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"The President tastes a sip of tequila as the urging of President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico prior to a working dinner at Los Pinos in Mexico City." 2013.

"Four Presidents. One funny story. Presidents Carter, Clinton, Obama and Bush wait backstage to be introduced during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas." April 2013.

"The President and First Lady attend a memorial service in Waco, Texas, forthe firefighters and first responders who died at a fertilizer plant explosion the week before In West, Texas. A day that began with laughter at the BushPresidential Library ended in tears as the Obamas also met privately with the families who lost loved ones." April 2013.

"While touring the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, the President and Dr. Suleiman A.D. Al Farajat, a University of Jordan tourism professor, jumped from a ledge of the Nabataean Amphitheater." March, 2013.

"The President leans on an umbrella as he waited for heavy rain to let up before crossing from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to the West Wing of the White House. Most of the staff and Secret Service with the President didn't have umbrellas so he waited for the rain to subside before crossing. I was behind the President, hoping that someone with an umbrella would walk by in the background to add another element to the photograph." March, 2013.

"How high is that ceiling? The President showed Samantha Power and Cass Sunstein's children just how high by throwing a basketball to see if he could touch the ceiling with it." 2013.

"The President genuinely enjoys being with kids. Here, he played a magnifying glass game with children during a visit to a pre-kindergarten classroom at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Georgia." 2013.

"The First Lady watches as the children of former Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha choose apples in the Oval Office. The President later awarded SSG. Romesha the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry." Feb. 2013.

" On a cold day, the President races down the Colonnade with Denis McDonough's children en route to the announcement that Denis would become the new Chief of Staff." 2013.

Inside the Beast: "The President and First Lady wave to supporters as they ride in the inaugural parade. I had asked the President if I could ride in the presidential limousine and the President joked, 'But Michelle and I were planning to make out.'" Jan. 2013.

"President Obama walks with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan on the White House Colonnade after their meeting in the Oval Office. Afghanistan continued to occupy a lot of the President's time during 2013. Jan. 2013.

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"The First Lady reacts as she watches Laura Jarrett and Tony Balkissoon take their vows during their wedding at Valerie Jarrett's home in Chicago." 2012.


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August 8, 2012 "Overcome with emotion, eight-year old Make-A-Wish, child Janiya Penny reacts just after meeting the President as he welcomes her family to the Oval Office."

"Sonya Hebert captured this amusing moment as U.S. Olympic wrestler Elena Pirozhkova literally picked up the First Lady during a greet with TeamUSA Olympic athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London."

"The President hugs Stephanie Davies, who helped her friend, Allie Young, left, stay alive after she was shot during the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colo. The President visited patients and family members affected by the shootings at the University of Colorado Hospital. The President later told their story in a news conference." July, 2012.

"The President and First Lady were attending the game between the U.S. Men's Olympic basketball team and Brazil in Washington, D.C. During the first half, the jumbotron flashed couples on their 'Kiss Cam', where they are then induced by the crowd to kiss each other. But neither the President or First Lady saw themselves when they were flashed on the 'Kiss Cam', and some in the audience booed when they didn't kiss. At halftime, as we walked to the locker room to visit the U.S. team, daughters Malia and Sasha were asking their parents why they hadn't kissed during their 'Kiss Cam' moment. Both the President and First Lady said they hadn't even realized what had happened and didn't know why people were booing. So in the second half, when they appeared again on the 'Kiss Cam', the President leaned over to kiss the First Lady amongst audience cheers as Malia and the Vice President watched overhead on the jumbotron."

"The President delivers remarks in the pouring rain at a campaign event in Glen Allen, Va. He was supposed to do a series of press interviews inside before his speech, but since people had been waiting for hours in the rain he did his remarks as soon as he arrived at the site so people could go home to dry off ." July, 2012.

"The President prays with a wounded service member and his family duringa visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. ThePresident likes to make a few trips a year to Walter Reed to visit wounded warriors and their families."

"A soldier hugs the President as he greeted U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan." May, 2012.

Chuck Kennedy made this amusing photograph of First Lady Michelle Obama participating 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 1, 2012: "A nice way to celebrate the New Year for the President was to jump in the ocean in his native state of Hawaii. He was on his annual Christmas holiday with family and friends, and went swimming at Pyramid Rock Beach in Kaneohe Bay."

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President Barack Obama shakes the prostetic hand of US Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, from Santa Fe, N.M., before awarding him the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Petry is the ninth service member to have been named a recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Obama hugs Vice President Joe Biden during funeral services for Biden’s son, Beau Biden, at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington, Delaware. June, 2015.

A selfie to capture the president.

A Marine stands guard while the motorcade with Obama arrives on Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Chevrolets: The motorcade leads him to his early morning workout on Christmas Eve in the Hawaiian sun. Dec. 2015.

US President Barack Obama travels in an armored car to Marine CorpsBase Hawaii to visit the gym. Dec. 2015.

Giving his condolences: President Obama kisses Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel during the memorial service.

Passion: Mr Obama spoke of how he was inspired by Mandela's political mission when he began his own career. He described Nelson Mandela as 'the last great liberator of the 20th century' in his speech at the former South African leader's memorial service.

Selfie: David Cameron and Barack Obama took a picture of themselves alongside Denmark's prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt