20 Awesome And Awkward Encounters Of Celebs And Presidents

You are the company you keep — and that definitely goes for presidents.

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Gabriel H. Sanchez
by Gabriel H. Sanchez

BuzzFeed News Photo Essay Editor

Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley on Dec. 21, 1970.

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George H.W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger on Jan. 13, 1991.

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Barack Obama and Keegan-Michael Key on April 25, 2015.

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George W. Bush and the Dalai Lama on May 23, 2001.

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Gerald Ford with George Harrison and Billy Preston on Dec. 13, 1974.

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Donald Trump and Sylvester Stallone on May 24, 2018.

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George W. Bush and Shaquille O’Neal on Feb. 27, 2007.

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George H.W. Bush with Whitney Houston on May 2, 1990.

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John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe on May 19, 1962.

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George W. Bush and Ricky Martin on Jan. 18, 2001.

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Jimmy Carter with Johnny Cash and June Carter on June 14, 1977.

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Ronald Reagan and Ella Fitzgerald on June 18, 1987.

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Bill Clinton with Judy Collins and Michael McDonald (background) on Jan. 20, 1993.

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Ronald Reagan and Michael Jackson on May 14, 1984.

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Kid Rock and Donald Trump on Oct. 11, 2018.

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Barack Obama and Ellen DeGeneres on Nov. 22, 2016.

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John F. Kennedy and Barbra Streisand on May 24, 1963.

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Bill Clinton and British prime minister Tony Blair with Harrison Ford on Feb. 5, 1998.

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George W. Bush and Lance Armstrong on Aug. 3, 2001.

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Donald Trump and Kanye West on Oct. 11, 2018.

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CORRECTION

Michael McDonald was misidentified in an earlier version of this post.


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