In this photograph, taken by Robert L. Knudsen on December 15, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signs bill H.R. 471, also known as the Blue Lake Bill or the Taos Pueblo American Indian Land Deed, in the State Dining Room. President Nixon is accompanied by Taos Pueblo Governor Quirino Romero, Cacique religious leader Juan de Jesus Romero and secretary and interpreter Paul Bernal. The legislation returned Blue Lake and the surrounding mountains to the Taos Pueblo people. The land had been seized by the United States government in 1906.

In this photograph, taken by Oliver F. Atkins on July 8, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon meets with leaders of the Taos Pueblo American Indian Tribal Council in the Cabinet Room in the West Wing. Among those in attendance were Taos Pueblo Governor Quirino Romero, Cacique religious leader Juan de Jesus Romero, secretary and interpreter Paul Bernal, senior councilman James Mirabal, president of the National Congress of American Indians and member of the National Council on Indian Opportunity Earl Old Person, and John Rainer, vice president of the National Congress of American Indians and member of the National Council on Indian Opportunity. Later that year, on December 15, 1970, Nixon signed bill H.R. 471 in the State Dining Room, which returned Blue Lake and surrounding mountains to the Taos Pueblo people. The land had been seized by the United States government in 1906.

This photograph shows a group of American Indian delegates, lawmakers, and interpreters gathered on the South Grounds of the White House. During the 19th and 20th centuries, many American Indian delegations traveled to the White House to express the concerns and challenges of their people. However, their requests were frequently dismissed, as they faced pressures to concede their lands and assimilate into American society. The photograph is credited to the studio of Mathew Brady and was likely taken during the James Buchanan or Abraham Lincoln administrations.

This photograph, taken by Mathew Brady during the James Buchanan administration, shows a group of American Indian and white men by the South Portico. The American Indians are believed to be representatives from the Ponca, Pawnee, Potawatomi, and Sac and Fox nations. During the 19th and 20th centuries, many American Indian delegations traveled to the White House to express the concerns and challenges of their people. However, their requests were frequently dismissed, as they faced pressures to concede their lands and assimilate into American society.

This photograph, taken on March 10, 1925, shows President Calvin Coolidge with members of the Sioux Indian Republican Club of the Rosebud Reservation. The Rosebud Indian Reservation is located along South Dakota's southern border and is adjacent to the Pine Ridge Reservation. This photograph was taken on the South Grounds, near the West Garden, which was reimagined as the Rose Garden during the John F. Kennedy administration. During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into American society.

This photograph shows President Calvin Coolidge posing with representatives from the Osage nation on the South Grounds of the White House. Charles H. Burke, commissioner on Indian Affairs, stands at right of Coolidge. Also among those photographed are Chief Bacon Rind (second to left), and Chief Paul Red Eagle (immediate right of Burke). During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into American society.

In this photograph, President Calvin Coolidge meets with the Committee of One Hundred on the South Grounds of the White House. The Committee of One Hundred consisted of scholars, activists, and policy specialists who advised the federal government on critical issues facing the Native American population. During the meeting, Ruth Muskrat, a Mount Holyoke college student of Irish and Cherokee descent, presented Coolidge with a copy of "The Red Man in the United States," a book describing the adverse economic, educational, religious, and cultural challenges facing Native Americans.

In this photograph, President Calvin Coolidge meets with the Committee of One Hundred on the South Grounds of the White House. The Committee of One Hundred consisted of scholars, activists, and policy specialists who advised the federal government on critical issues facing the Native American population. Here, Ruth Muskrat, a Mount Holyoke college student of Irish and Cherokee descent, presents President Coolidge with a copy of "The Red Man in the United States," a book describing the adverse economic, educational, religious, and cultural challenges facing Native Americans.

In this photograph, President Calvin Coolidge poses alongside a group of American Indian men outside the West Wing of the White House. Following the enactment of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924, Coolidge invited delegations from many American Indian nations to the White House. During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into American society.

In this photograph, President Calvin Coolidge poses with Sgt. I-See-O (Plenty Fires), or Tahbonemah, and other members of the Kiowa nation on the South Grounds outside the West Wing. The White House residence and South Portico are visible in the background. A veteran who served as a scout for the United States Army for nearly 50 years, I-See-O was recognized and provided for in his old age by a special act from Congress.

This photograph, taken on March 13, 1928, shows president Calvin Coolidge with a group of American Indians outside of the White House. The group is believed to be a delegation from the Comanche nation, headquartered near Lawton, Oklahoma. Also pictured at far right is Senator William Bliss Pine of Oklahoma. Pine, a successful oil businessman, was the elected representative from Okmulgee, Oklahoma, capital of the Creek (or Muscogee) nation. Following the enactment of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924, Coolidge invited delegations from many American Indian nations to the White House. During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into American society.

In this photograph, President Calvin Coolidge poses alongside a group of American Indian visitors including men, women, and children on the South Grounds of the White House. At left of the group is the the West Garden. The West Garden was reimagined as a green theater for official ceremonies and rededicated as the Rose Garden during the John F. Kennedy administration. Following the enactment of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924, Coolidge invited delegations from many American Indian nations to the White House. During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into American society.

In this photograph, taken on February 18, 1925, President Calvin Coolidge meets with a group of American Indians, possibly from the plateau region in the northwestern United States. Following the enactment of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924, Coolidge invited delegations from many American Indian nations to the White House. During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into mainstream American culture.

This photograph of a dinner hosted by Vice President Joseph R. Biden in honor of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel was taken by David Lienemann on March 22, 2010. Vice Biden hosted the formal dinner for Prime Minister Netanyahu and his delegation at the vice president's residence at the United States Naval Observatory. Vice presidents have traditionally lived at their official residence at Number One Observatory Circle since Walter F. Mondale moved into the house with his family in 1977. However, the house was selected by Congress for use as the vice president's official residence in 1974, and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller used the house for entertaining.

In this photograph, taken by Eric Draper on May 21, 2007, President George W. Bush hosts a luncheon at the Prairie Chapel Ranch, his home near Crawford, Texas, for Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and his wife, Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer-van Oorschot. President Bush invited the secretary general to the ranch to discuss international security challenges, and NATO operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo. At the lunch, guests were served cheddar cheeseburgers, potato salad, Texas farm cheeses, fruit, brownies, and Blue Bell ice cream. Also present at luncheon were First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, United States permanent representative to NATO Victoria Nuland, special assistant and senior director for European Affairs for the National Security Council Judith A. Ansley, ambassador Henne Shuwer, NATO spokesman James Appathurai, and military assistant to the Secretary general, Lt. Col. Paul van der Heijden.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and President François Hollande of the French Republic greeting members of the American delegation at a State Arrival Ceremony. Among the delegation were members of President Obama's Cabinet, from left to right: Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and President François Hollande of the French Republic greeting members of the American delegation at a State Arrival Ceremony. Among the delegation were members of President Obama's Cabinet, from left to right: Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama on stage with President François Hollande of the French Republic at a State Arrival Ceremony. Behind them are members of the delegations representing France and the United States, including members of President Obama's Cabinet like Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama on stage with President François Hollande of the French Republic at a State Arrival Ceremony. Behind them are members of the delegations representing France and the United States, including members of President Obama's Cabinet like Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Secretary of State John Kerry. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of the French Republic walking to perform the tradition reviewing the troops at a State Arrival Ceremony. Members of the delegations representing France and the United States, including Vice President Joseph R. Biden, are visible in the background. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of the French Republic walking to perform the tradition reviewing the troops at a State Arrival Ceremony. Members of the delegations representing France and the United States, including Vice President Joseph R. Biden, are visible in the background. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of the French Republic walking to perform the tradition reviewing the troops at a State Arrival Ceremony. Members of the delegations representing France and the United States, alongside First Lady Michelle Obama, are visible in the background. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on February 11, 2014, shows President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of the French Republic walking to perform the tradition reviewing the troops at a State Arrival Ceremony. Members of the delegations representing France and the United States, including Vice President Joseph R. Biden, are visible in the background. The State Arrival Ceremony, held on the South Lawn of the White House, was the official start of the President Hollande's State Visit with President Obama. That evening, a State Dinner was held in honor of the visit.

This wood engraving appeared in "Harper's Weekly" and is entitled "A 'Powwow' at the White House." The engraving shows President Hayes meeting with Native Americans in the East Room of the White House. Hayes hosted several Native American delegations during his time in office.

This photograph, taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on August 2, 2016, shows members of the Singaporean delegation arriving for a State Arrival Ceremony hosted by President Barack Obama to welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.