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U.S. Presidential Ceremonies

Photos capturing key moments in U.S. history during official ceremonies, featuring past presidents and notable figures, often in somber or formal settings.

President Barack Obama welcomes His Holiness Pope Francis to the White House at an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on September 23, 2015.
President Barack Obama welcomes His Holiness Pope Francis to the White House at an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on September 23, 2015.
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Trip to Europe: Germany, Cologne: Kölner Rathaus (City Hall), 10:55AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks in front of Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic); Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stands right of the President. Standing right of speakers' platform: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Cecilia McGhee, wife of U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer.
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President Ronald Reagan speaks to an audience as Mrs. Douglas MacArthur sits with Nancy Reagan during the dedication of the GEN Douglas MacArthur corridor of the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Actors portraying President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in Presidential limo with his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum World War II Weekend and Reenactment in Reading, PA held June 18, 2008
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Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia during the official route through the streets of Madrid as part of the celebration of the inauguration of Spain Prince Felipe de Borbon y Grecia as King in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 19, 2014, Madrid.
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US President, former US Presidents, first wives and others on stage during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.
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Right side front view, medium shot from the shoulders up at US First Lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton as she speaks to the men and women of Team Dover during her speech at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware on April 9th 1999. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives at Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport in Tbilisi, Georgia on November 17, 2020.
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Anefo photo collection. visit Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard West Germany; Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard lay wreath Bonn. October 26, 1971. Bonn
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The scene on the White House south lawn as Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed by President Bush
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Actors portraying President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in Presidential limo with his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum World War II Weekend and Reenactment in Reading, PA held June 18, 2008
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Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross actors married in real life on July 3, 2008 in front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson lying in state, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, members of Congress, and others paying respects, President's Room, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., USA, Frank Wolfe, January 24, 1973
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Visit of United Kingdom's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, to Washington, D.C., with protective detail personnel providing security
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First Lady Barbara Bush, ship's sponsor, speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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US President George W. Bush, former US First Lady and current US Sen. Hillary Clinton, D- NY, former President George HW Bush and others on stage during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.
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John Legend, James Taylor and Sheryl Crow perform at the We Are One at the Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrives at the White House to meet with President Joe Biden on Friday, May 21, 2021.
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Former First Lady Barbara Bush, former President George H.W. Bush, Secretary Gale Norton, National Park Service's Fran Mainella, rear left to right, and National Organization on Disability founder Alan Reich, front second from right, at ceremony at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Visit of United Kingdom's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, to Washington, D.C., with protective detail personnel providing security
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Reportage: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump place their hands on their heart during the National Anthem at the 2020 Salute to America event Saturday, July 4, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Trip to Mexico: Luncheon in honor of Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, 2:00PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at a luncheon in honor of President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, and First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos. At table (L-R): U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Thomas C. Mann; Adela Rodríguez de Guzmán Neyra; President of the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress, Rómulo Sánchez Mireles; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President López Mateos; President Kennedy; Mrs. López Mateos (mostly hidden behind flowers); President of the Supreme Court of Mexico, Alfonso Guzmán Neyra. Hotel María Isabel, Mexico City, Mexico.
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan visiting with Pope John Paul II at Vizcaya Museum, Miami, Florida, USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, September 10, 1987
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Senator John Kerry at podium of major policy address on the economy, CSU- Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles, CA
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Yale College Dean Mary Miller wave to graduating seniors as they take the stage on the campus in New Haven, Connecticut, to deliver their respective Class Day addresses on May 18, 2014.
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Tito Jackson and Jackie Jackson at the Michael Jackson Hand And Footprint Ceremony held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, USA on January 26, 2012
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American Reunion on the Mall. President-elect William Jefferson Clinton is spot-lighted as he greets the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, with the Lincoln statue dominating the scene. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan putting a golf ball with American professional golfer Raymond Floyd looking on in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, June 24, 1986
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President Barack Obama pauses with former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, April 25, 2013.
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Trip to Mexico: Luncheon in honor of Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, 2:00PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at a luncheon in honor of President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, and First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos. At table (L-R): Adela Rodríguez de Guzmán Neyra; President of the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress, Rómulo Sánchez Mireles; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President López Mateos; President Kennedy; Mrs. López Mateos (mostly hidden behind flowers); President of the Supreme Court of Mexico, Alfonso Guzmán Neyra. Hotel María Isabel, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Former President George H.W. Bush, with former First Lady Barbara Bush to his left and Secretary Gale Norton to his right, at ceremony at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C., featuring unveiling of dedication panel for statue of Roosevelt in wheelchair
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Trip to Mexico: Luncheon in honor of Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, 2:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy raise their glasses for a toast at a luncheon in honor of President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, and First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos. At table (L-R) Mrs. Kennedy; President López Mateos; President Kennedy; Mrs. López Mateos; President of the Supreme Court of Mexico, Alfonso Guzmán Neyra; Mrs. Rómulo Sánchez Mireles (wife of President of the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress, Rómulo Sánchez Mireles). Hotel María Isabel, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks on "Unalienable Rights and the Securing of Freedom" at The National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., on July 16, 2020.
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Former astronaut Fred Haise places a rose next to the urn containing the ashes of former astronaut Alan Bean, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Selected as an astronaut in 1963, Bean flew in space twice, becoming the fourth human to walk on the Moon on Nov. 19, 1969 and spent 59 days in space as commander of the second Skylab mission in 1973.
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NASA STEM Activities at the White House Easter Egg Roll. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden deliver remarks during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House in Washington.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined other dignitaries at Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama City for the inauguration of Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela on July 1, 2014.
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Julia Roberts at 62nd Annual Academy Awards, Los Angeles, California
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Dr. Henry Kissinger, the former United States Secretary of State, is being escorted off the memorial during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, California, Feb. 6, 2023. The ceremony was held in honor of President Reagan as a tribute to his service to the United States, and in celebration of what would have been his 112th birthday.
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Working visit of H.M. Queen Beatrix at the Royal Institute for the Marine in Den Helder
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Rainer BRECHTKEN, President of the Deutscher Turnerbund German Gymnastic Federation DTB, Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, stadium gala, Commerzbank Arena stadium, Internationales Deutsches Turnfest, International German Gymnastics Festival 2009, festival hall, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe
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09/18/2001. 09-18-01-Madrid. -Julio Iglesias concert; Minute of Silence.- photo Ernesto Agudo.Archdc.
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HARVEY STEPHENS in THE OMEN (1976), directed by RICHARD DONNER.
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Hurricane Katrina, Hancock County, Miss., September 8, 2005 -- Former President George H. W. Bush speaks with FEMA representative Meredith Chandler during his visit to the Waveland Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). President Bush is touring the Mississippi and Louisiana gulf coasts to see the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing recovery efforts.
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Royal Visit - Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles - 26-HK-10-60. Hurricane Katrina