A Look Back: Official Life in the White House

American Presidents have welcomed vistitors from Marie Curie to Mikhail Baryshnikov to the White House over the years

President William H. Taft prepares to open the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle by pressing a telegraph key in the East Room, 1909.

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The Tenth Anniversary of September 11 September 11, 2011	President Obama’s Address To A Joint Session of Congress September 8, 2011	September 2011: Photo of the Day September 1, 2011	Vice President Joe Biden Visits Japan August 25, 2011
Vice President Joe Biden Visits Mongolia August 24, 2011	Vice President Joe Biden Visits China August 22, 2011	Secretary Salazar Promotes Outdoor Recreation in the Northeast August 22, 2011	VP in Asia Day Two: Beijing, China August 19, 2011