This photograph of members of the West Wing staff meeting with actor Robert Redford was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The group met with the actor in an office in the West Wing. President Ford's daughter, Susan Ford, and press secretary Ron Nessen were also on hand for the meeting.

This photograph of the West Wing Reception Room by Bruce White was taken on June 9, 2021 during the Joseph R. Biden administration. The Reception Room is located in the West Wing and serves as a waiting room for visitors to the West Wing Offices. The room is furnished with modern Chippendale-style reproductions, an 18th-century English bookcase containing the published volumes of the Public Papers of the Presidents, and American paintings on the walls.

This photograph is of Mitchell Elias Daniels, Jr., director of the Office of Management and Budget during the George W. Bush administration. Daniels formerly served as White House director of political and intergovernmental affairs under President Ronald Reagan, and went on to serve as the governor of Indiana from 2005-2013. On September 11, 2001, Daniels hesitated to evacuate his office in the Old Executive Office Building (later rededicated as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building) and returned to work later that day from the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing.

In this photograph, Vice President Richard B. Cheney evacuates his West Wing office following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. For his protection, the vice president was evacuated to a secure bunker beneath the White House, where he continued to work from the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC). That morning, President George W. Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks while taking part in a reading demonstration at Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida.

In this photograph, taken on January 23, 1981, President Ronald Reagan gets a haircut in the West Wing Barber Shop from White House barber Milton Pitts. Originally from South Carolina, Pitts became acquainted with politicians and diplomats while working as a barber at the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 1970, he was invited to open a small barber shop in the basement of the West Wing, where he served as barber to presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush.

This black-and-white photograph shows doorkeeper Patrick "Pat" E. McKenna stationed at his desk outside the president's office in the West Wing in January 1935. McKenna served seven administrations as doorkeeper to the president from 1903-1940. In his role, McKenna interacted daily with politicians, diplomats, and White House staffers and determined which visitors received an audience with the president. He passed away following an illness on July 1, 1940.

In this photograph, White House Executive Chef Henry Haller receives a turkey in the lobby of the West Wing. The turkey was presented by United States Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen of Illinois (far right) and representatives from the poultry and farming industries on November 10, 1966. President Lyndon B. Johnson was at his Texas ranch for Thanksgiving 1966, which fell on November 24th. While presidents have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s, and President Abraham Lincoln did not slaughter a turkey purchased for Christmas dinner at his son Tad's request in 1863, the formalized tradition of a turkey pardon did not start until the 1980s during the administration of Ronald Reagan. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Henry Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987.

This photograph of the West Wing Reception Room was taken in November 1971 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. The photograph is attributed to Victor Boswell, Robert S. Oakes, and Nelson Brown and captures visitors and West Wing staff. The Reception Room is located in the West Wing and serves as a waiting room for visitors to the West Wing Offices. The room is furnished with modern-day, Chippendale-style reproductions.

In this photograph, taken March 6, 1975, actor Robert Redford enjoys a visit in the West Wing with Susan Ford, press secretary Ron Nessen, and members of the staff. Susan Ford, the daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, is standing on the left side of the photograph. Seated on the on the sofa is Nessen. This photograph was in an office in the West Wing.

This photograph of members of the West Wing staff meeting with actor Robert Redford was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The group met with the actor in an office in the West Wing. President Ford's daughter, Susan Ford, and press secretary Ron Nessen were also on hand for the meeting.

This photograph of chief official White House photographer David Hume Kennerly and Susan Ford was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. Kennerly and Susan Ford, the daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, were on hand along with a group of West Wing staff for a visit by actor Robert Redford. The meeting took place in a West Wing office.

This photograph of an office in the West Wing was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale. It is possibly press secretary Ron Nessen's office. Multiple televisions provide coverage of the daily news, while the bookshelves holds many political titles. This photograph was captured during a meeting with actor Robert Redford, who visited the West Wing that day and met with President Gerald R. Ford, his daughter, Susan Ford, and members of the West Wing staff.

This photograph of members of the West Wing staff meeting with actor Robert Redford was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The group met with the actor in an office in the West Wing. President Ford's daughter, Susan Ford, and press secretary Ron Nessen were also on hand for the meeting.

This photograph of press secretary Ron Nessen was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale. Formerly a correspondent for NBC news, Nessen served as White House press secretary from 1974-1977, during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. In this photograph, Nessen relaxes in an office in the West Wing during a visit by actor Robert Redford.

In this photograph, taken March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale, actor Robert Redford meets with members of the West Wing staff, including press secretary Ron Nessen and Susan Ford. The meeting took place in a West Wing office. Redford also met that day with President Gerald R. Ford in the Oval Office.

This photograph of press secretary Ron Nessen was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale. Formerly a correspondent for NBC news, Nessen served as White House press secretary from 1974-1977, during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. In this photograph, Nessen relaxes in an office in the West Wing during a visit by actor Robert Redford.

This photograph of chief official White House photographer David Hume Kennerly, right, capturing a photograph was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale. Posing for the photograph is Lola Redford, the wife of actor Robert Redford, and an unidentified man. Redford was on hand for a visit to the West Wing with her husband. The couple met with members of the West Wing staff in an office, seen here, as well as with President Gerald R. Ford and his daughter Susan in the Oval Office.

In this photograph, taken March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale, actor Robert Redford meets with members of the West Wing staff, including press secretary Ron Nessen. Nessen, furthest to the left, sits on a couch in a West Wing office with Redford. Redford also met with President Gerald R. Ford and his daughter, Susan Ford, in the Oval Office.

This photograph of members of the West Wing staff meeting with actor Robert Redford was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The group met with the actor in an office in the West Wing. President Ford's daughter, Susan Ford, and press secretary Ron Nessen were also on hand for the meeting.

This photograph of chief official White House chief photographer David Hume Kennerly and members of the West Wing staff was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The excited staff members enjoyed a visit by actor Robert Redford in an office in the West Wing that day.

This photograph of chief official White House chief photographer David Hume Kennerly and members of the West Wing staff was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The excited staff members enjoyed a visit by actor Robert Redford in an office in the West Wing that day.

This photograph of chief official White House chief photographer David Hume Kennerly and members of the West Wing staff was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The excited staff members enjoyed a visit by actor Robert Redford in an office in the West Wing that day.

In this photograph, taken March 6, 1975, actor Robert Redford enjoys a visit in the West Wing with Susan Ford, press secretary Ron Nessen, and members of the staff. Susan Ford, the daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, is standing on the left side of the photograph. Seated on the on the sofa to Redford's right is Nessen. This photograph was in an office in the West Wing.

This photograph of members of the West Wing staff meeting with actor Robert Redford was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The group met with the actor in an office in the West Wing. President Ford's daughter, Susan Ford, and press secretary Ron Nessen were also on hand for the meeting.

This photograph of press secretary Ron Nessen was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale. Formerly a correspondent for NBC news, Nessen served as White House press secretary from 1974-1977, during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. In this photograph, Nessen relaxes in an office in the West Wing during a visit by actor Robert Redford.