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"Madame Speaker" Nancy Pelosi
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| Title: | "Madame Speaker" Nancy Pelosi |
| Artist: | David Bohrer |
| Created: | January 23, 2007 |
| Caption: | President Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address marked the first time a woman sat in the Speaker of the House Chair. The president acknowledged the historic occasion in his opening remarks, "tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own -- as the first President to begin the State of the Union message with these words: Madam Speaker." |
| Source: | White House Photo |
Attacks on Tora Bora
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| Title: | Attacks on Tora Bora |
| Date: | December 12 - 17 , 2001 |
| Caption: | Following the September 11, 2001 al-Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers, the United States government believed Osama Bin Laden and his followers were hiding in the mountains of Tora Bora. Therefore, the United States launched an attack on the area and began the War in Afghanistan. |
Barber Shop Destroyed by Katrina
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| Title: | Barber Shop Destroyed by Katrina |
| Subtitle: | Hurricane Katrina |
| Artist: | Carol M. Highsmith |
| Created: | April 13, 2006 |
| Caption: | (Full Title) Barber Shop located in Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana, damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
Collapsed Towers
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| Title: | Collapsed Towers |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Chief Photographer's Mate Eric J. Tilford |
| Created: | September 17, 2001 |
| Caption: | (Original) An aerial view shows only a small portion of the crime scene where the World Trade Center collapsed following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Surrounding buildings were heavily damaged by the debris and massive force of the falling twin towers. Clean-up efforts are expected to continue for months. |
| Source: | U.S. Navy |
Empire, Louisiana
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| Title: | Empire, Louisiana |
| Subtitle: | Hurricane Katrina |
| Artist: | Robert Kaufmann |
| Created: | October 26, 2005 |
| Caption: | (Original) This bridge in Empire, LA is still closed almost 60 days after Hurricane Katrina came through the area. Efforts are currently underway to remove these vessels from the highway. |
| Source: | FEMA |
FDNY Calls for More Help
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| Title: | FDNY Calls for More Help |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres |
| Created: | September 15, 2001 |
| Caption: | (Original) A New York City fireman calls for 10 more rescue workers to make their way into the rubble of the World Trade Center. |
| Source: | U.S. Navy |
First American Flag Raised in Afghanistan
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| Title: | First American Flag Raised in Afghanistan |
| Subtitle: | War on Terror |
| Artist: | Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly |
| Created: | November 26, 2001 |
| Caption: | (Original) Marines with C Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) raise the first American flag in Afghanistan after the seizure of a forward operating base on Nov. 26, 2001, as Operation Enduring Freedom begins. |
| Source: | Flikr |
Flying Over Ground Zero
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| Title: | Flying Over Ground Zero |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | September 14, 2001 |
| Created: | Eric Draper |
| Caption: | (Original) President George W. Bush tours the World Trade Center disaster site aboard Marine One with New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, left, and New York Governor George Pataki. |
| Source: | National Archives & Records Administration |
Inside the Astrodome
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| Title: | Inside the Astrodome |
| Subtitle: | Hurricane Katrina |
| Artist: | Andrea Booher |
| Created: | September 1, 2005 |
| Caption: | (Original) Hurricane Katrina survivors arrive at the Houston Astrodome Red Cross Shelter after being evacuated from New Orleans. Thousands of survivors are at the Astrodome after the Superdome became unsafe following the levee breaks in New Orleans. |
| Source: | FEMA |
Lost Persons Station
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| Title: | Lost Persons Station |
| Subtitle: | Hurricane Katrina |
| Artist: | Andrea Booher |
| Created: | September 3, 2005 |
| Caption: | (Original) Houston Police look at Red Cross lost family members board in the Astrodome, where many families from New Orleans were evacuated and still looking for loved ones. |
| Source: | FEMA |
McCain-Palin
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| Title: | McCain-Palin |
| Subtitle: | 2008 Presidential Campaign |
| Artist: | Rachael Dickson |
| Created: | September 10, 2008 |
| Caption: | This photo was taken at a campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia. Shown from left to right: Todd Palin, Sarah Palin, Cindy McCain, and John McCain. |
| Source: | Flikr |
New Orleans Flooded
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| Title: | New Orleans Flooded |
| Subtitle: | Hurricane Katrina |
| Artist: | Jocelyn Augustino |
| Created: | September 6, 2005 |
| Caption: | (Original) Neighborhoods and highways throughout the area remain flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. |
| Source: | FEMA |
New Orleans Search and Rescue
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| Title: | New Orleans Search and Rescue |
| Subtitle: | Hurricane Katrina |
| Artist: | Win Henderson |
| Created: | September 5, 2005 |
| Caption: | Several boats, part of a large scale search and rescue mission into the flooded regions of the city, depart at dawn. Individuals still trapped in the city by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters are being rescued by boat and helicopter. |
| Source: | FEMA |
Pentagon Building
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| Title: | Pentagon Building |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill |
| Created: | September 14, 2001 |
| Source: | U.S. Department of Defense |
Preparing for the Storm
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| Title: | Preparing for the Storm |
| Subtitle: | Hurricane Katrina |
| Artist: | Marty Bahamonde |
| Created: | August 28, 2005 |
| Caption: | (Original) Residents are bringing their belongings and lining up to get into the Superdome which has been opened as a hurricane shelter in advance of hurricane Katrina. Most residents have evacuated the city and those left behind do not have transportation or have special needs. |
| Source: | FEMA |
President Bush Endorses Senator McCain
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| Title: | President Bush Endorses Senator McCain |
| Subtitle: | 2008 Presidential Campaign |
| Artist: | Chris Greenberg |
| Created: | March 5, 2008 |
| Caption: | (Original) President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) shake hands as they deliver a statement Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in the Rose Garden of the White House. Said the President in his endorsement of Senator McCain, "John showed incredible courage and strength of character and perseverance in order to get to this moment. And that's exactly what we need in a President..." |
| Source: | White House Photo |
President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon
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| Title: | President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Eric Draper |
| Created: | September 12, 2001 |
| Caption: | (Original) President George W. Bush delivers remarks in front of the damaged Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The President is accompanied by Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. |
| Source: | National Archives & Records Administration |
Signing the Patriot Act
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| Title: | Signing the Patriot Act |
| Subtitle: | War on Terror |
| Artist: | Eric Draper |
| Created: | October 26, 2001 |
| Caption: | (Original) President George W. Bush signs the USA Patriot Act in the East Room of the White House. Standing behind the President from left are: U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft; Sen. Orrin Hatch, Republican-Utah; Sen. Patrick Leahy, Democrat-Vermont; Sen. Harry Reid, Democrat-Nevada; Representative James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, and Sen. Bob Graham, Democrat-Florida. |
| Source: | National Archives & Records Administration |
Swearing-In of Hillary Rodham Clinton
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| Title: | Swearing-In of Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| Created: | January 21, 2009 |
| Caption: | (Original) Secretary of State-Designate Hillary Rodham Clinton being sworn in to become the next secretary of state. |
| Source: | U.S. Department of State |
Swearing-In of Tom Ridge
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| Title: | Swearing-In of Tom Ridge |
| Subtitle: | War on Terror |
| Created: | January 24, 2003 |
| Caption: | Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge is sworn in as the first Secretary of Homeland Security. From left to right: Vice President Richard Cheney, President George W. Bush, Secretary Tom Ridge, Michele Ridge, Tom Ridge, and Leslie Ridge. |
| Source: | White House Photo |
Tenth Anniversary, Arlington
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| Title: | Tenth Anniversary, Arlington |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Pete Souza |
| Created: | September 11, 2011 |
| Caption: | (Original) President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet guests at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. |
| Source: | White House Photo |
Tenth Anniversary, New York City
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| Title: | Tenth Anniversary, New York City |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Pete Souza |
| Created: | September 11, 2011 |
| Caption: | (Original) President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, pause at the North Memorial Pool of the National September 11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. |
| Source: | White House Photo |
Tenth Anniversary, Shanksville
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| Title: | Tenth Anniversary, Shanksville |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Pete Souza |
| Created: | September 11, 2011 |
| Caption: | (Original) President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit the site where Flight 93 crashed, following a ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. |
| Source: | White House Photo |
Tora Bora Mountains
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| Title: | Tora Bora Mountains |
| Subtitle: | War on Terror |
| Artist: | Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika |
| Created: | March 5, 2009 |
| Caption: | (Original) Shown here March 5, 2009, is Tora Bora, known locally as Spiøn Ghar, a cave complex situated in the White Mountains (Safed Koh) of the Pachir Wa Agam district of the Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. |
| Source: | U.S. Army |
Tribute in Light
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| Title: | Tribute in Light |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Artist: | Kim Carpenter |
| Created: | September 11, 2011 |
| Caption: | (Original) A view of the World Trade Center 9-11-11 Tribute In Light from Jersey, City, NJ. The red, white & blue building on the left is the new World Trade Center building that's going up (formerly known as The Freedom Tower). |
| Source: | Flikr |
Twin Towers
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| Title: | Twin Towers |
| Subtitle: | September 11 Attacks |
| Created: | September 11, 2001 |
| Caption: | From the "Collection of unattributed photographs of the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, New York City." Courtesy of the Prints and Photographs Division. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
