Photos: A look back at presidential portrait unveilings
The Obamas' White House portraits will be unveiled today. Here's a look back at portrait unveilings of past presidents and first ladies.
FILE - President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with former President Gerald R. Ford in the White House in Washington on May 24, 1978 during a ceremony at which a portrait of the former Chief Executive was unveiled. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - Former President Ronald Reagan and former first lady Nancy Reagan look at a portrait of the former president along with President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush during an unveiling ceremony at the White House on Nov. 15, 1989. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)
FILE - Former President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara Bush look as his formal portrait is officially unveiled at the Whites House on July 17, 1995. The Bushes' returned to the White House for the unveiling of both of their portraits which were done by Herbert E. Abrams of Warren, Conn. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)
FILE - Former President Clinton, center, unveils his portrait as he and former first lady Hillary Clinton, right, participate in a ceremony for the unveiling of the Clinton portraits, June 14, 2004, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
FILE - Former President Bill Clinton, left, and President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush, right, applaud as former first lady Sen. Hillary Clinton's portrait is unveiled during a ceremony at the White House, June 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)
FILE - President Barack Obama applauds former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 31, 2012, where the Bush's portraits were unveiled. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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