You'd think these folks were old friends on a happy outing -- taking in the third race at Churchill Downs, say -- cheerful despite the bad weather. That is, unless you understood that Chelsea had been strategically placed between then, it being hoped that her charm and sunny disposition might prevent outright carnage and mayhem. It seems to have worked.

Former US president Bill Clinton (R) points something out to his wife Senator Hillary Clinton (2nd R) as their daughter Chelsea (C) and US President George W. Bush (2nd L) and First Lady Laura Bush look on during the opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.

from: US-Clinton Library-Opening by Tim Sloan
source: Agence France Presse, November 18, 2004.
via: HighBeam Research

Meanwhile, back at the ranch (so to speak) 15 years ago...

President Ronald Reagan responds to applause in his honor as George W. Bush and Laura Bush (background), applaud during George Bush, Sr.'s swearing-in ceremony, January 20, 1989, in Washington, D.C.

from: Reagan responds to applause by Joe Burbank
source: KRT Photos, January 20, 1989.
via: HighBeam Research