President Barack Obama: An Inside Look at His First Term
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during her first full day on the job, stands next to President Barack Obama at the State Department's headquarters.
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January 22nd, 2009
President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the "War on Terror" prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during a ceremony in the Oval Office.
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February 5th, 2009
President Barack Obama takes a question from the press shortly after boarding Air Force One for his first flight on the presidential aircraft.
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February 24th, 2009
President Barack Obama waves after his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol.
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March 3rd, 2009
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, President Barack Obama and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attend a brief press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
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April 13th, 2009
President Barack Obama checks to see if everyone is ready at the start of the White House Easter Egg Roll.
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April 24th, 2009
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden putt on the White House putting green.
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May 4th, 2009
President Barack Obama holds a football during a briefing in preparation for a meeting with Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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May 9th, 2009
President Barack Obama reacts to the comedy of Wanda Sykes as she entertains the crowd during the annual White House Correspondents' Association gala dinner.
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May 12th, 2009
President Barack Obama plays football with the family dog, Bo, on the South Lawn of the White House.
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June 5th, 2009
President Barack Obama lays down a white rose on a memorial board at the former Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany.
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June 17th, 2009
President Barack Obama shakes hands with gay rights activist Frank Kameny in the Oval Office after signing a memorandum on federal benefits and non-discrimination.
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July 11th, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks to the crowd at the departure ceremony at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana.
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July 14th, 2009
President Barack Obama throws out the first pitch before the 2009 All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
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July 29th, 2009
President Barack Obama eats a nectarine following a town hall meeting at Kroger's Supermarket in Bristol, Virginia.
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September 10th, 2009
President Barack Obama holds the Stanley Cup as he poses for photographs with members of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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October 9th, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks from the Rose Garden of the White House after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in Washington, D.C.
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October 19th, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks to third and fourth graders during their lunch period at Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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October 30th, 2009
President Barack Obama plays with the daughter of Emmett Beliveau, the director of advance, in the Outer Oval Office in Washington, D.C.
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November 2nd, 2009
President Barack Obama talks with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan during a phone call from the Oval Office.
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November 17th, 2009
President Barack Obama inspects a guard of honor along with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
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November 25th, 2009
President Barack Obama pats a turkey named "Courage" as daughter Sasha looks on during an event to pardon the 20-week-old, 45-pound turkey at the North Portico of the White House.
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January 16th, 2010
President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former President George W. Bush walk to the Rose Garden to speak about relief for Haiti.
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January 25th, 2010
Kobe Bryant presents a jersey to President Barack Obama during an event with the National Basketball Association.
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January 27th, 2010
President Barack Obama waves to the floor before speaking to both houses of Congress at his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol.
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May 28th, 2010
President Barack Obama tours the beach at Port Fourchon with Parish President Charlotte Randolph in Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
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June 23rd, 2010
President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Vice President Joseph Biden, Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listen.
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July 4th, 2010
President Barack Obama greets military families gathered for Independence Day festivities on the South Lawn of the White House.
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July 29th, 2010
President Barack Obama, surrounded by members of Congress and Native American leaders, signs the Tribal Law and Order Act during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House.
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August 14th, 2010
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama play miniature golf with daughter Sasha at Pirate's Island Miniature Golf in Panama City Beach, Florida.
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September 11th, 2010
President Barack Obama participates in a service project at Ronald H. Brown Middle School in Washington, D.C.
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October 27th, 2010
President Barack Obama chats with Daily Show host Jon Stewart during a commercial break while taping in Washington, D.C.
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November 7th, 2010
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meets children of workers and shakes hands with them in New Delhi, India.
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December 17th, 2010
President Barack Obama reads from his book Of Thee I Sing during a reading to 90 second-graders at Long Branch Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia.
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February 15th, 2011
President Barack Obama listens during a news conference at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House.
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April 25th, 2011
President Barack Obama volleys a tennis ball between his legs while participating in a "Let's Move" clinic with members of the NBA, WNBA and the Harlem Globetrotters.
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May 24th, 2011
Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Barack Obama pose in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace ahead of a State Banquet in London, England.
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May 24th, 2011
President Barack Obama reviews an honour guard with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace in London, England.
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October 15th, 2011
President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrive to speak at General Motors' Orion Assembly Plant in Lake Orion, Michigan.
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December 1st, 2011
President Barack Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia participate in the 2011 National Christmas Tree Lighting at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.
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January 24th, 2012
President Barack Obama embraces U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as members of Congress applaud before his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.
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March 15th, 2012
President Barack Obama greets his dog, Bo, outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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March 17th, 2012
President Barack Obama visits a bar in celebration of St. Patrick's Day at the Dubliner Restaurant and Pub in Washington, D.C.
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April 24th, 2012
President Barack Obama, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Jimmy Fallon during a taping of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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May 19th, 2012
President Barack Obama plays a game of pool in the Holly Cabin following the conclusion of the G8 Summit in Camp David, Maryland.
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July 5th, 2012
President Barack Obama shares his strawberry pie with a boy during a lunch stop at Kozy Corners restaurant in Oak Harbor, Ohio.
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July 20th, 2012
President Barack Obama participates in a conference call about the Aurora, Colorado shootings during the motorcade ride to Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida.
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September 5th, 2012
President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton wave to the crowd following Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
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September 18th, 2012
President Barack Obama talks with the host as he visits The Late Show with David Letterman.
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October 16th, 2012
President Barack Obama (R) poses for pictures with members of the audience after a town hall style debate at Hofstra University October 16, 2012
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October 22nd, 2012
President Barack Obama debates with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.