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Presidential Moments at the White House

Intimate and formal interactions in White House settings featuring affectionate displays and discussions among notable figures, showcasing rich interiors and diverse events.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in the Blue Room of the White House before the National Governors Association Dinner, Feb. 24, 2013.

President Barack Obama hugs First Lady Michelle Obama in the Red Room while Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett smiles prior to the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) reception 3/20/09. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in the Blue Room of the White House before the National Governors Association Dinner, Feb. 24, 2013.

President Barack Obama kisses First Lady Michelle Obama after speaking about health care at a joint session of Congress, Sept. 9, 2009.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets the crowd at a meeting of the Corporation for National and Community Service at the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2009.

First Lady Michelle Obama stands with First Lady Akie Abe of Japan during the State Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the South Lawn of the White House, April 28, 2015.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait in the Blue Room of the White House before greeting recipients of the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal, March 2, 2011.

May 5, 2010 "After doing a series of posed photos, the President started joking around with the First Lady in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House before a Cinco de Mayo event."

President Barack Obama speaks with Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy Ann Deparle, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Phil Schiliro, and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel during a morning meeting in the Oval Office, June 10, 2009. At right is

President Barack Obama, with First Lady Michelle Obama, delivers remarks during a reception for foreign heads of delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with Justice Sonia Sotomayor prior to a reception for the new Supreme Court Justice at the White House, on Aug. 12, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama record a message for ABC "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts, in the Library of the White House, Feb. 19, 2013.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2009.

Madrid, 06/30/2016. Michelle Obama and her daughters visit the Prado Museum. Photo: Oscar del Pozo ARCHDC.

First Lady Michelle Obama hosts a tea for Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Sept. 27, 2013.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Minister of Foreign Affairs King-Akerele of the Republic of Liberia, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

First Lady Michelle Obama embraces Vicki Kennedy following President Barack Obama's health care address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2009.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden stand with Solicitor General Elena Kagan in the Blue Room of the White House, May 10, 2010, prior to announcing Kagan as his choice to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens in the Supreme Court.

President Barack Obama greets the family members of Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, including her mother Celina Sotomayor (smiling), prior to an announcement in the East Room of the White House, May 26, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, and Mrs. Museveni, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama kisses first lady Michelle Obama while seated in the presidential reviewing stand during the inaugural parade, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. Obama was sworn-in as the nation's 44th President earlier in the day.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet His Excellency Jos� M�rio Vaz, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and Ms. Rosa Teixeira Goudiaby Vaz, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama enter the Blue Room with Paul and Janet Monti, parents of Army Sgt. 1st. Class Jared C. Monti, following a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed to the White House in an official state arrival by President George W. Bush

Michelle Obama speaks at a luncheon for the Winners of the 2011 National Design Awards in the East Room of the White House on September 13, 2011.

President Barack Obama greets Louvon Harris, left, Betty Byrd Boatner, right, both sisters of James Byrd, Jr., and Judy Shepard, center, mother of Matthew Shepard, following his remarks at a reception commemorating the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 28, 2009.

President Barack Obama walks on the Colonnade with, from left, Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Cecilia Muñoz, Domestic Policy Council Director, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and Jennifer Palmieri, Director of Communications, following a press conference in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance while the band Earth, Wind and Fire performs at the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama ride in the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. The President and First Lady danced to "Let's Stay Together" performed by Jennifer Hudson, right.

President Barack Obama listens to a question from Nadja Gomes of Mozambique during a town hall-style meeting with young African leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 3, 2010.

Bob Dylan shakes President Barack Obama's hand following his performance at the In Performance At The White House: A Celebration Of Music From The Civil Rights Movement concert in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 9, 2010.

President Barack Obama waves during a musical birthday salute to Senator Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2009.

Kamala Harris assumed office as vice president of the United States on January 20, 2021. She is the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history, and the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama receive Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, prior to a dinner in the Queen's honor at Winfield House in London, England, May 25, 2011.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Malia Obama leave the White House for a Martha's Vineyard vacation on August 9, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with T.H. David Thompson, M.P., Prime Minister of Barbados, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet His Excellency Abdel-Ilah Benkiran, Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, and Mrs. Nabila Benkiran, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, 2014.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets guests during a Mother's Day Tea in the State Dining Room of the White House, May 7, 2010.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Dr. The Honorable Navinchandra Ramgoolam, G.C.S.K., F.R.C.P. Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embrace as they say goodbye April 5, 2009, at Prague Castle. Mrs. Obama assumes a separate schedule prior to her departure from the Czech Republic.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Nurbek Jeenbaev, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic, and his wife, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Mr. Doug Emhoff arrive to the inaugural platform for the 59th Presidential Inauguration Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Queen Silvia of Sweden meet in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Oct. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama holds the door for guests exiting the Palm Room to the North Lawn of the White House, June 24, 2009.

Banquet server Kitty Casey serves First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama at the Prayer Breakfast on February 5, 2015

President Barack Obama adjusts Sway Calloway's hat following an interview for a Live MTV special, in the Blue Room of the White House, Oct. 26, 2012.

First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House on February 25, 2013.

President Barack Obama and President Park Geun-hye of Korea walk on West Wing Colonnade. May 7, 2013 (BSLOC_2015_3_186)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Raila Amolo Odinga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, and his wife, Mrs. Ida Odinga, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets with Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, and Vice President Joseph Biden prior to an announcement in the East Room, May 26, 2009.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden confer in the White House before the Supreme Court nomination announcement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, May 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets cast members from ABC's sitcom "Modern Family", including Julie Bowen, center, and Sofia Vergara, right, in the Oval Office, Saturday, April 28, 2012. The group was in town to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

President Barack Obama talks with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the Green Room of the White House, Feb. 4, 2015.

President Barack Obama greets Malaysian Ambassador to the U.S., Jamaludin Jarjis, during a credentialing ceremony for new ambassadors, in the Oval Office, Nov. 4, 2009.

Vice President Joe Biden, joined by daughter Ashley Biden, left, wife Dr. Jill Biden, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, react to a joke made by performing artist Jamie Foxx during The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” a concert celebrating Black History Month and the legacy of Motown Records, in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 24, 2011.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle pose for a photo during reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Gjorge Ivanov President of the Republic of Macedonia, and his wife, Mrs. Maja Ivanova, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks with Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., along with members of his family, in the Oval Office, June 13, 2013. Rep. Dingell is the longest-serving Member in the history of the United States Congress.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and H.E. Shaikha Wesal Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Sarah Jessica Parker pose for a selfie in the Blue Room prior to the White House Talent Show hosted with the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in the East Room of the White House, May 20, 2014. Kori Schulman, Director of Online Engagement, assists.

President Barack Obama visits with Ella Wade, a 7-year-old Make-A-Wish recipient, in the Oval Office, June 11, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet 106-Year-Old Virginia McLaurin during a photo line in the Blue Room of the White House prior to a reception celebrating African American History Month, Feb. 18, 2016.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome visitors to the Blue Room of the White House, Jan. 21, 2009.

First Lady Michelle Obama stands as the national anthem is played during the Senate Spouses luncheon at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2011.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets Mrs. Margarita Zavala de Calderon, the First Lady of Mexico, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Feb. 25, 2010.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Gabriel Ntisezerana, Second Vice President of the Republic of Burundi, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama, holding a tortilla from the buffet table at the White House Cinco de Mayo celebration, smiles at First Lady Michelle Obama as they get on the elevator to the private residence following the event held on May 4, 2009. Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton. This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets patients and staff at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2010.

President Barack Obama, Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta and the First Lady Michelle Obama enter the East Room of the White House to begin the Medal of Honor ceremony on Nov. 16, 2010. Giunta, of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and his wife, Mrs. Erdogan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet His Excellency Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique, and Ms. Maria Da Luz Dai Guebuza, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meet with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on July 10, 2009. .

First Lady Michelle Obama looks over her speech before speaking at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, May 18, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Ricardo Martinelli, President of the Republic of Panama, and Mrs. Marta L. de Martinelli, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Dr. Abdu Baker Abdullah Al-Qirbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Paris Jane Hartley, U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO Crystal Nix-Hines, U.S. Ambassador to the OECD Daniel W. Yohannes - addresses staff and families during a visit to the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France, on November 17, 2015.

President Barack Obama welcomes King Juan Carlos I of Spain to the White House, just outside the Oval Office, before their lunch in the President's private dining room, Feb. 17, 2010. At left is Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in Stanford, California, on October 7, 2021.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets with Dr. Kent Brantly and his wife, Amber, during an Oval Office drop by, Sept. 16, 2014. Dr. Brantly had contracted the Ebola virus while doing missionary aid work in Liberia.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden wave from the steps of the North Portico of the White House Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, upon arriving to the White House for the first time on Inauguration Day.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughter Sasha attend the "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina" concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets Miss Florida Memorial University Morisa V. Jagrup at Miami Central High School in Miami, Fla., March 4, 2011.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama stand with Chairwoman and CEO of Avon Andrea Jung, and Avon's Global Ambassador Reese Witherspoon, at the 2010 International Women of Courage Awards at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. March 10, 2010.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with former Presidents and First Ladies. April 25, 2013. L-R: Barbara Bush; George H.W. Bush; Rosalynn Carter; Jimmy Carter; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Michelle Obama; Barack Obama; Bill Clinton; George W. Bush. They were attending the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. (BSLOC_2015_3_52)

President Barack Obama greets former Olympic athletes, including Jackie Joyner-Kersee and David Robinson, at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 2, 2009, prior to the Chicago 2016 presentation to the International Olympic Committee.

First Lady Michelle Obama and first children Sasha and Malia Obama, at the swearing in ceremony for President Barack Obama at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is welcomed to the White House in an official state arrival by President George W. Bush

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, and Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, 2014.

The Pope arrives at Joint Base Andrews near Washington D.C. and walks the red carpet President Obama as he begins his tour of three cities in the United States.

President Barack Obama greets Michaele and Tareq Salahi during a receiving line in the Blue Room of the White House before the State Dinner with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, Nov. 24, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address

Beyonce sings the Star-spangled Banner at the swearing in ceremony for President Barack Obama at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughter Malia meet with Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban a year ago, in the Oval Office, Oct. 11, 2013.

Visit of figure skating star Michelle Kwan to State, where she joined Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes in the Treaty Room for the announcement of Kwan's appointment as the first American Public Diplomacy Envoy. In the role, Kwan, a five time World Champion and two time Olympic medalist, will reach out to international young people by visiting their schools and clubs to speak about leadership and to engage them in dialogue on social and educational issues.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right; and First Lady Michelle Obama, left; pose for a photo with 2012 International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award Winner Maj. Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo of Brazil, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2012.

President Barack Obama is greeted by Silivo Berlusconi at his arrival at the G-8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet His Excellency Arthur Peter Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi, and Mrs. Gertrude Hendrina Mutharika, in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, Aug. 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II greet guests, including actor Colin Firth, at a dinner in honor of the Queen at Winfield House in London, England, May 25, 2011. Firth received an 2010 Academy Award for his portrayal of the Queen's father, King George VI, in The King's Speech.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with H.E. Y.B. Datuk Anifah bin Haji Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, and Datin Siti Rubiah Abdulsamad, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

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