U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the White House September 8, 2010 in Washington, DC. The President was traveling to Cleveland, Ohio to deliver remarks on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College West Campus and the First Lady attended a ’Let’s Move’ event in Louisiana.
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the economy as Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Small Business Administrator Karen Mills and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers look on in the Rose Garden at the White House September 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. The U.S.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after a televised national address from the Oval Office of the White House August 31, 2010 in Washington, DC. In his remarks Obama formally declared an end to the combat mission in Iraq, saying that after seven years of war that claimed more than 4,400 American lives, it is time to face toward the war in Afghanistan and toward pressing problems at home.
President Barack Obama, left, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Sasha, center, leave the White House in Washington for a weekend in Panama City, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. The first family, absent Malia who is at summer camp, planned to spend most of the trip enjoying the area’s recreational activities. But the president also scheduled a meeting with small-business owners as the government’s focus moves from plugging the oil leak to rebuilding the region’s economy.
Daisy M. Brooks from Chicago, Illinois receives the 2010 Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest civilian honor, from U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House August 4, 2010 in Washington, DC. Brooks opened Daisy’s Resource and Developmental Center to serve as a dormitory, school, and catalyst for young women to improve their lives.
Cynthia M. Church of Wilmington, Delaware receives the 2010 Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest civilian honor, from U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House August 4, 2010 in Washington, DC. Church founded Sisters on a Mission, Inc, an African-American breast cancer support network in Delaware.
Myrtle Faye Rumph of Inglewood, California receives the 2010 Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest civilian honor, from U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House August 4, 2010 in Washington, DC. Rumph received the medal for her commitment to reducing gun and gang violence in her community.
President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank at the Ronald Reagan Building July 21, 2010 in Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, left, walk down the steps from the White House’s Blue Room balcony to greet members of the United States Armed Forces and their families during an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn, Sunday, July 4, 2010.
From left, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., attend at a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va on Friday, July 2, 2010.
President Barack Obama makes a statement as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Vice President Joseph Biden, Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listen in the Rose Garden of the White House June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC.
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the taping of ‘America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre,’ a gala honoring South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs,’ at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC.
US President Barack Obama speaks about the oil spill following the BP Deepwater Horizon accident during a briefing with officials at the Tarmac Field House at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 4, 2010.
President Barack Obama smiles as he enters to speak at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors at the Interior Department in Washington on April 16, 2010.
U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle, first dog Bo, daughters Sasha and Malia, and Marian Robinson, mother of Mrs. Obama, walk down the stairs from the Truman Balcony during the Annual Easter Egg Roll on April 5, 2010 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on energy security March 31, 2010 at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington in Morningside, Maryland. President Obama unveiled plans to open up U.S. coastline for offshore oil and natural gas drilling in order to cut the nation’s dependence on imported oil.
President Barack Obama signs the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, Rep. Carl Levin, D-Mich., left of Speaker Pelosi, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif, right of Speaker Pelosi, at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria Tuesday, March 30, 2010
President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act during a ceremony with fellow Democrats in the East Room of the White House March 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. The historic bill was passed by the House of Representatives Sunday after a 14-month-long political battle that left the legislation without a single Republican vote.
President Barack Obama makes a statement on the earthquake in Chile outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Obama urged Americans to listen closely to directions from local officials in preparation for a possible tsunami after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the central and southern parts of Chile earlier today.
U.S. President Barack Obama raises his glass during the White House Governors Ball in the State Dining Room on February 21, 2010 in Washington, DC. The nation’s governors are congregating in Washington this week for their annual National Governors Association annual meeting.
President Barack Obama speaks on new investments by the administration to create energy jobs and transition to a low carbon economy following a visit to the jobs training center at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26 headquarters on February 16, 2010 in Lanham, Maryland.
US President Barack Obama holds a football helmet with the presidential seal given to him by employees of Riddell during a tour of their manufacturing plant in Elyria, Ohio, January 22, 2010.