President Coolidge with Chiefs of the Sioux Nation

This photograph, taken on March 10, 1925, shows President Calvin Coolidge with members of the Sioux Indian Republican Club of the Rosebud Reservation. The Rosebud Indian Reservation is located along South Dakota's southern border and is adjacent to the Pine Ridge Reservation. This photograph was taken on the South Grounds, near the West Garden, which was reimagined as the Rose Garden during the John F. Kennedy administration. During his presidency, Coolidge increased public perception of the challenges faced by American Indian communities, while promoting assimilation into American society.