Archive for December 28th, 2015

28
Dec
15

Photo of the Year: July

(1) Vice President Joe Biden, Dr Jill Biden, Sasha Obama and members of the Biden family pose on the pitch with Mia Hamm after the U.S. team’s 5-2 victory against Japan in the World Cup Final (Photo by Ronald Martinez)

(2) President Obama arriving in Kenya (Photo by Pete Souza)

(3) The President takes a selfie with his half-sister Auma Obama at the Safaricom Indoor Arena in Nairobi (Photo by Pete Souza)

(4) Dancing with sister Auma Obama, President Kenyatta, and others at the State Dinner in Nairobi (Photo by Pete Souza)

(5) Viewing the remains of “Lucy,” the 3.2 million-year-old fossilized bones of a human ancestor, at the National Palace in Addis Ababa (Photo by Pete Souza)

(6) President Obama arriving back at Joint Base Andrews (Photo by Pete Souza)

(7) President Obama smiles with Emma Didlake, the oldest known World War II veteran at 110 years old, in the the Oval Office of the White House. Didlake was a Private during the course of her service and her decorations include the Women’s Army Corps Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal (Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

(8) President Obama shakes hands with a vendor while walking in Central Park, NY (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

(9) President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison in El Reno, Oklahoma (Photo by Pete Souza)

(10) President Obama walks down the Cross Hall with Vice President Biden after he delivered a statement on the Iran nuclear agreement (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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28
Dec
15

Chat Away

28
Dec
15

Even When We Expected It, It Still Burns So Deep…..

28
Dec
15

Photo of the Year: June

(1) President Obama plays with Ella Harper Rhodes, daughter of Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, during an Oval Office drop by (Photo by Pete Souza)

(2) First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Agnese Landini, wife of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, tour the Mirror Room in Italian Pavilion at the Milan Expo (Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

(3) President Obama shows Soleil Malveaux Jean-Pierre a floral arrangement in the Blue Room of the White House prior to a reception to observe LGBT Pride Month in the East Room (Photo by Pete Souza)

(4) President Obama meets with President Putin prior to the opening session of the Group of 20 leaders summit in Antalya, Turkey (Photo by Pete Souza)

(5) The President talks with a refugee at the Dignity for Children Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo by Pete Souza)

(6) President Obama watches the sun set over Manila Bay in the Philippines (Photo by Pete Souza)

(7) President Obama kisses Vice President Biden after delivering the eulogy during funeral services for Biden’s son, Beau at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington, Del. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/AP)

(8) President Obama hugs a 16-year-old refugee while participating in a discussion at the Dignity for Children Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo by Pete Souza)

(9) President Obama reacts as he is told of the Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act (Photo by Pete Souza)

(10) President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a group of Girl Scouts from across the country for a campout on the South Lawn of the White House (Photo by Chip Somodevilla)

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28
Dec
15

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