From the vaults of their respective libraries, here are unique images of previous inhabitants of the White House. There are men of privilege–the Roosevelts, Kennedys, and Bushes–seemingly destined for high public office from birth. And there are the long shots–the Trumans, Nixons, and Clintons–who made the impossible journey against impossible odds. History, as is its wont, tested each man with a unique matrix of challenge and opportunity. And each inhabited that high place with a style and energy uniquely his own.
