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Clio the Leo

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2010: Official White House Photos

Edited on Fri Dec-31-10 12:32 AM by Clio the Leo

My favorites. See all of them here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/

On a personal note, this photo makes me want to slap every one of them. They LOOK surprised. We all knew here for a week Brown was going to win. This is perhaps THE story I'm most looking forward to hearing the real deal behind.
Jan. 20, 2010
"This was the night after the special election in Massachusetts, when Republican Scott Brown had unexpectedly won the Senate seat belonging to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Brown's election deprived the Democrats of 60 votes in the Senate, putting in jeopardy the passage of healthcare reform, a sentiment that you can see on the faces of the President and his aides." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

You know that famous photo of LBJ staring down Sen What's His Name that everyone likes to whip out? Well, this is MY Obama version. Dont miss how tight Nancy's jaw is clenched.
Feb. 9, 2010
"During a spirited bi-partisan Congressional leadership meeting, both the President and House Minority Leader (soon to be Speaker of the House) John Boehner speak at the same time." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

March 19, 2010
"After dinner, the President returned to the Oval Office to continue pressing Congressmen to vote for the health care reform bill. In those final days before the vote, the President made hundreds of calls." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

March 21, 2010
"Watching the historic House vote on a television in the Roosevelt Room, the President and Vice President applauded after the bill passed. It was an emotional conclusion to an almost year-long battle to pass health care reform." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

March 22, 2010
"The day after the health care bill passed, the President greeted Sen. Tom Harkin at the door of the Oval Office before a meeting with the Senate Democratic Leadership." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

March 28, 2010
"I asked to ride on the President's helicopter but didn't realize it would be pitch black both inside the helicopter and outside during the nighttime flight from Kabul to Bagram Airfield. The spot of light on the President's face was from someone's BlackBerry." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

April 28, 2010
"Sometimes the unexpected happens. At a cafe in Missouri, I was trying to capture patrons snapping photos of each other with the President when this guy did what wise-guys do." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

I think this one sums up the whole year.
May 31, 2010
"The skies opened up on Memorial Day outside of Chicago. When the lightning began, the Secret Service told the President that it was too dangerous to proceed. He took the stage by himself and informed the audience that his speech was canceled and that for everyone's safety, they should return to their busses. Later, he boarded a few of the busses to thank them for attending and apologized for not being able to speak." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Aug. 8, 2010
"We were walking through a locker room at the University of Texas when White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson stopped to weigh himself on a scale. Unbeknownst to him, the President was stepping on the back of the scale, as Marvin continued to slide the scale lever. Everyone but Marvin was in on the joke." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Aug. 15, 2010
"Back in the Gulf Coast for a weekend, the President and First Lady toured St. Andrews Bay on a boat in Panama City Beach, Fla. I noticed their hands touching as they held the rail on the boat." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Sept. 10, 2010
"Headed to an event on the White House state floor, the President encountered the family dog, Bo, and they walked together along the Colonnade." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Sept. 11, 2010
"We were at the Pentagon to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. After the formal ceremony, the President stopped to shake hands with family members of victims attending the event. Here he is holding hands with a little girl."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Sept. 25, 2010
"On a Saturday, the President listens during a conference call in the Situation Room on the Middle East negotiations."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Nov. 3, 2010
"The day after the mid-term election, the President waited in the Blue Room before facing the press at a news conference." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Does this man call ANYONE "stranger"?
Nov. 14, 2010
"Visiting the Great Buddha of Kamakura, in Japan, the President had a green tea ice cream bar with his hosts. He had visited this Buddha as a young child and said he remembered sitting in the exact same place having an ice cream bar." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Dec. 3, 2010
"The President greets U.S. soldiers at Bagram Airfield after an all-night, unannounced flight to Afghanistan. We were scheduled to helicopter to Kabul to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, but that portion of the trip was canceled due to heavy winds." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Joe Biden, not ALWAYS so jovial!
Dec. 6, 2010
"In the Cabinet Room, the President, Vice President, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and OMB Director Jack Lew met with Senate Democratic leaders about the lame duck session."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Dec. 10, 2010
"The President had just met with former President Clinton late on a Friday afternoon. When they emerged from the Oval Office, the President said, "We're going to the press briefing room." I had walked ahead of them and, upon reaching the briefing room, found that the door was locked: the press office staff were all attending a White House Christmas party in the residence. So we went to find Robert Gibbs. "We're looking for some reporters," the President said, when we found Robert Gibbs in his office. Returning to the briefing room, the two Presidents waited until someone found a key, before doing an impromptu news conference." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)