• President Bush and Mrs. Bush Greet Arnold Schwarzenegger
    David Valdez
    sports
    receptions
    White House Guests
    State Floor
    Blue Room
    arts & culture
    In this photograph, taken by David Valdez on August 11, 1992, President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush greet Austrian-American actor and former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzeneggar in the Blue Room. During the George H. W. Bush administration, Schwarzeneggar served as chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and led multiple Great American Workouts on the South Lawn. Later Schwarzeneggar began a career in politics and served as governor of California from 2003-2011. This photograph was taken during a reception at the White House for members of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team. The athletes were invited to the White House following their return from the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. Originally planned as an outdoor picnic, due to rain the event was held across multiple rooms on the State Floor. Approximately 450 athletes attended the event, were they enjoyed a performance by Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jon Secada and feasted on hot dogs and ice cream bars.
  • President Bush Signs the 1992 Olympic Committee Commemorative Coin Act
    David Valdez
    sports
    signing
    South Grounds
    Rose Garden
    Congress
    In this photograph, taken on October 3, 1990, President George H. W. Bush speaks in the Rose Garden during the bill signing ceremony for the 1992 Olympic Committee Commemorative Coin Act. Passed by Congress in September 1990, the act directed the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 1992 Olympic Games commemorative coins in five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins, and prohibited the minting of such coins after June 30, 1993. Sales of the coins supported efforts of the United States Olympic Committee to support training of American athletes for the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville, France and Barcelona, Spain. Pictured here with President Bush from left to right: Representative John P. Hiler (R-Illinois), Senator Bob Graham (D-Florida), Representative Richard Lehman (D-California), former Olympic rower and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Anita L. Defranz, United States Olympic Committee President Robert Hilmick, Senator Jake Garn (R-Utah) and Dr. Harvey Schiller, executive director of the United States Olympic Committee.
  • Barbara Pierce Bush
    David Valdez
    Yellow Oval Room
    This photograph of First Lady Barbara Bush was taken by David Valdez.
  • Barbara Bush Seated on Lawn with Millie and Puppies
    David Valdez
    South Lawn
    pets
    This photograph by David Valdez shows Barbara Bush on the South Lawn with dog Millie and Millie's puppies.
  • George H. W. Bush
    David Valdez
    portrait
    This photograph of President George H. W. Bush was taken by David Valdez.
  • George and Barbara Bush Stand in Front of the Blue Room Christmas Tree
    David Valdez
    Blue Room
    Christmas
    holidays
    This photograph by David Valdez shows President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush standing in front of the Blue Room Christmas tree.
  • President Bush Talks to Marshall in the Oval Office
    David Valdez
    First Family
    Oval Office
    This photograph by David Valdez shows President Bush with his granddaughter Marshall Walker in the Oval Office.
  • George Bush and Colin Powell Receive Status Reports on the War with Iraq
    David Valdez
    Oval Office
    staff
    military
    This photograph by David Valdez shows President George H. W. Bush and General Colin Powell in the Oval Office receiving a report on the status on the war with Iraq from United Kingdom Prime Minister John Major. Chief of Staff John Sununu, Deputy National Security Advisor Robert Gates, and Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney are also present.