This photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev was taken on September 15, 1959. In the photograph, President Eisenhower and Khrushchev can be seen disembarking a presidential helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House Grounds following an impromptu aerial tour of Washington, D.C. During the helicopter tour, the two flew over the National Mall, the monuments, and the local suburbs of Washington, D.C. Khrushchev's 12 day visit to the United States included visits to New York City, Hyde Park to pay respects to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Los Angeles, San Francisco, corn farms in Iowa, Pittsburgh, Camp David, and Eisenhower’s farm at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

This photograph is of President Dwight D. Eisenhower disembarking from a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter that landed on board the USS Des Moines in the harbor of Athens, Greece. Behind President Eisenhower is his Naval Aide, CAPT Evan P. Aurand. Eisenhower was visiting Greece from December 14–15, 1959 as part of an 11-nation goodwill tour.

This image from March 1, 1909 depicts the White Model M Steamer purchased for President William Howard Taft outside of the White House garage. The man in the photograph is believed to be chauffeur George H. Robinson.

This black and white photograph from June 5, 1933 features First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt was known as "Our Flying First Lady" for her embrace of air travel at a time when many Americans were leery of the still relatively new transportation method. She is pictured standing outside an American Airways airplane en route from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles, California.

This black and white photograph from 1903 depicts two unidentified men in a horse-drawn hack leaving the White House Grounds through the North Gates. The hack is positioned facing toward the State, War, and Navy building.

This undated painting depicts the U.S. Revenue Marine Cutter Service steamer, Harriet Lane. This steamer was named after President James Buchanan's niece who acted as White House hostess during his administration. The Harriet Lane was built for the U.S. Revenue Marine Cutter Service, captured by the Confederacy during the Civil War, and eventually recovered by Union forces before the war's end.