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President Reagan and Prime Minister of Ireland in the Rose Garden
Bill Fitz-Patrick
St. Patrick's Day
head of state
presidential gifts
South Grounds
Rose Garden
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 Barack Obama at the Dubliner Irish pub in Washington, D.C. was taken by Pete Souza on March 17, 2012. President Obama visited the Dubliner on St. Patrick's Day with his Irish cousin, Henry Healy (center), and Ollie Hayes, a pub owner from Moneygall, Ireland (right).
President Obama and Vice President Biden Depart for St. Patrick's Luncheon
Pete Souza
St. Patrick's Day
South Grounds
This White House photograph of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden outside the Oval Office was taken by Pete Souza on March 17, 2015. President Obama and Vice President Biden are pictured in festive ties walking to the motorcade on the South Grounds of the White House for departure to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for a St. Patrick's Day luncheon.
President Obama and Prime Minister of Ireland in the Roosevelt Room
Lawrence Jackson
Roosevelt Room
St. Patrick's Day
West Wing
speeches
head of state
This White House photograph of President Barack Obama and Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland was taken by Lawrence Jackson on March 17, 2009. President Obama and Taoiseach Cowen, also known as a prime minister, are pictured holding a shamrock ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
This photograph of President Ronald Reagan at the Ireland's Own restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia was taken by Susan Biddle on March 17, 1988. President Reagan is pictured celebrating St. Patrick's Day with the restaurant's owner, Pat Troy.
President Reagan Delivers a Toast at the St. Patrick's Day Luncheon
Michael Evans
St. Patrick's Day
Congress
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
This photograph of President Ronald Reagan delivering a toast at a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the United States Capitol was taken by Michael Evans on March 17, 1988. Also pictured are Representative Jim Wright, diplomat Padraic MacKernan, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
President Reagan Following a St. Patrick's Day Luncheon
Pete Souza
St. Patrick's Day
South Grounds
This photograph of President Ronald Reagan was taken by Pete Souza on March 17, 1988. President Reagan is pictured walking back to the Oval Office on the South Grounds in festive attire following a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the United States Capitol.
President Kennedy Meets with Ambassador of Ireland in the Oval Office
Cecil Stoughton
West Wing
St. Patrick's Day
Oval Office
presidential gifts
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.
President Obama Delivers a St. Patrick's Day Toast at the Capitol
Pete Souza
St. Patrick's Day
head of state
Washington, D.C.
Congress
speeches
U.S. Capitol
This White House photograph of President Barack Obama delivering a toast during a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the United States Capitol was taken by Pete Souza on March 17, 2015. President Obama is pictured alongside Taoiseach Enda Kenny of Ireland, also known as the prime minister.
President John F. Kennedy and Ambassador of Ireland Thomas J. Kiernan Meet in the Oval Office, 1961
Cecil Stoughton
St. Patrick's Day
presidential gifts
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.
This White House photograph of President Barack Obama at the Dubliner, an Irish pub in Washington, D.C., was taken by Pete Souza on March 17, 2012. President Obama is shown greeting the crowds on St. Patrick's Day.
President Obama at Lunch with Speaker Pelosi and Taoiseach of Ireland
Pete Souza
head of state
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol
St. Patrick's Day
Congress
In this photograph by Pete Souza, President Barack Obama has lunch with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland on March 17, 2009. President Obama and Cowen, the prime minister of Ireland, attended a St. Patrick's Day lunch hosted by Speaker Pelosi in the Rayburn House Office Building of the United States Capitol complex.
President Clinton Receives Gift from Prime Minister of Ireland
Sharon Farmer
presidential gifts
head of state
West Wing
Roosevelt Room
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.
President Obama Leaves St. Patrick's Day Lunch at the Capitol
Lawrence Jackson
head of state
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol
St. Patrick's Day
Congress
In this photograph by Lawrence Jackson, President Barack Obama departs the United States Capitol on March 17, 2015. President Obama attended a St. Patrick's Day lunch at the Capitol alongside Taoiseach Enda Kenny of Ireland, right. Accompanying Obama and Kenny were Representative Peter King, left, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, second from the left. Kenny served as taoiseach, or prime minister, from 2011 to 2017.
President Clinton Receives Gift from Prime Minister of Ireland
Ralph Alswang
presidential gifts
head of state
West Wing
Roosevelt Room
St. Patrick's Day
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.
President and Mrs. Obama Welcome Irish Prime Minister and His Wife
Pete Souza
head of state
State Floor
Green Room
St. Patrick's Day
In this photograph by Pete Souza, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama speak with Taoiseach Enda Kenny of Ireland and his wife, Fionnuala Kenny, on March 17, 2011. President and Mrs. Obama welcomed the Kennys in the Green Room of the White House prior to a St. Patrick's Day reception. Kenny was taoiseach, or prime minister, from 2011 to 2017.
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.
Mrs. Nixon Celebrates Her Birthday Aboard Air Force One
Jack Kightlinger
Air Force One
St. Patrick's Day
In this photograph by Jack Kightlinger, First Lady Pat Nixon celebrates her birthday on board Air Force One on March 16, 1974 en route to South America. Also on board were staff members, including Col. Jack Brennan. Born Thelma Catherine Ryan, Mrs. Nixon was nicknamed "St. Patrick's Day Babe" by her father due to being born the day before St. Patrick's Day. The shortened version, Pat, stuck with Mrs. Nixon the rest of her life.
The Carter Family Welcomes Pipe Band to the White House
Mary Anne Fackelman
North Portico
St. Patrick's Day
In this photograph by Mary Anne Fackelman, President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and their daughter, Amy, welcome the Saffron United Pipe Band on March 16, 1980. Recognizable for their orange-hued kilts, the Irish pipe band was based in Babylon, New York and came to the North Portico of the White House to serenade the Carter family ahead of St. Patrick's Day.
President Reagan Greeted by St. Patrick's Day Celebrants
Bill Fitz-Patrick
West Wing
Cabinet Room
St. Patrick's Day
In this photograph by Bill Fitz-Patrick, President Ronald Reagan is greeted by a group dressed in honor of St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 1986. The celebration took place in the Cabinet Room in the West Wing. The group interrupted President Reagan's Issues Briefing Luncheon.
President Reagan Shares a Laugh with Edward Hickey
Michael Evans
staff
St. Patrick's Day
This photograph is of President Reagan sharing a laugh with his assistant and director of the White House Military Office, Edward Hickey, at a St. Patrick's Day party in the White House Military Office. The White House Military Office (WHMO) provides military support for White House functions, including food service, presidential transportation, medical support and emergency medical services, and hospitality services.
In this photograph, President Ronald Reagan attends a luncheon in honor of St. Patrick's Day hosted by Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill at the United States Capitol. Also pictured are House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel and Representative Edward P. Boland. Michael Evans photographed this lunch on March 17, 1983.
President and Mrs. Reagan Greet Prime Minister of Ireland
Michael Evans
head of state
State Floor
Red Room
St. Patrick's Day
In this photograph by Michael Evans, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan speak with Taoiseach Charles Haughey of Ireland on March 17, 1982. President and Mrs. Reagan welcomed Haughey in the Red Room of the White House on St. Patrick's Day. Haughey served as taoiseach, or prime minister, three times.
This photograph of Vera Cosgrave, First Lady Betty Ford, chief of protocol Henry Catto, Minister of Foreign Affairs Garret FitzGerald of Ireland, and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Yellow Oval Room was taken by Ricardo Thomas on March 17, 1976. The group was gathered in the Yellow Oval Room, located on the Second Floor of the White House, ahead of a State Dinner held in honor of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave of Ireland. The dinner for the taoiseach, or prime minister, was held on St. Patrick's Day.
President Johnson Meets with Ambassador of Ireland
Cecil Stoughton
Oval Office
St. Patrick's Day
presidential gifts
West Wing
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.