President Richard Nixon meets with John Kasich, a freshman at Ohio State, on Dec. 22, 1970. Oliver Atkins/White House hide caption
Journey Home Heading to the places presidential candidates call home — and finding out what those places tell us about how they see the world.
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Gov. Chris Christie delivers the commencement address at the University of Delaware in January 2011. Tim Larsen/Office of the Governor hide caption
Trump (second from left) and classmates, seen in their 1964 New York Military Academy yearbook. Courtesy of NYMA hide caption
This Is Where Donald Trump Played By The Rules And Learned To Beat The Game
Fiorina's 1985 wedding to her husband Frank. Courtesy Carole Spurrier hide caption
Ben Carson is the only African-American major candidate running for president in 2016. He grew up poor in Detroit in the 1960s and paved his own path. Jonathan Bachman/AP hide caption
Delavan, Wis., is home to giant circus animal statues that commemorate a quirky history as the place where circus companies wintered. Don Gonyea/NPR hide caption
Now On The National Stage, Scott Walker Is Still A Guy From Delavan
Cruz in his high school yearbook; he was president of the drama club. Second Baptist High School hide caption
A Conservative Firebrand From The Start, Ted Cruz Always Had A Plan
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. announces his candidacy for president in Central, S.C. on June 1. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Marco Rubio speaks to supporters in West Miami in 2010 before declaring his candidacy in the U.S. Senate. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
In 1981, Bernie Sanders won a 10-vote victory over a Democratic incumbent to become mayor of Burlington, Vt. Donna Light/AP hide caption
Sen. Rand Paul, then a candidate, arrives to address a luncheon meeting of the Lions Club in Bowling Green, Ky., in 2010. "He said when he was a very young man, 'I'm going to be a medical doctor,'" his nephew Matthew Pyeatt said. "He knew exactly what he wanted to be and exactly what he needed to do to get there and be successful." Ed Reinke/AP hide caption
Raised Around Cry For Smaller Government, Rand Paul Carries The Torch
Hillary Clinton, featured in a high school yearbook with the student council. Tamara Keith/NPR hide caption
Growing Up In Protected Americana, Hillary Clinton Looked Outside The Cocoon
At the Miami-Dade Day festivities in 2002, then-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (from left) serves helpings of paella with state Rep. Gary Siplin and state Sen. Kendrick Meek. Phil Coale/AP hide caption