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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaks with STS finalists at the White House in 1944. This meeting marked the first time finalists visited the White House as part of their weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., starting a tradition that continues today.
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President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson address the 1961 STS finalists in the White House Rose Garden. Finalist Mary Sue Coleman (front row, left) went on to become president of the University of Michigan and chairwoman of the Society鈥檚 Board of Trustees.
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2019 STS finalists from California pose with then-Senator Kamala Harris outside her office. During their week in Washington, the students visited Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress from their states.
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