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John Fitzgerald Kennedy at the Podium

Date: 10 23 1960
Description: A campaign speech by presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson

Date: 07 1952
Description: The Democratic convention, with Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson standing at a podium.
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President Harry S. Truman Visit

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman is shown speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. He was in Madison to be present at the laying of the corner...
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FDR on the Radio

Date: 01 06 1945
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevelt smiles as he concludes his 1945 radio state of the nation address.
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President John F. Kennedy

Date: 01 25 1961
Description: Waist-up portrait of President John F. Kennedy standing at a podium at his first press conference.
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Nixon Meets the Press

Date: 02 06 1969
Description: President Richard Nixon fields a question from UPI's Merriman Smith, the dean of the White House correspondents. Smith was particularly known for closing p...
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FDR at White House Correspondents Dinner

Date: 03 22 1945
Description: At the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Association, President Franklin Roosevelt congratulates Raymond Brandt, the winner of the Clapper Aw...
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President Carter Speaking at Podium

Date: 1980
Description: President Jimmy Carter speaking at a podium during the Wisconsin State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 11th biennial ...
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John Gronouski Taking Oath

Date: 02 19 1965
Description: Attorney General Nicholas Kastenbach administers the oath of office to Postmaster General John A. Gronouski at the White House. From left to right are John...
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President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter speaks to a small group of well wishers while Congressman David R. Obey looks on. Photographers are in the crowd. The space is decor...
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"Just a Little Joke, Mr. President"

Date: 1979
Description: During his remarks, Senator Gaylord Nelson, who is standing at the podium, cracks a joke, apparently at the President's expense. Wisconsin dignitaries to t...
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Presidential Debate

Date: 10 19 1992
Description: "Bill Clinton, President George Bush, and Ross Perot participate in the 1992 presidential debates."
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Wilbur J. Cohen Swearing-In as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Date: 05 16 1968
Description: President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the podium, announces the promotion of Wilbur J. Cohen to Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Among the group are W...
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Wilbur J. Cohen Swearing-In as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Date: 05 16 1968
Description: Wilbur J. Cohen, at the podium during his swearing-in as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, makes a remark that causes his wife Eloise, President ...
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President Jimmy Carter Speaking

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: President Jimmy Carter standing behind a podium withGaylord Nelson on the left. Another man is behind the podium on the right. A banner hangs in the backgr...
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President Carter Speaking on Stage

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of President Jimmy Carter addressing a crowd of people from a stage. On the left Vel Phillips sits on the stage near an American Flag. A...
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President Carter Speaking on Stage

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of President Jimmy Carter addressing a crowd of people from a stage. On the left Vel Phillips sits on the stage near an American Flag. A...
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Vel Phillips Speaking at President Jimmy Carter Visit

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of Vel Phillips speaking on stage at a podium. On the left is President Jimmy Carter, who is wearing a suit and smiling at Vel. There ar...
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President Jimmy Carter on Stage

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of President Jimmy Carter standing at a podium. Vel Phillips stands on the left. On the right is a man standing and applauding.
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Vel Phillips and President Jimmy Carter Embracing

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: View from audience of Vel Phillips embracing President Jimmy Carter on a stage near a podium. A presidential flag is on the right of the stage.

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