The Watkins Collection
Politicians
Former Republican National Party head, Michael Steel and promotor Don King at a Republican National Party luncheon
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalyn enters viewing stands for the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush during commemoration for Rosa Parks in United States Capitol
Fox News TV host, Megan Kelly talks to Former Governor Jed Bush about his possible run for President of the United States
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and his wife at their New York residence on the East River
Candidates line up for photograph after the first presidential debate of 2007
Speaker of the House Nancy Polosi at a press conference
Quincy Jones points to Congressman John Lewis and remarks “He’s the man”
Members of Congressional Black Caucus dance to “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” at Black Caucus event
Minister Louis Farrakhan surrounded by bodyguards at the Million Man March in Washington, DC
Pope Francis waves to crowd from balcony of the Capitol building surrounded by dignitaries. The next day, Speaker of the House, John Boehner, who was standing on the balcony, retired.
Governor Chris Christy poses for a selfie at the Republican National Convention
House Speaker John Boehner prepares for Congressional Hearing in 2013
Helicopter co-pilot shows map of terrain below, while flying from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv
Governor L. Douglas Wilder during his inauguration as the first Black Governor of Virginia
In his office on Capitol Hill, Congressman Jessie Jackson, Jr., with his children by his side, confers with Liberian President Ellen Johnson, the first woman to head a country in Africa
Black Muslim leader, Louis Farrakhan shows off his 200 year old Guadagnini violin to top aid Abdul Akbar Muhammad, in living room of Farrakhan’s home in Chicago, IL. This photo was included in an article on Farrakhan that appeared in Life Magazine in August, 1984
Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen and wife, Janet Langhart pose while waiting to entertain guests at a dinner party
Jessie Jackson, Sr. at Tavis Smiley seminar
Judge Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Congressmen Charlie Rangel and John Conyers talk while waiting for a performance to begin at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC
Senator Ted Kennedy and niece Caroline Kennedy being interviewed by ABC TV’s Good Morning America Host Charlie Gibson at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC
AFSCME labor union president Lee Saunders pauses to chat with former Speaker of the House Nancy Polosi during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL.