PHOTOS: President Obama departs the White House en route to the Gulf Coast

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U.S. President Barack Obama walks to the Marine One helicopter to depart for a trip to Louisiana to witness the response to oil spill damage along the Gulf Coast, from the White House in Washington May 2, 2010. Winds pushed a huge oil slick toward the U.S. Gulf shore on Sunday as President Barack Obama's administration cranked up pressure on BP Plc to halt the uncontrolled, growing spill from its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst


White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (L) and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (R) walk to the helicopter to depart with U.S. President Barack Obama for a trip to Louisiana to witness the response to oil spill damage along the Gulf Coast, from the White House in Washington, May 2, 2010.« Read less REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst


President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to the Gulf Coast region where he will visit damage caused by the BP oil well spill, Sunday, May 2, 2010.
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)


President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to the Gulf Coast region where he will visit damage caused by the BP oil well spill, Sunday, May 2, 2010.
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)