Collection The Working White House
For more than two centuries, the White House has been the home of American presidents. A powerful symbol of the...
President Ford with Dick Cheney
- Date of Work
- 1976
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
President Ford with Dick Cheney
President Ford with his chief of staff Dick Cheney, 1976.
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