1985Ĭ1010-4, President and Nancy Reagan pose in the Blue Room for their official portrait.Ĭ3033-2, Official portrait of President Reagan and Vice President Bush.Ĭ15148-4, President Reagan posing outside the Oval Office.Ĭ23568-19, President Reagan posing on the White House Colonnade.Ĭ24744-22, President Reagan poses at the White House.Ĭ25409-23, President Reagan poses at his Oval Office desk.Ĭ29579-12, President Reagan posing on the colonnade.Ĭ30229, Official Portrait of the Reagans.Ĭ50502-5, Official portrait of the Reagans in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.Ĭ48772-12A, Official portrait of President Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Vice President Bush and Barbara Bush on the White House colonnade.Ĭ140-12, 1981 Inaugural Family Photo: (standing from left to right) Geoffrey Davis, Dennis Revell, Michael Reagan, Cameron Reagan, President Reagan, Neil Reagan, Dr. 1981.Ĭ580-2, Portrait of President Reagan and Nancy Reagan in Blue Room.Ĭ30228, Official Portrait of President Reagan. Main White House Photograph Collection Galleries PageĬ584-12, Official Portrait of President Reagan. For use of Reagan Library audiovisual materials please read the AV disclaimer. This story has been updated to include an interview with the White House Historical Association's president, Stewart McLaurin.Click on Thumbnails below for larger images which are all available in higher resolution. This will be the former first lady's first time visiting the White House since 2017 and Obama's second time visiting since he officially left office. "But tomorrow, when the Obamas are in the East Room and their portraits are being revealed, I'm sure there'll be the reality of their portraits are now going to be hanging there with George and Martha Washington, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan and Jack and Jacqueline Kennedy, and all the others in between those and they become a part of that great, wonderful gallery of American artists that have painted American presidents and first ladies." "It's interesting that they as president, first lady, probably walked by these portraits of other presidents and first ladies a dozen or more times a day, but they were so busy and so focused on other things they probably didn't think about it a great deal," McLaurin told Insider. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush joined him in the East Room to unveil their portraits. Obama was the last president to host that White House tradition in May 2012 when former President George W. The dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic at the time also played a role in halting the original unveiling that was scheduled for 2020, forcing the Obamas to wait two years and for their paintings to hang on the walls of the White House. Obama also suggested he wasn't interested in a ceremony of the like while Trump was president.ĭespite their differences, when he left office in 2016, Trump said the note Obama left for him in the Oval Office was " beautiful," per The Hill. But Trump shunned the ceremony, refusing to host the Obamas as a result of their contentious relationship. Typically, the ceremony is hosted by the former president's immediate successor. The portrait ceremony is a long-standing tradition where the succeeding president can honor the commander-in-chief before them, regardless of political party. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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