Political pairs: photographs of Presidents and their pals (and frenemies, accomplices, and fairweather friends)

By Jack Brummet, Presidents Editor

If you've followed ATIT for any length of time, you probably know that The Presidents are part of the fun here.  Here are a handful of our favorite shots of Presidents with their pals (and frenemies, accomplices, and fair weather friends).

Future President George W. Bush and Karl Rove

Presidents Gerald R. Ford and William J. Clinton at the five President summit

President Gerald R. Ford and "Joe" Garagiola the night Ford lost the election to Jimmy Carter

Future President William J. Clinton and future 

Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson (with funhouse mirror effect)

President Richard M. Nixon with

his Florida pal Bebe Rebozo

President Richard M. Nixon with his golf pal Jackie Gleason

clowning for the cameras at a Florida golf course

President Lyndon B. Johnson with his pal, 

future Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas

President John F. Kennedy tries to control his 

running mate, future President Lyndon B. Johnson

President Barack Obama and his loyal henchman (and 

Chief of Staff) future Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama (what was it he said?)

President Harry S. Truman and Lauren Bacall (after seeing 

this photograph, Bess Truman went nuclear on HST) 

Two bros bro'ing it up.  President George 

W. Bush and his brother Governor Jeb Bush

Future President Senator John F. Kennedy with future first lady 

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. This is probably a photo booth shot.

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