Oval Office Meetings

Scenes from the Oval Office featuring discussions and meetings with a variety of advisors, highlighting presidential interactions in a formal setting.

United States, State of Massachusetts, Boston. Then-senate candidate Barack Obama gives the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

President Barack Obama talks with National Economic Council Director Jeffrey Zients and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, left, in the Oval Office, Feb. 19, 2015.

President Barack Obama talks with Richard Reed, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, left, and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, about the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy, in the Oval Office, Oct. 29 2012.

President Barack Obama talks with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and his family after his swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office on July 15, 2009.

Standing on the Colonnade with Phil Schiliro, assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, prior to the Public Land bill signing ceremony in the Red Room 3/30/09. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama talks with senior advisors in the Oval Office, May 20, 2013. Pictured, from left, are: Chief of Staff Denis McDonough; Press Secretary Jay Carney; Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer; Director of Communications Jennifer Palmieri; and Kathryn Ruemmler, Counselor to the President.

United States, State of Massachusetts, Boston. Then-senate candidate Barack Obama gives the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

President Barack Obama and Senator Ted Kennedy walk on the grounds of the White House, before signing of the Kennedy Service Act at the SEED School in Washington D.C., April 21, 2009.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, President Barack Obama greets U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson before addressing the participants of the Conference on the American Space Program for the 21st Century as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden looks on, at right. In his remarks, President Obama outlined the new course his administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human spaceflight.

Aug.14, 2014 "'Presidents don't get vacations; they get a change of scenery,' then First Lady Nancy Reagan once said about her husband's trips to his California ranch. It doesn't really matter if a President is in the Oval Office or on vacation in Martha's Vineyard. He is still the President, capable of making decisions wherever he is. Here, while on vacation in Chilmark, Massachusetts, the President puts the finishing touches on his remarks after meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder and others about the the situation in Ferguson, Missouri."

President Barack Obama talks with, from left, Vice President Joe Biden; Shaun Donovan, Director, Office of Management and Budget; John Podesta, Counselor to the President; Jennifer Palmieri, Director of Communications; Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs; National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, in a West Wing hallway of the White House, Nov. 7, 2014.

Visit of the Ministers of Health of Latin American Republics, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Visitors present include: Minister of Welfare and Public Health of Argentina, Dr. Tiburcio Padilla; Director of the National Public Health Service of Bolivia, Dr. Francisco Torres Bracamonte; Minister of Health of Brazil, Dr. Paulo Pinheiro Chagas; Minister of Public Health of Chile, Dr. Benjamín Cid; Minister of Public Health of Colombia, Dr. José Félix Patiño; Minister of Public Health of Costa Rica, Dr. Max Terán Valls; Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Samuel Mendoza Moya; Minister of Social Welfare and Public Health of Ecuador, Dr. Luis Pallares Zaldumbide; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of El Salvador, Dr. Ernesto R. Lima; representative of the Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Guatemala, Dr. Roberto Arroyave; Under Secretary of Public Heal

Preserve America Presidential Awards event at the White House, with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III providing the introduction and First Lady Laura Bush announcing awards to the African Burial Ground project (resulting in the African Burial Ground National Monument) in New York City, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City, the Corinth and Alcorn County, Mississippi Heritage Tourism Initiative, and the Historic Courthouse Preservation Program in Texas

President Barack Obama talks with Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., Republican Whip, at the conclusion of a meeting with bipartisan Congressional leadership in the Oval Office Private Dining Room, Nov. 30, 2010. Listening at right are Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Republican Leader; Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Republican Whip; and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Majority Leader.

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President Barack Obama walks toward Trip Director Marvin Nicholson on the Colonnade of the White House, April 18, 2014.

President Barack Obama talks with Members of Congress after signing the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office, Aug. 3, 2010. Participants include: Attorney General Eric Holder, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, of Ill., Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC.

President Barack Obama practices his pitching form with personal aide Reggie Love and Jake Levine in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 31, 2010. Later that day, the President threw out the first pitch on opening day of the baseball season prior to the game between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies. This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

Presentation of the Young American Medals to Gerald L. Davis (Oregon), Gordon B. Kilmer (Michigan), and Mary Ann Kingry (Michigan), 10:15AM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. Left to right: Representative Al Ullman of Oregon (mostly hidden on edge of frame); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); President Kennedy; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Representative James Harvey (Michigan); medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); medal recipient, Mary Ann Kingry, of Saginaw, Michigan. Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally (in doorway), stands at right in background. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. Blemish in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.

President Barack Obama visits with Chloe "Neva" Watts, 15-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient, and her family in the Oval Office, April 9, 2014.

President Barack Obama meets with labor leaders in the Blue Room of the White House following a signing of an Executive Order for a White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, Jan. 30, 2009.

President Donald Trump gives remarks after speaking with NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir during the first all-woman spacewalk on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The first all-woman spacewalk in history began at 7:38am EDT with Koch and Meir venturing outside the International Space Station to replace a failed battery charge-discharge unit. This is the fourth spacewalk for Koch and Meirs first.

Meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and an unidentified photographer stand in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Susan Pompeo host a holiday reception in honor of Unaccompanied Tour Families, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 12, 2019.

President Barack Obama walks on Pennsylvania Avenue with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on their way to Starbucks in Washington, D.C., June 9, 2014.

President Barack Obama walks with Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, along the Colonnade of the White House, June 28, 2010.

President Barack Obama greets America's Great Outdoors initiative event participants in the Blue Room of the White House, Feb. 16, 2011.

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron walk across the South Lawn of the White House, July 20, 2010.

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address, Feb. 4, 2020. VP Mike Pence applauds, while Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains seated (BSLOC_2020_2_214)

President Barack Obama laughs while walking with Senior Advisor David Axelrod following an event at the Costa Mesa Town Hall OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California 3/18/09.

President Barack Obama has lunch with, from left: Douglas E. Lute, Senior Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan; General John Allen, Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; and Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, in the Oval Office Private Dining Room, March 12, 2012.

President Barack Obama gives children high fives at the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 6,2015

Visit of Mexico-US Parliamentarians, 12:08PM. President John F. Kennedy (left) addresses members of the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group. Also pictured: Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth; White House Stenographer, Jack Romagna; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.

President Barack Obama hugs Mohini Samani, a 16-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient from Smethwick, England, in the Oval Office, June 26, 2014. Mohini's parents Urvashi Radia and Nimesh Radia accompany her.

President Donald Trump, 2nd from left, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, left, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, speaks with NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir during the first all-woman spacewalk on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The first all-woman spacewalk in history began at 7:38am EDT with Koch and Meir venturing outside the International Space Station to replace a failed battery charge-discharge unit. This is the fourth spacewalk for Koch and Meirs first.

President Barack Obama meets with former Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, in the Oval Office, to discuss the President's plan for an ambitious and achievable space program, July 19, 2010. Dr. John Holdren, director of the Office of Science and Techology Policy, left, and Rob Nabors, senior advisor to the chief of staff, also attend the meeting.

President Kennedy with John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK, Jr.). President John F. Kennedy walks with his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr. (carrying a soda bottle), along the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

President Barack Obama tosses a football with Personal Aide Reggie Love in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 24, 2009.

President Barack Obama holds up four-month-old Alia Jawando as her father, William Jawando, Deputy Associate Director of Public Engagement, and her mother Michele look on in the Oval Office, March 9, 2011.

President Barack Obama and Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts bow their heads during the benediction following the Medal of Honor ceremony for SSG Pitts in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2014. At left is SSG Pitt's wife Amy and one-year-old son Lucas.

Remarks recorded for a film on physical fitness, 4:45PM. President John F. Kennedy (at center in background) delivers remarks being recorded for a film on physical fitness. Also pictured are film crew members and White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen (far right). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama is briefed about the ongoing response to the BP oil spill by, from left, Carol Browner, assistant to the President for energy and climate change, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, aboard Air Force One en route to the Gulf Coast, June 14, 2010.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, where he addressed newly naturalized U.S. citizens during Citizenship Day ceremonies, met with National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Park Police personnel, and joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Emilio Gonzalez for announcement of joint USCIS-NPS program to welcome new citizens at National Park sites

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Paris Jane Hartley, U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO Crystal Nix-Hines, U.S. Ambassador to the OECD Daniel W. Yohannes - addresses staff and families during a visit to the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France, on November 17, 2015.

U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III speak with U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg, and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Cuisia, Jr., during the arrival ceremony at the Malaca�an Palace in Manila, Philippines, on April 28, 2014.

Director of Speechwriting Jon Favreau (l), Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina, and political director Patrick Gaspard (right) on Marine One, returning to Washington DC from Los Angelas, Thursday, May 28, 2009.

President Barack Obama drinks tea backstage prior to delivering remarks about the retirement policies highlighted in the State of the Union address, at the United States Steel Corporation Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, Penn., Jan. 29, 2014.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Make-a-Wish Foundation recipient Sterling Watson , Environmental Protection Agency

Dedication ceremony for the new Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Vice President Dick Cheney, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi, Grand Teton Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott, and Susan Thomas, wife of the late Senator Craig Thomas, among the featured speakers

Congress and audience members applaud after a full-committee event held Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC to allow members of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology an opportunity to ask astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman questions through a live downlink with the International Space Station (ISS). Expedition 40 astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman have been living and working at the ISS for over two months and are scheduled to return to Earth toward the end of this year.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom honor 2014 International Women of Courage Awardee Dr. Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, a Tribunal President of the High Risk Court in Guatemala, at the 2014 Secretary of State�s International Women of Courage Award Ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2014.

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President Barack Obama greets the 2009 Little League Softball World Series Champions from Warner Robins, Ga., in the East Room of the White House, July 27, 2010.

Supporters watch Barack Obama speak at a rally in Manassas, Virginia on the last night of the campaign, November 3rd, 2008.

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary with Russian Chief Justice Ivnov

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hosts the Ceremonial Swearing-In Ceremony for Andrea L. Thompson as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 19, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry takes a selfie with Shark Finbassador Sean Lesniak after the 11-year-old interviewed him about ocean conservation at the Discovery Channel Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, on June 1, 2016.

Easter Egg Roll at White House. Guests, including children and families, attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Bagpipers in the United States Air Force Pipe Band (mostly obscured by crowd) perform at right.

Secretary Gale Norton at the podium during award ceremonies, on the rooftop of the Department of Interior headquarters building, honoring individuals,youth groups, schools, organizations, partnerships, businesses involved in volunteer conservation efforts under the Take Pride in America program

First Lady Michelle Obama, Prince Harry of Wales, and Dr. Jill Biden help military children create Mother's Day cards and other crafts in the State Dining Room of the White House, May 9, 2013. The children presented the gifts to their moms during the Joining Forces Military Mother's Day Tea in the East Room.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Kentucky, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, Historic Site Superintendent Keith Pruitt, and Libby O'Connell, Chief Historian of A and E Television's History Channel, for tours, remarks, interactions with National Park Service staff and visitors

White House schoolchildren on the South Lawn. Students and teachers from the White House school play on the South Lawn. Caroline Kennedy sits on seesaw (second from left); all others are unidentified. White House, Washington, D.C.

Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert applaud President George W. Bush Feb. 27, 2001, during a speech to a Joint Session of Congress in the House chamber..

McCain and Obama at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2008.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Embassy Sweden, in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 2, 2021.

Members of the audience listen as President Barack Obama gives remarks to the Esperanza National Prayer Breakfast at the JW Marriot Hotel in Washington, D.C., June 19, 2009.

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