This photograph from the 2023 turkey pardon ceremony was taken by Matthew D’Agostino on November 20, 2023 on the South Lawn of the White House. President Joseph R. Biden is pictured greeting guests following the pardoning. President Biden oversaw the ceremony alongside Steve Lykken, chairman of the National Turkey Federation (NTF), and Jennie-O Turkey Store vice president Jose Rojas. During the ceremony, President Biden formally “pardoned” the official National Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, and the alternate, Bell. Liberty and Bell were raised by Jennie-O in Willmar, Minnesota. After the ceremony, the turkeys were transferred to the University of Minnesota to be looked after and cared for the remainder of their lives. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays since the 1870s. The origin of the turkey pardon, however, dates to 1863—when President Abraham Lincoln offered clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the George H. W. Bush administration.

This photograph from the 2023 turkey pardon ceremony was taken by Matthew D’Agostino on November 20, 2023 on the South Lawn of the White House. President Joseph R. Biden is pictured greeting guests following the pardoning. President Biden oversaw the ceremony alongside Steve Lykken, chairman of the National Turkey Federation (NTF), and Jennie-O Turkey Store vice president Jose Rojas. During the ceremony, President Biden formally “pardoned” the official National Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, and the alternate, Bell. Liberty and Bell were raised by Jennie-O in Willmar, Minnesota. After the ceremony, the turkeys were transferred to the University of Minnesota to be looked after and cared for the remainder of their lives. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays since the 1870s. The origin of the turkey pardon, however, dates to 1863—when President Abraham Lincoln offered clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the George H. W. Bush administration.

This photograph from the 2023 turkey pardon ceremony was taken by Matthew D’Agostino on November 20, 2023 on the South Lawn of the White House. President Joseph R. Biden is pictured greeting guests following the pardoning. President Biden oversaw the ceremony alongside Steve Lykken, chairman of the National Turkey Federation (NTF), and Jennie-O Turkey Store vice president Jose Rojas. During the ceremony, President Biden formally “pardoned” the official National Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, and the alternate, Bell. Liberty and Bell were raised by Jennie-O in Willmar, Minnesota. After the ceremony, the turkeys were transferred to the University of Minnesota to be looked after and cared for the remainder of their lives. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays since the 1870s. The origin of the turkey pardon, however, dates to 1863—when President Abraham Lincoln offered clemency to a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son's request. The pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey became a formalized tradition during the George H. W. Bush administration.

In this photograph by Karl Schumacher, First Lady Betty Ford and social secretary Maria Downs lead members of the press on a preview tour ahead of a State Dinner held in honor of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. The media tour as well as the State Dinner took place on July 7, 1976. The tour included a preview of the temporary tent erected in the Rose Garden for the dinner and the tables and decor set up inside. Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the United States from July 6 to 11 in celebration of the American Bicentennial. During their six day trip, they visited eight American cities, starting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In this photograph, taken March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale, members of the press vie to ask questions at a press conference held by President Gerald R. Ford. It was the tenth such conference that President Ford hosted since ascending to the presidency. The conference was held in room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building, a massive office complex used to conduct Executive Office business just west of the White House. The building was renamed the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and formally rededicated by President George W. Bush in 2002.

This photograph of President Donald Trump taking questions from the press was taken by Shealah Craighead on March 14, 2020. Alongside President Trump were members of the White House Coronavirus Taskforce, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, and Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin. This press conference was taken in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This photograph of First Lady Betty Ford speaking with press outside of the Guttman Institute for Early Detection of Breast Cancer in New York was taken by Karl Schumacher on November 7, 1975. Behind her is a bus with the graphic, "Early Detection Saves Lives... It May Save Yours..." in English and Spanish. Shortly after moving into the White House, Mrs. Ford discovered a lump in her breast and underwent a radical mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Her subsequent decision to address her illness during a White House press conference helped reduce the stigma against discussing breast cancer and treatment.

This photograph of President Gerald R. Ford and American journalist Tom Brokaw was taken by David Hume Kennerly on January 3, 1976. Brokaw interviewed Ford in the Library of the White House, where they discussed foreign policy. The interview was aired on January 5 on NBC.

This photograph of First Lady Pat Nixon was taken on February 22, 1972, during President Richard M. Nixon's historic visit to the People's Republic of China. Mrs. Nixon is captured speaking to American reporter Barbara Walters outside the Peking Hotel. President Nixon's trip was the first time an American president had taken part in a State Visit to China.

In this photograph, President Barack Obama is interviewed by American journalist Steve Kroft on September 26, 2014. Kroft spoke to President Obama for a segment on the television news magazine, "60 Minutes." The two spoke in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, and occurred ahead of the midterms elections and President Obama's final two years in office.

This photograph of press secretary and staff director to First Lady Pat Nixon, Constance “Connie” Cornell Stuart, addressing members of the press was taken on June 12, 1971. That day, Tricia Nixon -- eldest daughter of President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon -- married Edward Cox at the White House in a Rose Garden ceremony followed by a reception in the East Room. Press members outnumbered the 400 wedding guests by approximately two to one, with the White House issuing around 700 press credentials. There was also a yellow and white striped tent at the tennis pavilion, which served as an outdoor press room.

This photograph of press secretary and staff director to First Lady Pat Nixon, Constance “Connie” Cornell Stuart, addressing members of the press was taken on June 12, 1971. That day, Tricia Nixon -- eldest daughter of President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon -- married Edward Cox at the White House in a Rose Garden ceremony followed by a reception in the East Room. Press members outnumbered the 400 wedding guests by approximately two to one, with the White House issuing around 700 press credentials. There was also a yellow and white striped tent at the tennis pavilion, which served as an outdoor press room.

In this photograph taken on May 26, 1971, by Robert L. Knudsen, Tricia Nixon opens gifts at a bridal shower in her honor, hosted by the women of the press. Sitting on the couch with Tricia are, from left to right: reporter Helen Thomas, Tricia's mother, First Lady Pat Nixon, and her future mother-in-law Anne Crane Delafield (Finch) Cox. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon's younger sister sits on the floor. The bridal shower was held at Decatur House. Completed in 1818, Decatur House was the third building on Lafayette Square and its first private residence. It was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect of the Capitol, and several other famous buildings, for Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) and his wife, Susan Wheeler Decatur. Tragically, on March 22, 1820, Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded during a duel. After his death, his widow Susan Decatur rented out the house to foreign ministers and several secretaries of state. The house was eventually sold and passed through several hands, including the Gadsby family, the U.S. Subsistence Bureau, and the Beale family. Marie Ogle Beale, a society maven, and the last owner, left the house to National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1961. In 2010, the White House Historical Association and National Trust entered into a co-stewardship arrangement of Decatur House.

This photograph of Tricia Nixon answering questions from journalists about her engagement to Edward Cox was taken on March 17, 1971 by Jack E. Kightlinger. Tricia Nixon was the eldest daughter of President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Her engagement and wedding garnered much attention from the media. The press conference took place in the Map Room, which is located on the Ground Floor of the Executive Mansion. It got its name when Franklin D. Roosevelt used the room to monitor and intake classified information during World War II. The room was the original Situation Room. Today the room acts as a sitting room but still displays maps in homage to its origins.

This photograph of Tricia Nixon answering questions from journalists about her engagement to Edward Cox was taken on March 17, 1971 by Jack E. Kightlinger. Tricia Nixon was the eldest daughter of President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Her engagement and wedding garnered much attention from the media. The press conference took place in the Map Room, which is located on the Ground Floor of the Executive Mansion. It got its name when Franklin D. Roosevelt used the room to monitor and intake classified information during World War II. The room was the original Situation Room. Today the room acts as a sitting room but still displays maps in homage to its origins.

This photograph of ABC Color Television trucks outside the gates of the White House was taken in June 1971 by Oliver F. Atkins during the wedding festivities of Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox. The wedding of Nixon to Cox garnered much attention from the media. Press members outnumbered the 400 guests by approximately two to one. The White House had to issue around 700 press credentials and even had a yellow and white striped tent erected at the tennis pavilion to serve as an outdoor press room.

This black and white photograph by David Hume Kennerly shows President Gerald R. Ford swimming in the new White House swimming pool for reporters on July 5, 1975. The swimming pool is located on the South Grounds of the White House and is different from the one built in 1933 during the Franklin Roosevelt administration, which was indoors and covered over in 1970 to become the Press Room. President Ford's first swim in the pool came just a few days earlier, on July 1.

In this photograph, taken by O. J. Rapp on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers a televised address to the nation prior to signing into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The bill prohibited job discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, or national origin, ended segregation in public places, and the unequal application of voting requirements. In attendance at the ceremony were members of Congress and civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rep. Peter Rodino of New Jersey.

This photograph was taken by Karl Schumacher on December 15, 1975, during a reception hosted by First Lady Betty Ford in appreciation of the volunteers who assisted with creating the White House holiday decorations. That year, holiday decorations at the White House celebrated traditional handmade handicrafts. First Lady Betty Ford and her daughter, Susan, also contributed to the decorations, and visitors to the White House that season were presented with instructions for how they could recreate the White House decorations at home. Here, Mrs. Ford kneels by a table at right, as 10-year-old Jerry Carr demonstrates making a handcrafted ornament. Members of the press including stenographers and photographers are visible in the background.

This photograph was taken during President Calvin Coolidge's vacation in Black Hills, South Dakota in the summer of 1927. Coolidge stands in the center of the photograph dressed as a cowboy, flanked on both sides by press photographers. The president received the Western-style hat and cowboy boots as gifts during his tour. Coolidge chose to vacation in the Black Hills following a campaign by South Dakotans designed to appeal to the president's love of trout fishing. The president's visit brought a boon to the tourism and infrastructure to the area. During his vacation, Coolidge delivered remarks at the dedication of the start of work on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and visited Pine Ridge, a tribal reservation of the Lakota people.

This photograph was taken from the corner of H Street and Jackson Place near Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. during the evacuation of executive office staff following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. The evacuation notice applied to approximately 1,800 staff members who worked in the East and West Wings of the White House, the Old Executive Office Building (later rededicated as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building), the New Executive Office Building, and the Winder Building. Other evacuees including members of the press can be seen among the crowd, including CNN correspondent John King.

This set of documents is part of a collection of social files maintained by the White House Social Entertainment Office. The items in this file pertain to a luncheon hosted by President Lyndon B. Johnson for Olympic medal winners. President Johnson hosted the luncheon and reception to congratulate approximately 100 U.S. Olympic medalists for their achievements at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. At the 1964 Tokyo Games, the American team took home 90 medals, including 36 gold medals. This folder includes invitation telegrams; drafts of the luncheon menu; a booklet by the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce about Olympic athlete Don Schollander; a booklet by the American Diary Association and United States Olympic Committee including maps, schedules, rules, former champions, athlete rosters, and administrative selecting committees at the 1964 Olympic Games; guest list drafts and correspondence; and press releases including remarks by the president to be delivered during the luncheon.

This photograph shows the White House Swimming Pool before it was redecorated during the John F. Kennedy administration. The pool was photographed by Robert L. Knudsen on March 1, 1962. The indoor pool of the White House was built in 1933 during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Eventually, in 1970, the indoor pool was converted into the White House Press Room. An outdoor pool replaced the indoor pool in 1975. Lorenzo Simmons Winslow designed the room with Douglas H. Gillette as an engineer.

This photograph, taken by Cecil Stoughton on October 11, 1963, shows President John F. Kennedy preparing to deliver filmed remarks in the Rose Garden. President Kennedy stands on the steps leading up to the Oval Office behind a man with a clapperboard; as photographers prepare in the foreground. On that day, President Kennedy delivered remarks for the National Meeting of the Association of the United States Army, and in support of fundraising efforts to send American athletes to the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

In this photograph, taken by Byron E. Schumaker on December 6, 1971, a camera crew records as President Richard M. Nixon meets with guests in the Oval Office for the presentation of the Most Courageous Junior Olympian Award to Gary Washington, a 17-year-old athlete from the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind High School. Among those in attendance were Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Joseph Sisneros, American Sign Language interpreter and athletic coach at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind High School; John Kelly, Jr., president of the Amateur Athletic Union of the U.S., Inc. (AAU); Richard W. McArthur, publicity director of the AAU; C.M Sgt. Sidney Brooks, chairman of the 1971 Junior Olympic Championships; and Richard G. Kline, Washington, D.C. attorney and former chairman of the Junior Olympic Championships. This event was filmed for an NBC News television special entitled "A Day in the Life of the President," that aired in January 1972. NBC television crews returned to the White House to document "A Day in the Life of the President" specials for subsequent administrations including presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.