Obama Behind the Scenes
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Obama and first lady Michelle talk with Admiral Robert Willard, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, and his family, aboard the Admiral's barge CINCPACFLT while en route to the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Obama looks out the windows of Air Force One with Nicky and Zachary DeParle, sons of Nancy-Ann DeParle, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, during a flight to Hawaii.
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Obama plays with Bo, the Obama family dog, aboard Air Force One during a flight to Hawaii.
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Obama and first lady Michelle descend the Grand Staircase to greet guests at a holiday reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House.
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Obama talks to Secret Service Uniformed Division officers as he walks through the magnetometer in the Northwest Gatehouse at the White House, following his visit to Blair House. The President told a reporter as he exited the gatehouse, "I just wanted to see what it was like getting in here."
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Obama arrives aboard Marine One at Osawatomie-Paola Municipal Airport in Osawatomie, Kan.
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The President and Bo, the Obama family dog, ride in the presidential motorcade en route to PetSmart in Alexandria, Va. The President bought Bo some Christmas gifts at the pet store then walked nearby to Best Buy to purchase gifts for his daughters.
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Cooper Wall Wagner, 8 months, reaches out to touch Barack Obama as he poses for a photo with Cooper's parents as Obama greets military personnel at Marine Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay on Christmas Day.
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Barack Obama and first lady Michelle greet service members and their families in a mess hall at Marine Base Hawaii on Christmas Day.
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Barack Obama holds hands with daughters Malia and Sasha while they walk with friends at Sea Life Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, while on vacation.
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Barack Obama shops for Christmas gifts with his dog Bo at Petsmart in Alexandria, Va.
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Barack Obama shops for Christmas gifts at a Best Buy store in Alexandria, Va.
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Obama, first lady Michelle, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, sit for a family portrait in the Oval Office.
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Obama and first lady Michelle walk to the White House upon returning from Fort Bragg, N.C., where they met US troops.
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Obama, first lady Michelle, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, after Obama spoke during the taping of "Christmas in Washington," at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
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The first family attends the Christmas in Washington taping at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Obama and first lady Michelle greet troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., following remarks on the end of America's war in Iraq.
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Obama is handed a piece of paper to autograph following remarks on the end of America’s war in Iraq, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Obama greets Navy player Alexander Teich prior to performing the coin toss before the Army vs. Navy annual football game at Fedex Field in Landover, Md.
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Obama and his family wait backstage before the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
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Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard greet members of the Royal Australian Air Force after delivering remarks on the U.S. and Australian Alliance, in Darwin, Australia.
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Obama looks out a window of Air Force One during the flight from Canberra to Darwin, Australia.
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Obama greets people following a ceremony to honor the French and American Alliance, at a World War I Memorial at the Hotel de Ville in Cannes, France.
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Janet Kavandi, Director of Flight Crew Operations at Johnson Space Center, presents Obama with a jacket during a drop by with the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Oval Office. The jacket features patches from several past space shuttle missions.
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President Barack Obama laughs with daughters Malia and Sasha while watching performers during the annual lighting of the National Christmas tree in Washington, D.C.
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Obama and the first family arrive for the annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. on December 1, 2011.
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Obama buys books at Kramerbooks with his daughters Sasha and Malia in Washington, D.C.
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Obama visits with Patrick Festa at his home November Scranton, Pa.
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Obama and first lady Michelle watch the Oregon State vs. Towson basketball game in Towson, MD.
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President Barack Obama makes Thanksgiving Day phone calls to U.S. troops from the Oval Office.
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Obama and the first family fill bags with produce at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C.
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Obama laughs with daughters Sasha and Malia after pardoning 'Liberty', a 19-week old, 45-pound turkey at the North Portico of the White House.
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Obama meets with Chris and Kathy Corkery and their sons Andrew and Nicholas at Julien's Corner Kitchen restaurant in Manchester, N.H.
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President Obama greets five-year-old Seattle Brown after he spoke about jobs at Manchester High School Central in Manchester, N.H.
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Obama salutes as he and first lady Michelle walk on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson for the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game between Michigan State and North Carolina, in San Diego, Calif.
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Obama has his picture taken with a member of the U.S. Navy on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.
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Obama and first lady Michelle board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.
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Obama visits a classroom at Yeadon Regional Head Start Center in Yeadon, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Obama, along with Press Secretary Jay Carney, left, and Trip Director Marvin Nicholson, right, play basketball between events at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., Oct. 25, 2011.
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Obama and Jay Leno joke backstage before taping "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011.
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Obama stops to buy pumpkins at Wood's Orchard in Hampton, Va, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011.
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Obama visits Mast General Store in Boone, N.C., during a stop on the American Jobs Act bus tour, Oct. 17, 2011.
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President Barack Obama walks up the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Monday, Oct. 17, 2011.
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Obama and President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea participate in the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 13, 2011.
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Obama visits a wounded warrior for a Purple Heart presentation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 10, 2011.
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Obama holds a child after delivering remarks on the American Jobs Act beneath the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2011.
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Obama and first lady Michelle along with former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush pause at the North Memorial Pool of the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11, 2011.
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Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are briefed by Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, during a meeting in Chief of Staff Bill Daley's office in the White House to discuss ongoing efforts to find a balanced approach to the debt limit and deficit reduction.
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Obama and Biden walk around the South Lawn of the White House.
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Joe Paulsen, Advance Office site lead, holds the curtain for Obama and first lady Michelle as they are introduced during the Pritzker Architecture Prize award ceremony at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
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Obama greets supporters in Monegall, Ireland.
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Obama and personal aide Reggie Love fill in to coach Sasha Obama's basketball game when two coaches weren't able to make it to the game.