• Washington Monument at the 2022 Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Ellipse
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • President Obama at the Dubliner Irish Pub
    Pete Souza
    St. Patrick's Day
    Washington, D.C.
    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 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 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 Obama Visits the Dubliner Pub
    Pete Souza
    St. Patrick's Day
    Washington, D.C.
    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 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.
  • St. Patrick's Day Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol
    Michael Evans
    Washington, D.C.
    U.S. Capitol Building
    St. Patrick's Day
    Congress
    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.
  • Washington Monument at the 2022 Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Ellipse
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • 2022 National Christmas Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    winter holidays
    Ellipse
    Christmas Tree Lighting
    Christmas
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of a Jumbotron and the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • Washington Monument at the 2022 Tree Lighting
    Matthew D'Agostino
    Ellipse
    Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of the Washington Monument was taken by Matthew D'Agostino for the White House Historical Association on November 30, 2022 at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and concert. The 2022 tree lighting took place on The Ellipse and was the second presided over by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. They were joined in the festive celebration by host LL Cool J and performances by Shania Twain, Yolanda Adams, The Estefans, Andy Grammer, Ariana DeBose, Joss Stone, and the United States Marine Band.
  • Bridal Shower for Tricia Nixon
    Robert L. Knudsen
    Karl Schumacher
    wedding
    Washington, D.C.
    First Family
    In this photograph, Tricia Nixon unwraps presents during a bridal shower that was held in her honor by Second Lady Judy Agnew on June 1, 1971. Seated near Tricia Nixon are, from left to right: her sister Julie Nixon Eisenhower (on floor), former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and First Lady Pat Nixon, Tricia's mother. Tricia Nixon married Edward Cox, a law student at the time, in a Rose Garden ceremony on June 12, 1971.
  • Bridal Shower for Tricia Nixon
    Robert L. Knudsen
    Karl Schumacher
    wedding
    Washington, D.C.
    First Family
    In this photograph, Tricia Nixon unwraps presents during a bridal shower that was held in her honor by Second Lady Judy Agnew on June 1, 1971. Seated near Tricia Nixon (in white at right) are, from left to right: her sister Julie Nixon Eisenhower (on floor), former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and First Lady Pat Nixon, Tricia's mother. Tricia Nixon married Edward Cox, a law student at the time, in a Rose Garden ceremony on June 12, 1971.
  • Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox with Guests at Wedding Rehersal Luncheon
    Robert L. Knudsen
    wedding
    First Family
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of Tricia Nixon and fiancé Ed Cox laughing with guests at a wedding rehearsal luncheon in the Sulgrave Club was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on June 11, 1971. The Sulgrave Club is a private women's club located in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The clubhouse is the former Beaux-Arts mansion on Embassy Row built for Herbert and Martha Blow Wadsworth and designed by noted architect George Cary.
  • Kennedy Family at the Gala Opening for the Kennedy Center
    Warren K. Leffler
    Thomas J. O'Halloran
    presidential sites & libraries
    Washington, D.C.
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    arts & culture
    This photograph by Warren K. Leffler and Thomas J. O'Halloran was taken at the gala opening for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on September 8, 1971. The photograph captures members of the Kennedy family including --President Kennedy's mother, Rose, and younger brother, Edward M. Kennedy -- in attendance in the Opera House presidential box.
  • President and Mrs. Obama at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors
    Lawrence Jackson
    presidential sites & libraries
    arts & culture
    Washington, D.C.
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    merits & awards
    In this photograph by Lawrence Jackson, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand for the national anthem at the beginning of the Kennedy Center Honors on December 6, 2009. President and Mrs. Obama were in the presidential box in the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and were flanked by Vice President Joseph R. Biden and the 2009 honorees, (from left to right) Dave Brubeck, Robert De Niro, Grace Bumbry, Mel Brooks, and Bruce Springsteen. This was the first Kennedy Center Honors hosted by President and Mrs. Obama.
  • Inaugural Ball for the Second Inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson
    Yoichi R. Okamoto
    inaugurations
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of an inaugural ball for President Lyndon B. Johnson was taken by Yoichi R. Okamoto on January 20, 1965. Following President Johnson's second inauguration, inaugural balls were held at the National Guard Armory and four Washington, D.C. hotels: the Mayflower, Sheraton-Park, Shoreham, and Statler-Hilton. Pictured here from left to right: Luci Baines Johnson (wearing a pink gown), First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lynda Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, Muriel Humphrey.
  • Presidential Turkeys at the Willard Hotel
    Andrea Hanks
    Washington, D.C.
    Thanksgiving
    Turkey Pardon
    This photograph, taken by Andrea Hanks on November 24, 2019, shows a turkey enjoying its stay in a guest room at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Turkeys Bread and Butter arrived at the luxury hotel in advance of the Turkey Pardon ceremony at the White House two days later. Butter was selected to receive a pardon from President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden ceremony following a national contest. After the ceremony, the pair of turkeys were transferred to 'Gobblers Rest' reserve in Blacksburg, Virginia to be cared for by veterinarians and students of Virginia Tech's Animal and Poultry Sciences Department. Presidents and their families have received turkeys for the holidays as far back as the 1870s. However, the origin of the turkey pardon is said to have started with President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, after he 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 Ronald Reagan administration.
  • President and Mrs. Bush Participate in Memorial Service for September 11th Victims
    Eric Draper
    memorials
    commemorations
    Washington, D.C.
    St. John's Church
    Semptember 11
    In this photograph, taken by Eric Draper on September 11, 2002, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Welch Bush light a candle at St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., during a private service of prayer and remembrance honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This first anniversary of the attacks was also the first observation of Patriot Day, a day designated by President Bush for national participation in remembrance ceremonies. On September 11, 2002, President Bush also participated in a moment of silence at the White House and visited the location of the terrorist attacks in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the former site of the World Trade Center in New York city, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
  • Housewarming Party at the U.S. Naval Observatory
    Ricardo Thomas
    furniture
    beds
    Washington, D.C.
    U.S. Naval Observatory
    parties
    This photograph was taken by Ricardo Thomas on September 7, 1975, during the housewarming party for the vice president's residence at the United States Naval Observatory. Here, Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller invites President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, and their daughter Susan Ford to tour the master bedroom of the vice president's residence. The bed features a distinctive wood and brass headboard and footboard designed by German surrealist artist Max Ernst. Though Rockefeller did not live at the house and only used it for entertaining, he donated the elaborate $35,000 bedframe to the master bedroom to support artistic innovation. The first vice president to live in the Naval Observatory was Walter F. Mondale, who moved into the house with his family in 1977.
  • Housewarming Party at the U.S. Naval Observatory
    Ricardo Thomas
    Washington, D.C.
    U.S. Naval Observatory
    parties
    This photograph was taken by Ricardo Thomas on September 7, 1975, during the housewarming party for the vice president's residence at the United States Naval Observatory. Here, Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller and Second Lady Happy Rockefeller invite President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, and their daughter Susan Ford to tour the dining room of the vice president's residence. Located at Number One Observatory Circle in Northwest Washington, D.C., the house was originally built for the superintendent of the United State Naval Observatory in 1893, but became the residence of the chief of naval operations in 1923. In 1974, the house was selected by Congress to be refurbished for use as the residence of the Vice President of the United States. Although Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller hosted housewarming parties after renovations of the house were complete in 1975, the Rockefellers did not live in the house and only used it for entertaining. The first vice president to live in the Naval Observatory was Walter F. Mondale, who moved into the house with his family in 1977.
  • Executive Office Staff at Work on September 11, 2001
    Unknown
    staff of FLOTUS and POTUS
    staff
    September 11
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph was taken after executive office staff evacuated the White House following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. Anita McBride, assistant to President George W. Bush, led a group of senior staff to continue operations from the DaimlerChrysler office building, where her husband Tim McBride, former aide to President George H. W. Bush, worked as director of government affairs. This photograph shows Ken Mehlman, deputy assistant to the president for political affairs (left), and Brad Blakeman, deputy assistant to the president for appointments and scheduling (third from left), at work at their temporary "command post" in the DaimlerChrysler offices with Israel Hernandez, deputy assistant to the president (second from left), and Joel D. Kaplan, special assistant to the president in the office of the chief of staff (right).
  • Executive Office Staff at Work on September 11, 2001
    Unknown
    staff of FLOTUS and POTUS
    staff
    September 11
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph was taken after executive office staff evacuated the White House following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. Anita McBride, assistant to President George W. Bush (pictured here at right), led a group of senior staff to continue operations from the DaimlerChrysler office building, where her husband Tim McBride, former aide to President George H. W. Bush, worked as director of government affairs. Also pictured in this photograph: Helen Mobley, director of presidential scheduling for correspondence and invitations (seated at left of Mrs. McBride), Josh Deckard, intern for the office of the White House chief of staff (standing behind at left), and Ashley Davis, deputy director of management and administration (standing behind at right).
  • Executive Office Staff at Work on September 11, 2001
    Unknown
    staff of FLOTUS and POTUS
    staff
    September 11
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph was taken after executive office staff evacuated the White House following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. Anita McBride, assistant to President George W. Bush, led a group of senior staff to continue operations from the DaimlerChrysler office building, where her husband Tim McBride, former aide to President George H. W. Bush, worked as director of government affairs. Here, Scott Stanzel, spokesperson for the White House Office of Media Affairs (far right), meets with communication staff in a DaimlerChrysler conference room. Pictured listening to Stanzel from left to right: Ken Lisaius, Wendy Nipper, and Jimmy Orr.
  • Anita McBride and Mary Matalin following Evacuation of Executive Office Staff
    Unknown
    staff
    staff of FLOTUS and POTUS
    Washington, D.C.
    September 11
    This photograph was taken from the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue 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. Here, Anita McBride, assistant to President George W. Bush (center) confers with Mary Matalin, counselor to Vice President Richard B. Cheney. Shortly after this photograph was taken, Matalin joined Vice President Cheney in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) beneath the White House, and McBride and other senior White House transitioned into the DaimlerChrysler office building to continue their work for the day.