Election Nights of the Past
Past presidents caught on camera moments after their wins.
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George W. Bush at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center on November 3, 2004 in Washington, DC.
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President-elect Bill Clinton reaches into a crowd of supporters as his wife Hillary and Tipper Gore, right, cheer at the Old State House in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 3, 1992.
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President-elect George Bush and his family celebrate his victory during Bush's acceptance speech, November 8, 1988 at the Brown Convention Center in Houston.
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The Reagans smile and gather together during Ronald Reagan's victory November 6, 1984.
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Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving the final news of his victory in the national general election, November 2, 1976.
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President-elect John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline appear at a victory celebration in Hyannisport, Mass., in November 1960 after Republican candidate Richard Nixon conceded the election to Kennedy. Kennedy's mother Rose is in the background.
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With upraised arms, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon salute cheering workers and Republicans at Republican election headquarters in Washington, November 7, 1956, after Adlai Stevenson conceded.
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves a hearty greeting to neighbors who ended a torchlight parade on election night at his home in Hyde Park, N.Y. on Nov. 7, 1944.
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