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Harry S. Truman

Date: 1947
Description: Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk.
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
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George Washington

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Description: Full-length portrait of George Washington from a painting by Gilbert Stuart.
Painting

George Washington

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Description: Full-length portrait engraving of George Washington seated with books and saber, from a painting by Chappel.
Painting

James Madison

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Description: Portrait engraving of James Madison seated, from a painting by Chappel.
Photograph

Proxmire and President Carter

Date: 01 18 1978
Description: Senator William Proxmire meeting with President Jimmy Carter in the White House.
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Proxmire and President Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date: 09 01 1967
Description: Senator William Proxmire meeting with President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), in the Oval Office at the White House. The third person in the photograph, wh...
Photograph

Waiting in the Oval Office

Date: 07 22 1971
Description: President Richard Nixon speaking on the telephone in the Oval Office of the White House, while Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird is waiting to report on hi...
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Nixon Cabinet Meeting

Date: 05 20 1971
Description: President Richard Nixon meeting with his cabinet in the White House. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, originally from Marshfield, Wisconsin, is to his l...
Photograph

Nixon Meeting

Date: 04 04 1972
Description: President Richard Nixon meeting with Secretary of the Navy John Chafee, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird of Wisconsin, and Secretary of State Henry Kissin...
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Carter and Nelson

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Description: President Jimmy Carter and Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson in the White House Oval Office.
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Novak and Vice-President Bush

Date: 05 28 1981
Description: Journalist Robert Novak, a tape recorder to his right, interviews George Herbert Walker Bush. Bush inscribed the portrait, "pleasant memories."
Photograph

Meeting at the White House

Date: 11 1981
Description: A meeting at the White House with the President and Vice President. From left to right are Rich Williamson, Al (autograph unclear), Ronald Reagan, George B...
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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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LBJ and Merriman Smith

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Description: Merriman Smith of UPI, the "dean of the White House correspondents," with President Lyndon Johnson, in the White House. Smith enjoyed a close relationship ...
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Chiang Kai Shek Press Conference

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Description: Chiang Kai Shek during a press conference shortly after his arrival in Taiwan. Seated beside him is Madame Chaing Kai Shek and standing is reporter Cecil B...
Print

The Bursting of the Secession Bubbles

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis, seated on the floor, is blowing bubbles and General Winfield Scott, standing, is bursting them with his sword. The soap dish on a table in...
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Appropriations Bill Signing

Date: 11 13 1997
Description: President Bill Clinton signing the FY 1998 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriation Bill. Behind the President are Vice President Al Gore and Wisconsin Cong...
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Ronald Reagan and Steve Gunderson

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Description: Ronald Reagan (left) speaks with Steve Gunderson (right).
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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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