In this photograph by Pete Souza, President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 on August 10, 1988 in room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building, now called the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 provided redress for the Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Present at the signing were Senator Pete Wilson of California, Senator Spark M. Matsunaga of Hawaii, Representative Norman Yoshio Mineta of California, Representative Bill Lowery of California, and Representative Robert T. Matsui of California, among others.