Front-Row Seat at the Reagan White House

The Ronald Reagan White House
Diana Walker for TIME

Tickled Pink
The British Queen makes a joke at a 1983 state dinner. "I came without a tripod that evening," recalls Walker. "I remember borrowing a monopod, which I promptly broke. I could only get it halfway up, so I took this picture almost sideways and doubled over — and not from laughter."

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