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Photos show 70 years of presidents interacting with the media

Sarah Jacobs   

Photos show 70 years of presidents interacting with the media
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President Bill Clinton discusses his campaign with reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back to Washington on November 6, 1996.

The US president's relationship with the press has long been a complicated one, and it has varied from administration to administration. To name just a few examples, President Lyndon B. Johnson attempted to thwart certain stories from going to press, while President Gerald Ford was friendly with journalists and even invited some to White House state dinners.

The Associated Press has been documenting the lives of presidents since the early 1930s, capturing candid moments of each commander-in-chief since President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

From press briefings to interviews aboard Air Force One, here are 14 AP photos of presidents interacting with the press.


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