On View at the Obama Presidential Center
This collection features documents, photographs, and video clips that can be viewed in the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Some documents are on display as facsimiles.) Artifacts from the Obama Presidential Library that are displayed at the Center can be viewed via the Obama Presidential Library's Digital Artifact Collection.
24 documents; 1,064 photographs; numerous video files
- Photographs
- Textual
- Videos
Textual Records
This group of materials comes from multiple Collections and Series across the whole of the textual collections of the Obama Presidential Library. (See the "Container List" section for full breakdown.)
Audiovisual Records
Video Clips
The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) compiled and maintained video footage during the Obama administration. These materials are maintained in four series: Edited Projects, Master Control, Obama Administration Material, White House Television (WHTV).
Photographs
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) instance of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Obama administration staff. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program, such as the White House Photo System.
The photographs are a subseries of a larger series, which includes all photographs taken by White House photographers during the Obama administration. This subseries is arranged chronologically by the photo identifier (P number), which is formatted as PMMDDYYXX-####:
- P (for Presidential photographs)
- MMDDYY (Date of image capture)
- XX (Photographer’s initials)
- [dash]
- Frame number
Textual Records
- First Lady, Office of the - Let's Move
- Miterko, Kelly - Correspondence Files
- Legislative Affairs, Office of
- Presidential Correspondence, Office of
- Presidential Ten Letters a Day (LADS)
- Records Management, White Office of (WHORM)
- FG001-07 (Briefing Papers)
- HU015 (DC Home Rule)
- IM (Immigration)
- IS001 (Health Insurance - Disability Compensation)
- LA002 (Conditions - Employment - Unemployment)
- ME001 (Messages Sent to Individuals)
- ME002 (Messages Sent to Groups/Organizations)
- PP005-01 (First Lady - Michelle Obama)
- PR013 (Requests to the President)
- SP822 (Remarks at the Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, Norway, 12/10/2009)
- Records Management, White Office of (WHORM) - West Wing Collection
- Presidential Briefings
- Presidential Correspondence
- Presidential Personal
- Presidential Remarks
Audiovisual Records
- Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)
- Multiple Series
- 2009 Presidential Inauguration, 01/20/2009
- President Barack Obama delivers his first Weekly Address, 01/24/2009
- President Barack Obama delivers his first Address to a Joint Session of Congress, 02/21/2009
- President Barack Obama participates in an online Town Hall in the East Room, 03/27/2009
- First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the 2009 Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word at the White House, 05/12/2009
- President Barack Obama tours Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 06/04/2009
- President Barack Obama speaks to the Press after meeting with a Congressional Bipartisan Group about immigration reform, 06/25/2009
- President Barack Obama addresses the Parliament of Ghana in Accra, 07/11/2009
- President Barack Obama participates in a primetime Press Conference on healthcare reform, 07/22/2009
- President Barack Obama delivers an Address to a Joint Session of Congress about healthcare reform, 09/09/2009
- President Barack Obama speaks about energy-saving smart grid technology, 10/27/2009
- Joshua Bell and Awadagin Pratt perform Ravel's Tzigane at the White House Evening of Classical Music, 11/04/2009
- Cellists Alisa Weilerstein and 8 year-old Sujari Britt perform Boccherini's Sonata for Two Cellos in C Major, 1st movement: Allegro moderato at the White House Evening of Classical Music, 11/04/2009
- President Barack Obama delivers his 2014 State of the Union Address, 01/25/2010
- President Barack Obama participates in a Bipartisan Meeting with Congress on healthcare reform at Blair House, 02/25/2010
- President Barack Obama addresses the House Democratic Caucus about healthcare reform, 03/20/2010
- President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 03/23/2010
- President Barack Obama holds a Press Conference with President Calderón of Mexico in the Rose Garden, 05/19/2010
- Let’s Move! South Lawn Series kickoff, 05/25/2010
- President Barack Obama explains HealthCare.gov, 07/28/2010
- President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden about the economy, 10/15/2010
- President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama speak at a Town Hall with students in Mumbai, India, 11/07/2010
- First Lady Michelle Obama is presented with the official White House Christmas Tree, 11/26/2010
- President Barack Obama signs the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act [DADT], 12/22/2010
- “Welcome” portion of the West Wing Week episode from October 15, 2010
- President Barack Obama speaks to the people of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, 03/20/2011
- President Barack Obama participates in a Facebook Town Hall in Palo Alto, CA, 04/20/2011
- President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Private First Class Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano, US Army, and Private First Class Henry Svehla, US Army, 05/02/2011
- An Evening of Poetry at the White House, 05/11/2011
- President Barack Obama addresses the Irish people in Dublin, 05/23/2011
- First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a Cape Town Youth Soccer Event with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 06/23/2011
- First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a Young African Women Leaders Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, 06/23/2011
- President Barack Obama participates in a Twitter Town Hall at the White House, 07/06/2011
- President Barack Obama speaks about the American Jobs Act to Congress at the United States Capitol, 08/08/2011
- President Barack Obama delivers his third annual "Back to School" speech, 09/28/2011
- First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off the Jumping Jack Challenge on the White House South Lawn, 10/11/2011
- President Barack Obama participates in a Kitchen Table Discussion with Jose and Lissette Bonilla at their home in Las Vegas, Nevada, 10/24/2011
- President Barack Obama holds a Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands in the Oval Office, 11/29/2011
- President Barack Obama hosts the APEC Summit in November 2011
- President Barack Obama at the APEC Business Summit, 11/12/2011
- President Barack Obama Toasts Leaders at APEC Summit Dinner, 11/12/2011
- President Barack Obama Hosts a Cultural Performance at APEC Summit, 11/12/2011
- President Barack Obama Welcomes Leaders at APEC Summit, 11/13/2011
- President Barack Obama Holds a Press Conference at the APEC Summit, 11/13/2011
- President Barack Obama speaks at Hankuk University in Seoul, Korea, 03/26/2012
- President Obama speaks at the Nuclear Security Summit in Korea, 03/27/2012
- West Wing Week episode from 03/30/2012
- President Obama visits with Team USA Men’s Basketball before the 2012 Olympics, 07/17/2012
- President Obama speaks in Yangon, Burma, 11/19/2012
- President Obama honors the NBA Champion Miami Heat at the White House, 01/29/2013
- President Barack Obama holds a Bilateral Meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy in the Oval Office, 02/15/2013
- President Barack Obama speaks at Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, IL, 02/15/2013
- President Barack Obama participates in a Google+ Hangout to discuss his State of the Union Address, 02/21/2013
- President Barack Obama participates in a naturalization ceremony at the White House, 03/25/2013
- White House Kitchen Garden Spring Planting, 04/04/2013
- President Barack Obama speaks on common-sense measures to reduce gun violence in the Rose Garden, 04/17/2013
- Paula Fuga and John Cruz perform at the White House as part of an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community Heritage Month Celebration, 05/31/2013
- President Barack Obama delivers remarks on Climate Change, 06/25/2013
- First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at an education event in Dakar, Senegal, 06/27/2013
- First Lady Michelle Obama participates in the Connecting Continents Google+ Hangout in Johannesburg, South Africa, 06/29/2013
- President Barack Obama presents the 2012 National Medals of Arts and Humanities at the White House, 07/10/2013
- President Barack Obama speaks on the Affordable Care Act from the Rose Garden, 10/21/2013
- First Lady Michelle Obama makes an announcement about the Let’s Move! Initiative with Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita, 10/30/2013
- President Barack Obama and First Lady speak with moms about the Affordable Care Act in the Oval Office, 12/18/2013
- President Barack Obama delivers his 2014 State of the Union Address, 01/29/2014
- President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Coral Reef High School in Miami, FL, to talk about financial aid for education, 03/07/2014
- President Barack Obama holds a Bilateral Meeting with President Mujica of Ukraine in the Oval Office, 03/12/2014
- First Lady Michelle Obama’s travels in China, 03/21/2014
- First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes students and leaders to the 6th annual White House Kitchen Garden Spring planting, 04/02/2014
- First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during the 4th annual College Signing Day at the University of Texas - San Antonio, 05/02/2014
- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with Lucy Coffey, the nation’s oldest female veteran, 08/26/2014
- President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative, 09/23/2014
- First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Fashion Education Workshop at the White House, 10/08/2014
- First Lady Michelle Obama hosts a Fashion Education Workshop at the White House, 10/08/2014
- President Barack Obama delivers as Statement to the Nation about immigration, 11/20/2014
- President Barack Obama announces a Free Community College Plan, aboard Air Force One, 01/08/2015
- First Lady Michelle Obama's “Reaching the North Star” by 2020, video released 01/16/2014
- The United States Digital Service, 01/20/2015
- President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama launch the “Let Girls Learn” Initiative, 03/03/2015
- President Barack Obama reflects on "My Brother's Keeper" on the one-year anniversary, 03/05/2015
- President Barack Obama speaks at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Marches, 03/07/2015
- President Barack Obama speaks at a Town Hall with Young Leaders of the Americas in Kingston, Jamaica, 04/09/2015
- President Barack Obama presents the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the US Air Force Academy at the White House, 05/07/2015
- First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Mulberry School for Girls in London, England, 06/15/2015
- President Barack Obama delivers a Eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, 06/17/2015
- President Barack Obama speaks on the Supreme Court’s Decision on Marriage Equality in the Rose Garden, 06/26/2015
- President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Sir David Attenborough at the White House, 07/10/2015
- The cast of Disney’s Aladdin performs at the 2015 Kids’ State Dinner at the White House, 07/10/2015
- President Barack Obama meets with President Buhari of Nigeria in the Oval Office, 07/20/2015
- President Barack Obama speaks at Safaricom Indoor Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, 07/26/2015
- President Barack Obama visits Alaska’s Kenai Fjords National Park, 09/02/2015
- President Barack Obama addresses the 70th United Nations General Assembly, 09/28/2015
- First Lady Michelle Obama announces the “Better Make Room” Initiative, 10/19/2015
- President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Captain Florent Groberg, 11/12/2015
- President Barack Obama participates in a YSEALI Town Hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11/20/2015
- President Barack Obama speaks at a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11/20/2015
- President Barack Obama pardons the Thanksgiving turkeys, 11/25/2015
- President Barack Obama speaks at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives, 12/15/2015
- President Barack Obama speaks on gun violence reduction, 01/05/2016
- President Barack Obama delivers remarks on Iran in the Cabinet Room, 01/17/2016
- President Barack Obama and Steph Curry participate in a “My Brother’s Keeper” Mentorship video, 02/04/2016
- First Lady Michelle Obama hosts the African American Women and Dance Celebration at the White House, 02/08/2016
- Leon Bridges performs backstage at the White House, 02/26/2016
- President Barack Obama honors the BCS National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide at the White House, 03/02/2016
- First Lady Michelle Obama hosts a “Hamilton at the White House” workshop, 03/14/2016
- President Barack Obama Freestyles with Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Rose Garden, 03/15/2016
- President Barack Obama speaks to the people of Cuba in Havana, 03/22/2016
- The Obama family attends a baseball game in Havana, Cuba, 03/23/2016
- President Barack Obama speaks at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington, DC, 04/12/2016
- President Barack Obama participates in a town hall in London, 04/23/2016
- President Barack Obama delivers remarks at his last White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, 04/30/2016
- President Barack Obama visits Hiroshima, Japan, 05/31/2016
- The Story of Sergeant First Class Cory Remsburg and President Barack Obama, video released 06/06/2016
- President Barack Obama delivers remarks on "Our National Parks" at Yosemite, 06/18/2016
- West Wing Week episode from 07/01/2016
- Leah Katz-Hernandez conducts a tour of the White House using American Sign Language, video released 07/31/2016
- National Park Service White House Grounds, video released 08/27/2016
- President Barack Obama speaks at the 20th Anniversary of the Lake Tahoe Summit, 08/31/2016
- President Barack Obama holds a YEASLI Town Hall at the Souphanouvong University Auditorium in Luang Prabang, Laos, 09/07/2016
- First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts the 2016 Class of the National Student Poets Program at the White House, 09/08/2016
- President Barack Obama and Jason Furman discuss the economy, 09/13/2016
- White House Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest, 10/06/2016
- Celebrating 20th Century Art at the White House, 10/14/2016
- President Barack Obama speaks at the BET Love and Happiness concert on the South Lawn, 10/21/2016
- First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a Joining Forces event at the White House, 11/14/2016
- President Barack Obama participates in the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony at the White House, 11/22/2016
- Behind the Scenes of the Affordable Care Act, video released 12/08/2016
- Making History: President Barack Obama’s New Approach to Foreign Policy, video released 12/09/2016
- First Lady Michelle Obama delivers her final speech at the 2017 School Counselor of the Year ceremony in the East Room, 01/06/2017
- President Barack Obama delivers his Farewell Address in Chicago, IL, 01/10/2017
- President Barack Obama Honors the Chicago Cubs at the White House, 01/16/2017
- Footage used in Inside the White House: The Situation Room
- Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree interviews:
- Multiple Series
- Photo Office, White House
- Presidential Photographs
- 1,064 images are available for view in the Media section (at the bottom of this Finding Aid) or through the National Archives Catalog
- Presidential Photographs
Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Barack Obama Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Official records of Barack Obama’s presidency are holdings of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).
