait with American Flag, Washington DC, USA, Bernard Gotfryd, 1977

Ralph J. Cordiner, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

President William J. Clinton gives his Inaugural Address after his 1997 Presidential Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony at the West Front of the Capitol. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senator Ted Kennedy running for president in the Democratic primary in Illinois in February 1980.

President Ronald Reagan applauds during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Governor Bill Clinton at a New Mexico campaign rally in 1992 on his final day of campaigning, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Anefo photo collection. President Bush's visit United Netherlands. American Foreign Minister Baker (L) President Bush Trêveszaal Binnenhof. July 17, 1989. Hague, South Holland

April 1985. Reagan considers the answer to a question at a press conference in the East Room

Lech Walessa visits Washington in 1989

A huge portrait of President Nixon dominates the scene. Vice President Spiro Agnew speaks at a Lincoln Day $100-a-plate Republican fund raising dinner. Agnew attacked 'supercilious sophisticates' who advocate policies of 'open admissions' to the nation's universities. Feb. 12, 1970.

United States, State of Louisiana, New Orleans. The Reagans at the Republican National Convention of 1988.

U.S. President Bill Clinton delivering an address to business leaders, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Barbara Kinney, White House photographer, March 19, 1993

United States. Ronald Reagan listens to questions during his first race run for President in June, 1976.

Former President Jimmy Carter at the 1992 Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden, New York

Governor Bill Clinton speaks at a New York rally during the Clinton/Gore campaign of 1992

Campaign Trip to Pennsylvania. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a Democratic fund-raising dinner at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; President Kennedy traveled to Harrisburg as part of a congressional campaign trip. Seated onstage (L-R): two unidentified men; Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justice, Earl S. Keim; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania and former mayor of Philadelphia, Richardson Dilworth; Internal Affairs Secretary of Pennsylvania, Genevieve Blatt (right of lectern); Governor of Pennsylvania, David L. Lawrence; Pennsylvania State Representative, Stephen McCann (in back); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania).

George W. Bush addressing the New Hampshire Presidential Candidates Youth Forum, January 2000

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Governor Bill Clinton speaks at a Kentucky campaign rally in 1992 on his final day of campaigning in Paducah, Kentucky

Undated photograph of LBJ.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush speaking to the press in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, November 3, 1982

President Jimmy Carter points to a reporter for a question during a news conference in January 1979

Democratic Presidential Nominee Jimmy Carter speaking to Crowd at College Campaign Stop, Brooklyn, New York, USA, Thomas J. O'Halloran, September 1976

President John Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy during ceremonies honoring the bravery of young African Americans. A few days earlier, black school children were jailed for protesting against racial discrimination at Birmingham, Alabama's city hall. May 7, 1963.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Half-Length Portrait outside White House, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, March 8, 1977

U.S. President Ronald Reagan during his 24th press conference in The East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, May 22, 1984

Anefo photo collection. John F. Kennedy. November 26, 1963

James Baker during his confirmation hearing before a senate committee to become the secretary of the treasury in January of 1985

Digitally enhanced image of Governor Bill Clinton speaking in Ohio during the Clinton/Gore 1992 Buscapade campaign tour in Cleveland, Ohio

Visit of American Field Service (AFS) Students, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to American Field Service students. President Kennedy; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Vector portrait of Ronald Reagan.

U.S. President Lyndon Johnson delivering State of the Union Address to Joint Session of U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, January 14, 1969

Sept 7, 1976 - Jimmy Carter speaking at a Brooklyn College campaign stop in New York

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 10:00 AM. Press Conference. President John F. Kennedy at the lectern, addressing members of the press. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. R. Kennedy. Press conference on American embassy. 26 February 1962. The Hague, South Holland

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