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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wear 3-D glasses while watching a TV commercial during Super Bowl 43, Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, in the family theater of the White House on February 1, 2009. Guests included family, friends, Cabinet members, staff members, and bipartisan members of Congress.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Oval Office, February 2, 2009.
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Official White House photo by Pete Souza
Close-up detail of President Obama's signature on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and a pen used for the signing, aboard Air Force One on a flight from Buckley Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado to Phoenix, Arizona, February 17, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama attends a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, October 29, 2009, for the dignified transfer of 18 U.S. personnel who died in Afghanistan.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave from a balcony at the Grand Hotel as they greet the Torch Parade in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama's signature on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House, March 23, 2010. The President signed the Act with 22 different pens.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama takes the stage carrying an umbrella amidst a downpour at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, on Memorial Day. He announced that the event was being canceled because of the severe weather, May 31, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama walks into the Oval Office with newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, August 6, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: Brigadier General Marshall B. “Brad” Webb, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command; Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Standing, from left, are: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President; Audrey Tomason Director for Counterterrorism; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, Ruby Bridges, and representatives of the Norman Rockwell Museum: Laurie Norton Moffatt, CEO, and Anne Morgan, President of the Board, view Rockwell's painting "The Problem We All Live With" hanging in a West Wing hallway near the Oval Office. Ruby Bridges is the girl in the painting.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama hugs a woman during a visit with First Lady Michelle Obama to Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, September 10, 2011. Section 60 is reserved for military personnel who have lost their lives while fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, 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, New York, on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, September 11, 2011. The North Memorial pool sits in the footprint of the north tower, formerly 1 World Trade Center.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama greets National Security Staff (NSS) for departure photos in the Oval Office, February 1, 2012. Arianna Holmes, age 3, hugs President Obama before taking a departure photo with her family in the Oval Office of the White House.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
President Barack Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum following an event in Dearborn, Michigan, April 18, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave goodbye to President Shimon Peres of Israel on the North Portico of the White House following the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony and dinner in his honor, June 13, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama look out at the Chicago, Illinois, skyline, June 15, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the rain at a grassroots campaign event at Walkerton Tavern & Gardens in Glen Allen, Virginia, July 14, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama hugs First Lady Michelle Obama after she introduces him at a grassroots campaign event at Lagomarcino's Confectionary in Davenport, Iowa, August 15, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, and the Biden family wave to the crowd as confetti rains down following the President's election night remarks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, November 6, 2012. Also pictured are Beau, Hallie, Natalie, Baby Hunter, Hunter, Kathleen, Naomi, Finnegan, Maisy, Ashley Biden, and Howard Krein.
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Official White House Photo by David Lienemann
President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan walk on the Colonnade of the White House following their meeting in the Oval Office, January 11, 2013.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2013. The President and First Lady danced to "Let's Stay Together" performed by Jennifer Hudson, right.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama visits a pre-kindergarten classroom at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Georgia, February 14, 2013.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama wears a crown as he poses with Avery Dodson, Natalie Hurley, Miriam Schaffer, Claire Winton, and Lucy Claire Sharp, all 8-year-old members of Girl Scouts Troop 2612, from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The girls exhibited a Lego flood proof bridge project during the 2014 White House Science Fair in the Blue Room of the White House, May 27, 2014. The fair celebrates the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama visits Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, September 5, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama listens through a door in the Green Room of the White House as Lilly Jay relates her experience as a sexual assault survivor during the launch of the "It's On Us" campaign, a new public awareness and action campaign designed to prevent sexual assault at colleges and universities, in the East Room, September 19, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama walks through the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House following the Christmas Holiday General Reception #4A, December 12, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hold hands as they listen to Rep. John Lewis during an event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, March 7, 2015.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama snuggles against President Barack Obama before a videotaping for the 2015 World Expo, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, March 27, 2015.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with pastors who offer a birthday prayer during a call in the Oval Office, August 4, 2015.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, Marian Robinson, Vice President Joe Biden, and Dr. Jill Biden greet Pope Francis on his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 22, 2015.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Vice President Joe Biden reviews his remarks with President Barack Obama before the Vice President announces that he will not be a candidate in the 2016 presidential campaign, in the Oval Office, October 21, 2015.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet 106-Year-Old Virginia McLaurin during a photo line in the Blue Room of the White House prior to a reception celebrating African American History Month, February 18, 2016.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
President Barack Obama signs a letter to Ileana Yarza, a 76-year-old letter writer in Cuba, in the Oval Office, March 14, 2016.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama greets His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the entrance of the Map Room of the White House, June 15, 2016.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea in the Treaty Room Office in the White House Residence, November 23, 2010. Earlier in the day, North Korea conducted an artillery attack against the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama share a private moment in a freight elevator at an Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., January 20, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama pulls out the chair for First Lady Michelle Obama at the Governors Ball in the State Dining Room of the White House, February 22, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are welcomed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Buckingham Palace in London, England, April 1, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama poses with G-20 Summit Spouses at the Royal Opera House in London, England, April 2, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama hosts former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Dr. Jill Biden, and Maria Eitel, new CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, at the White House, April 21, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
First Lady Michelle Obama attends a meeting with Communities In Schools board members at the Ferebee-Hope Elementary School in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
First Lady Michelle Obama waves before heading home after addressing the first four-year graduating class at the University of California, Merced in Merced, California, May 16, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
First Lady Michelle Obama looks over her speech before speaking at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, May 18, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
First Lady Michelle Obama attends the commencement ceremony at George Washington University on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 16, 2010. Mrs. Obama delivered the commencement address after students made good on her challenge to do 100,000 hours of service in exchange for a graduation speech.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait in the Green Room before hosting a Diplomatic Corps Reception in the East Room of the White House, October 5, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama does an interview with radio show host Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo at the Univision Radio building in Glendale, California, October 27, 2010. Piolin has one of the top radio shows in the country.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama plays hopscotch during the “Make A Difference” program at the University of Mumbai in Mumbai, India, November 6, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama and Melody Barnes, Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Council Director, third from right, meet with the Council on Community Solutions in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, February 4, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden joke together while taping a Joining Forces public service announcement in the East Room of the White House, April 4, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama greets Marines following her remarks to 3,000 Marines, soldiers, sailors, and military family members at Memorial Field House in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 13, 2011. The event was part of the launch of Joining Forces, a national initiative to support and honor America's service members and their families.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama and kids double-dutch jump rope during a taping for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge and Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play, on the South Lawn of the White House, July 15, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama and kids from Tubman Elementary School in Washington, D.C., pet Bo, the Obama family dog, on the South Lawn of the White House, September 14, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
First Lady Michelle Obama talks with Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden during a tour of the Studio Museum in Harlem, in New York, New York, September 21, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama has lunch with students at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, January 25, 2012. The First Lady and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the school to sample a healthy meal that meets the United States Department of Agriculture’s new and improved nutrition standards for school lunches.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a potato sack race with Jimmy Fallon in the East Room of the White House during a “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” taping for the second anniversary of the "Let’s Move!" initiative, January 25, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stand for the national anthem at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, February 15, 2012. During the event, a report was unveiled outlining opportunities and best practices for states to better support military spouses serving in professions with state licensure requirements.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a taping for the “Biggest Loser" in the East Room of the White House, February 16, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert
First Lady Michelle Obama touches the Hokie Stone before walking onto the field at Lane Stadium to give the Virginia Tech commencement address in Blacksburg, Virginia, May 11, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama is picked up by U.S. Olympic wrestler Elena Pirozhkova during a greet with Team USA Olympic athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, at the U.S. Olympic Training Facility at the University of East London in London, England, July 27, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert
First Lady Michelle Obama runs at an activity station during a "Let's Move! London" event at Winfield House in London, England, July 27, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert
First Lady Michelle Obama watches the swimming finals and medal ceremonies at the Olympic Park Aquatics Center during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England, July 28, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a “Let’s Move!” and "Sesame Street" public service announcement taping with Big Bird in the White House Kitchen, February 13, 2013.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama and students from around the country participate in the White House Kitchen Garden spring planting on the South Lawn of the White House, April 4, 2013. Mrs. Obama was joined by students from Benjamin David Gullett Elementary School in Bradenton, Florida, Arthur D. Healey School in Somerville, Massachusetts, Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy in Knox County, Tennessee, the Milton Elementary School in Milton, Vermont, and Harriet Tubman and Bancroft Elementary Schools in Washington, D.C.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
First Lady Michelle Obama, Prince Harry of Wales, and Dr. Jill Biden help military children create Mother's Day cards and other crafts in the State Dining Room of the White House, May 9, 2013. The children presented the gifts to their moms during the Joining Forces Military Mother's Day Tea in the East Room.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama and Kerry Washington walk with students at Savoy Elementary School in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2013. Savoy is one of eight schools selected for the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) Turnaround Arts Initiative.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama talks with children at the USO Warrior and Family Center in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, September 11, 2013. The center supports wounded, ill, and injured troops, their families, and caregivers, as well as local active duty troops.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama tapes a "Let's Move!" public service announcement with 2013 NBA Champion Miami Heat players LeBron James, left, and Dwyane Wade, in the Map Room of the White House, January 14, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
First Lady Michelle Obama joins FoodCorps leaders and local students for the spring planting in the White House Kitchen Garden, April 2, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
First Lady Michelle Obama joins FoodCorps leaders and local students for the spring garden planting in the White House Kitchen Garden, April 2, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama and audience members show their appreciation for a performance during the White House Talent Show in the East Room of the White House, May 20, 2014. The event, hosted with the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, showcases the talents of students from schools participating in Turnaround Arts, a program to improve schools and increase student achievement through arts education.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
While visiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, First Lady Michelle Obama wears a shawl presented to her by Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II and Mrs. Nicole Archambault during the Cannon Ball Flag Day Celebration, June 13, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama joins the cast of Disney's "The Lion King" onstage after their performance at the Kids' State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, July 18, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama and former First Lady Laura Bush participate in a symposium on advancement for women and girls in Africa, with U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit spouses at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., August 6, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
First Lady Michelle Obama and Chef Thomas Ciszak join school children in preparing the annual fall harvest meal in the East Room of the White House, October 14, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks to military children and families during a preview screening of a Veterans Day episode of Disney's "Doc McStuffins," that explores the emotions children face when a parent is deployed, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, November 10, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama greets Sting while President Barack Obama greets other honorees Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, and Patricia McBride in the Blue Room during the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House, December 7, 2014. Honoree Al Green stands at right.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama hosts local students for a special reading of Dr. Seuss's "Oh, The Things You Can Do That Are Good for You: All About Staying Healthy," during a "Let's Move!" event in the East Room of the White House, January 21, 2015.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama joins Taiko drummers at center drum prior to a tour of the Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, March 20, 2015.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
First Lady Michelle Obama with daughters, Malia and Sasha, sled in the snow on the South Lawn of the White House, March 2, 2009.
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Official White House photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, September 1, 2009.
Official White House Photo by Annie Leibovitz
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Official White House Photo by Annie Leibovitz
President Barack Obama greets First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha upon their arrival at a barbecue in celebration of his 49th birthday on the South Lawn of the White House, August 8, 2010
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, with mother-in-law Marian Robinson, daughters Sasha and Malia, and First Lady Michelle Obama, react as they push the button to light the National Christmas Tree during a ceremony on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., December 9, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave to the crowd from the South Portico of the White House during the annual Easter Egg Roll, April 25, 2011. Daughters Malia and Sasha, Marian Robinson, and Bo, the Obama family dog, joined the President and First Lady on the balcony for the national anthem before participating in the activities on the South Lawn.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia tour the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., October 14, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embrace following the official swearing-in ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2013. Standing, from left, are daughters Malia and Sasha and Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk with their daughters Sasha and Malia, right, to attend an Easter service at St. John's Church in Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 31, 2013.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with daughters Sasha and Malia, stand in former South African President Nelson Mandela's cell as they listen to former prisoner Ahmed Kathrada during their tour of Robben Island Prison on Robben Island in Cape Town, South Africa, June 30, 2013. Leslie Robinson is pictured at left.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha assemble burritos during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service event at DC Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., January 20, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama hugs daughters Sasha, left, and Malia as they visit the Great Wall of China in Mutianyu, China, March 23, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
First Lady Michelle Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia and family pets Bo and Sunny, receives the official White House Christmas tree at the North Portico of the White House, November 28, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama follow Marian Robinson and Malia Obama as they board Air Force One at Maxwell Air Force Base for departure from Montgomery, Alabama, following a trip to Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, March 7, 2015
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Inside the White House: The Kitchen Garden
First Lady Michelle Obama and White House chef Sam Kass tell the story of the first garden on White House grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden during World War II. This new garden was planted in the Spring of 2009 with the help of local elementary school children and has yielded a constant supply fresh produce for the First Family and White House events. August 8, 2009
Inside the White House: Letters to the President
Every day, President Obama reads ten letters from the public in order to stay in tune with America's issues and concerns. "Letters to the President" is an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the process of how those ten letters make it to the President's desk from among the tens of thousands of letters, faxes, and e-mails that flood the White House each day.
All the President's Pens
Why do presidents use so many pens to sign legislation? White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown explains.
The White House Science Fair
Middle School and High School students from around the country present their award-winning experiments and inventions at the first ever White House Science Fair. Solar powered cars, soccer playing robots, and innovative ideas to treating cancer highlight the best and brightest of America's future in technology and engineering.
4th of July at the White House, 2010
The White House and the USO celebrate the 4th of July with service members and their families at the White House Independence Day Celebration on the South Lawn. Performers at the 2010 celebration include Brandi Carlile, Cedric the Entertainer and the rock band The Killers.
Travels with the First Lady and Dr. Biden: "Joining Forces" Launch
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden embark on a 2-day U.S. tour to launch a national initiative to support and honor America's service members and their families. The initiative aimed to educate, challenge, and spark action from all sectors of our society — citizens, communities, businesses, non-profits, faith-based institutions, philanthropic organizations, and government — to ensure military families have the support they have earned.
Ruby Bridges Visits with the President and Her Portrait
Ruby Bridges visits the White House to see how a painting commemorating her personal and historic milestone looks hanging on the wall outside of the Oval Office. American artist Norman Rockwell was criticized by some when this painting first appeared on the cover of Look Magazine on January 14,1964. The iconic portrait was on display throughout the summer of 2011 in one of the most exalted locations in the country.
Behind the Scenes at Cengdu Panda Base with First Lady Michelle Obama
Go behind the scenes with the First Lady at Chengdu Panda Base in Chengdu, China, on the last day of her official visit to China.
Catching Up with the Curator: The Obama State China Service
Each First Lady selects a new china service at the beginning of the Administration. First Lady Michelle Obama chose a modern pattern that also complemented preceding historic state service sets. The Obama State China Service consisted of eleven-piece place settings for 320.
The President, in 3D
The Smithsonian rendered a 3D portrait of President Obama, in what became the highest resolution Digital model of a head of state. Take a look at the process, and the 3D rendering created using this tecchnology.
Mensaje De La Casa Blanca
En el mensaje de esta semana, Elmy Bermejo, la Directora de Asuntos Intergubernamentales del Departamento de Trabajo discutió la necesidad de garantizar que nuestra economía recompense el arduo trabajo realizado por las mujeres. Un verdadero plan de oportunidades no es tal si no funciona para las mujeres que son parte de la fuerza laboral. Porque cuando la mujer tiene éxito, Estados Unidos tiene éxito.
A Tour of the West Wing in Sign Language
West Wing Receptionist Leah Katz-Hernandez narrates a tour of the West Wing in American Sign Language, visiting the West Wing Lobby, the West Colonnade, the Rose Garden, the White House Press Briefing Room, the Cabinet Room, the Oval Office, and more.
Weekly Address: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service
In this his Weekly Address, President Obama commemorated the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service and encouraged Americans to "Find Your Park."
The Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from Senator and Mrs. Kennedy to Sasha and Malia, recently at the White House.
President Barack Obama runs down the East Colonnade with family dog, Bo, on the dog's initial visit to the White House, March 15, 2009. Bo came back to live at the White House in April.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife Vicki greet Bo in the Outer Oval Office of the White House, April 21, 2009.
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.
President Barack Obama, runs away from the family dog, Bo, during a brief break from meetings on the South Lawn of the White House May 12, 2009.
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NBC video and sound crews capture footage of the "First Dog" in the Rose Garden outside the Oval Office for their prime-time broadcast "Inside the Obama White House," May 29, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
The Obama family dog, Bo, lies on a carpet in the White House on July 27, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama pets Bo in the Outer Oval Office, October 29, 2009.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia, along with family dog, Bo, play in the snow on the South Lawn of the White House on December 19, 2009.
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Official White House photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama throws a ball for Bo, the family dog, in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 9, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and Bo, the Obama family dog, walk along the Colonnade of the White House, September 10, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Bo, the Obama family dog, peers into the Outer Oval Office from the White House Colonnade, October 26, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Bo, the Obama family dog, is greeted by several of the President’s Active Lifestyle Award achievers in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, November 29, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton
Bo, the Obama family dog, sits by a larger-than-life holiday decoration of himself in the East Garden Room of the White House, November 30, 2010. Some 80 volunteers helped create the 4 foot statue, which is made of 40,000 pipe cleaners.
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White House pastry chefs decorate cookies shaped like Bo, the Obama family dog, for holiday receptions at the White House, December 8, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama is joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and Bo, the Obama family dog, as he delivers remarks during a Christmas holiday reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House, December 15, 2010.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama and Bo, the Obama family dog, greet audience members at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., December 12, 2011. Mrs. Obama read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" during a Christmas holiday program with children, parents, and staff.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama and Bo, the Obama family dog, ride in the presidential limousine en route to PetSmart in Alexandria, Virginia, December 21, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama walks toward the Oval Office with Bo, the Obama family dog, after returning from a Christmas shopping trip, December 21, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama plays with Bo, the Obama family dog, aboard Air Force One during a flight to Hawaii, December 23, 2011.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama looks back as Bo, the Obama family dog, follows him into the Oval Office, January 27, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Bo, the Obama family dog is videotaped for the Easter Egg Roll in the East Colonnade of the White House, February 29, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert
Brian Mosteller, Director of Oval Office Operations, sits with Bo, the Obama family dog, in the Outer Oval Office, June 20, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama pets Bo, the Obama family dog, in the Oval Office, June 21, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Bo, the Obama family dog, poses for a photo on the North Lawn of the White House, September 28, 2012.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Bo, the Obama family dog, greet visitors during an inaugural open house in the Blue Room of the White House, January 22, 2013.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Bo, the Obama family dog, waits for First Lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn driveway before departing the White House, March 20, 2013. Bo accompanied Mrs. Obama during her visit to Maryland Fisher House IV at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
Sunny, left, and Bo, the Obama family dogs, play on the South Lawn of the White House, August 19, 2013.
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, joined by family pets Sunny and Bo, wait to greet visitors in the Blue Room during a White House tour, November 5, 2013.
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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
First Lady Michelle Obama, seated with Obama family pets Bo, left, and Sunny, tapes a video for Ellen DeGeneres' 56th birthday in the White House Library, January 28, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
Obama family pets Bo, left, and Sunny sit at a table in the State Dining Room of the White House, February 10, 2014. The table settings will be used at the State Dinner for President François Hollande of France.
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Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
First Lady Michelle Obama hugs family pets Sunny and Bo, right, during a video taping in the Map Room of the White House, April 14, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
First Lady Michelle Obama, with family pets Sunny and Bo, visit with children of military families during a craft project in the State Dining Room of the White House, December 3, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama introduces Jayla Raymond, 8, from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Obama family pets Sunny and Bo in the Map Room of the White House, December 4, 2014.
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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
First Lady Michelle Obama walks back to the White House with Obama family pet, Sunny, after joining students for the "Let's Move!" spring garden planting in the White House Kitchen Garden, April 5, 2016.
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Bo, the Obama family dog, lounges in the West Garden Room of the White House, September 15, 2011.
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The Obamas’ New Dog
Bo, the Obamas’ Portuguese water dog, makes his debut. White House, April 14, 2009.
The Littlest Bo
The 2011 holiday decorations at the White House included quite a few renderings of the first pup, Bo. Take a look at the process of making the "Button Bo," which happens to be the smallest of the litter.
Bo Inspects the 2012 White House Holiday Decorations
Bo makes a final inspection of the 2012 White House Christmas decorations before 90,000 visitors come through the doors of the People's House this holiday season.
Introducing the Newest Obama—Sunny!
The Obamas welcome the newest member of their family—a little girl (puppy) named Sunny!