This photograph of President Ronald Reagan and Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald of Ireland was taken by Bill Fitz-Patrick on March 17, 1986. During a ceremony in the Rose Garden, Taoiseach Fitzgerald, also known as a prime minister, presented a Waterford Crystal bowl of shamrocks to President Reagan. Secretary of State George P. Shultz is also pictured.

This White House photograph of President John F. Kennedy meeting with Ambassador Thomas J. Kiernan of Ireland was taken by Cecil Stoughton on March 17, 1961 in the Oval Office. Ambassador Kiernan presented President Kennedy with an arrangement of shamrocks and a scroll displaying the Kennedy family coat of arms and signed by the chief herald of Ireland, Gerard Slevin.

This close-up photograph of the scroll presented to President John F. Kennedy by Ambassador Thomas J. Kiernan of Ireland was taken by Cecil Stoughton on March 17, 1961. The scroll was signed by the chief herald of Ireland and features the Kennedy family coat of arms. Ambassador Kiernan presented the scroll and an arrangement of shamrocks to President Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House that St. Patrick's Day.

In this photograph by Sharon Farmer, President Bill Clinton accepts a gift from Taoiseach Albert Reynolds of Ireland on March 17, 1994. The gift, a crystal bowl of shamrocks, was exchanged in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Reynolds served as taoiseach, or prime minister, from 1992 through 1994.

In this photograph by Ralph Alswang, President Bill Clinton accepts a gift from Taoiseach John Bruton of Ireland on March 17, 1995. The gift, a crystal bowl of shamrocks, was exchanged in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Bruton served as taoiseach, or prime minister, from 1994 to 1997.

In this photograph, First Lady Barbara Bush accepts a gift on March 17, 1992. The gift, a crystal bowl of shamrocks, was in honor of St. Patrick's Day and took place in the Rose Garden on the South Grounds of the White House.

In this photograph taken by Cecil Stoughton, Ambassador William P. Fay of Ireland presents President Lyndon B. Johnson with an engraved Waterford Crystal bowl filled with shamrocks on March 17, 1965 in the Oval Office. The gift was from the President Eamon de Valera of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day.

This photograph of President John F. Kennedy meeting with Ambassador Thomas J. Kiernan of Ireland was taken by Abbie Rowe on March 17, 1961 in the Oval Office. Ambassador Kiernan is captured presenting President Kennedy with a scroll displaying the Kennedy family coat of arms and signed by the chief herald of Ireland, Gerard Slevin. Kiernan also gave Kennedy an arrangement of shamrocks.

This photograph of Garnett D. Horner, reporter for the Washington Star and out-going president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, presenting two silver lanterns to President John F. Kennedy at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was taken by Abbie Rowe on February 25, 1961. The lanterns are replicas of those hung in the Old North Church of Boston on April 18, 1775, that would signal the patriots of Paul Revere’s ride to warn Lexington and Concord. The lanterns were electrified and installed as wall-mounted sconces in the Oval Office.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and performers from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States. In the background, a banner on the Ellipse reads a "Christmas Pageant of Peace," indicating the location of the National Christmas Tree lighting and festivities.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and performers from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States. In the background, a banner on the Ellipse reads a "Christmas Pageant of Peace," indicating the location of the National Christmas Tree lighting and festivities.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and riders from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. For more than 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage in the style of Renaissance tradition. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and performers from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States. In the background, a banner on the Ellipse reads a "Christmas Pageant of Peace," indicating the location of the National Christmas Tree lighting and festivities.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photograph Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan accepts a Lipizzaner horse, Amadeus, from Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, following a performance by Austria's Spanish Riding School on the South Lawn of the White House. For over 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage, and is closely associated with Lipizzaner stallions. During World War II, United States General George Patton worked to ensure the survival of the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photograph Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan accepts a Lipizzaner horse, Amadeus, from Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, following a performance by Austria's Spanish Riding School on the South Lawn of the White House. For over 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage, and is closely associated with Lipizzaner stallions. During World War II, United States General George Patton worked to ensure the survival of the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photograph Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan accepts a Lipizzaner horse, Amadeus, from Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, following a performance by Austria's Spanish Riding School on the South Lawn of the White House. For over 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage, and is closely associated with Lipizzaner stallions. During World War II, United States General George Patton worked to ensure the survival of the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photograph Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan accepts a Lipizzaner horse, Amadeus, from Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, following a performance by Austria's Spanish Riding School on the South Lawn of the White House. For over 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage, and is closely associated with Lipizzaner stallions. During World War II, United States General George Patton worked to ensure the survival of the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photograph Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan accepts a Lipizzaner horse, Amadeus, from Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, following a performance by Austria's Spanish Riding School on the South Lawn of the White House. For over 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage, and is closely associated with Lipizzaner stallions. During World War II, United States General George Patton worked to ensure the survival of the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and riders from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. For more than 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage in the style of Renaissance tradition. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photograph Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan accepts a Lipizzaner horse, Amadeus, from Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, following a performance by Austria's Spanish Riding School on the South Lawn of the White House. For over 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage, and is closely associated with Lipizzaner stallions. During World War II, United States General George Patton worked to ensure the survival of the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and riders from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. For more than 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage in the style of Renaissance tradition. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photograph Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan accepts a Lipizzaner horse, Amadeus, from Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, following a performance by Austria's Spanish Riding School on the South Lawn of the White House. For over 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage, and is closely associated with Lipizzaner stallions. During World War II, United States General George Patton worked to ensure the survival of the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and riders from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. For more than 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage in the style of Renaissance tradition. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and riders from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. For more than 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage in the style of Renaissance tradition. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States.

In this photograph, taken by National Geographic photographer Joseph H. Bailey on November 19, 1982, President Ronald Reagan watches a demonstration on the South Lawn featuring Lipizzaner horses and riders from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria. For more than 450 years, the Spanish Riding School practiced advanced dressage in the style of Renaissance tradition. Also present at the performance were Rudolph Sallinger, president of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Thomas Klestil, Austrian Ambassador to the United States.