Aug. 13, 1981: During a press conference at his ranch near Santa Barbara, President Reagan shows a boot following questions regarding a bubonic plague threat near his ranch. In front of him lies the economic tax relief bill and budget which he signed.

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Sept. 20, 1919: President Wilson and wife Edith Wilson during a parade through downtown Los Angeles.

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1948: President Truman poses with photographers with Speed Graphic cameras while campaigning for election.

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Aug. 19, 1962: To cap off a 33-hour visit to Los Angeles, President Kennedy takes an impromptu dip at the beach in Santa Monica as throngs of admirers get close.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bill Bebee / Los Angeles Times

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Jan. 1, 1969: Nancy Reagan, Pat Nixon, President Nixon and a future president, Ronald Reagan -- then governor of California -- at the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, where USC lost to Ohio State, 27-16.

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Nov. 4, 1972: President Nixon reaches out to shake hands with a crowd that turned out to welcome him at Ontario International Airport, where he delivered a speech during the final days of his reelection campaign.

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Nov. 5, 1984: President Reagan speaks to a crowd of about 20,000 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills on the last day of his campaign for reelection.

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Oct. 7, 1976: President Ford wears a USC letterman's jacket just presented to him by Trojans running back Ricky Bell, applauding, during Ford's appearance before the USC student body.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Boris Yaro / Los Angeles Times Archive, UCLA

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April. 27, 1994: Former President Nixon's funeral is attended by, from left, President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton; former President George H.W. Bush and wife, Barbara; former President Reagan and his wife, Nancy; former President Carter and wife, Rosalynn; and former President Ford and wife, Betty. The service was held at the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

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Oct. 25, 2007: President George W. Bush jokes with a fire crew after touring the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego County following massive brush fires.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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