Presidential Moments in Office

Images of a leader during various official settings, reflecting deep thought and engagement in discussions and public speaking.

President Barack Obama meets with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico in the Oval Office on January 6, 2015, Washington DC

President Barack Obama listens to a reporter's question about the results of the Lakers basketball game as he walks to Marine One to travel to Egypt for the first leg of his Middle east and European trip.

President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office, March 2, 2010.

President Barrack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds in Tyson's Corner Va., August 6, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico in the Oval Office on January 6, 2015, Washington DC

President Barack Obama listens to Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny of Ireland in the Oval Office.

President Barack Obama opens a door in the Oval Office to greet children from the education documentary "Waiting for Superman," Oct. 11, 2010.

President Barack Obama is briefed on response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, during a meeting in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 17, 2010.

President Barack Obama meets with NATO Secretary, General Stoltenberg in the Oval Office of the White House on May 26,2015

President Barack Obama smiles at Vice President Joe Biden during a meeting in the Oval Office, Nov. 5, 2009.

President Barack Obama dances with First Lady Michelle Obama in the Blue Room of the White House prior to an ""In Performance at the White House"" series concert honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, May 9, 2012.

President Barack Obama meets with advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 4, 2014.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he hosts the third-ever White House Science Fair in the East Room at the White House in Washington, April 22, 2013. The science fair celebrated student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country.

United States, Washington, D.C. Then Senator Barack Obama speaks at a candidates' forum at the Leadership Conference of The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees on June 19, 2007.

Presidential Candidate Barack Obama framed against American Flag at early vote for change Presidential rally, October 29, 2008 at Halifax Mall, Government Complex in Raleigh, NC

U.S. Senator Barack Obama is seen outside the West Wing of the White House

President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the global campaign to degrade and destroy ISIL, as well as Syria and other regional issues, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 2016.

President Barack Obama jokes with Vice President Joe Biden backstage before the STOCK Act signing event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, April 4, 2012.

President Barack Obama walks from the Treasury building to the White House after a farewell party for Secretary Tim Geithner.

US Senator Barack Obama speaking at Change We Need Presidential rally, October 30, 2008 at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA

President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 27, 2011.

President Barack Obama opens the door of the Oval Office to welcome Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, Oct. 29, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as Vice President Joe Biden talks with Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., after a lunch with the Democratic House leadership in the Oval Office Private Dining Room, Feb. 17, 2011.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he hosts the third-ever White House Science Fair in the East Room at the White House in Washington, April 22, 2013. The science fair celebrated student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country.

Obama heads to State of the Union address to Congress in Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama talks with Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office, Feb. 5, 2009.

President Barack Obama waits in the Green Room before entering the the East Room of the White House for his news conference, Sept. 10, 2010.

Barack Obama poses for a portrait, College Park, Maryland.

Barack Obama poses for a portrait, College Park, Maryland.

President Barack Obama during the welcoming ceremony at Bellevue Palace, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Presidential canidate Barack Obama speaks during the Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa.

President Barack Obama smiles while talking with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the phone in the Oval Office, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.

President Barack Obama at a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room on December 19, 2014

President Barack Obama makes a statement on the Affordable Health Care and takes questions from reporters in the White House press briefing room on November 14, 2013.

President Barack Obama jokes with a participant in the Blue Room prior to an event to highlight "My Brother's Keeper," an initiative to expand opportunity for young men and boys of color, in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 27, 2014.

President Barack Obama during an interview with journalists in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 29, 2009.

On President Barack Obama's 54th birthday, he holds a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the Oval Office on August 4, 2015.

Senator Barack Obama at a political rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.

President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. during a meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the Oval Office, Dec. 21, 2010.

President Barack Obama smiles while announcing a new nationwide campaign to promote excellence in science, technology, engineering and math education, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Nov. 23, 2009.

President Barack Obama jokes with Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, Feb. 9, 2015.

Portraits of President Barack Obama as he meets with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico in the Oval Office on January 6.

President Barack Obama listens during a meeting with advisors in the Oval Office, June 8, 2011.

President Barack Obama listens during one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a meeting with the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 25, 2013.

President Barack Obama at a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room on December 19, 2014

President Barack Obama makes an announcement on Sequestration in the White House Press Briefing Room on February 5, 2013.

President Barack Obama tapes an interview before an event celebrating country music at the White House on July 21, 2009.

United States, Washington, D.C. Then Senator Barack Obama speaks at a candidates' forum at the Leadership Conference of The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees on June 19, 2007.

President Barack Obama talks about the Arizona wildfires with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer during a phone call in the Oval Office, June 9, 2011.

President Barack Obama looks at photos of Press Secretary Josh Earnest's newborn baby boy, Walker, during a meeting with senior advisors in the Oval Office, Aug. 25, 2014.

The official portrait of President-Elect Barack Obama on January 13, 2009, days before his inauguration.(Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama jokes with Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett backstage before delivering remarks on the economy at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the State University of New York in Albany, N.Y., May 8, 2012.

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, walk from the West Wing to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Dec. 1, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran during a phone call in the Oval Office, Sept. 27, 2013.

President Barack Obama makes a statement on the economy at James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, VA on February 1, 2012 .

President Barack Obama has a moment alone with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Senior Advisor David Axelrod before addressing the Joint Session of the United States Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Saturday, June 12, 2010.

President Barack Obama talks to Coach Mike Krzyzewski, who led Duke to win the NCAA Men's Division One Basketball Championship, in the Oval Office, April 6, 2010.

April 21, 2014. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.

Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland presents President Barack Obama with the Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Raadhuset Main Hall at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, Dec. 10, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with French President Francois Hollande from aboard Air Force One, Jan. 7, 2015.

President Barack Obama at a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room on December 19, 2014

President Barack Obama is applauded in the Senate Chamber replica following the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston, Mass., March 30, 2015.

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President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden makes a point during a meeting with the Democratic leadership in the Oval Office, June 23, 2011.

Barack Obama campaigning through Iowa.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden wait in the Green Room of the White House prior to a meeting with U.S. Mayors, Feb. 20, 2009.

Senator Barack Obama in Albuquerque, N.M.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks in observance of World AIDS Day.

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011.

President Barack Obama holds a football as he meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office, Dec. 11, 2013.

President Barack Obama talks with former President Bill Clinton. April 29, 2012. They were attending an election year campaign event at McLean, Virginia. (BSLOC_2015_3_58)

President Bush holds press conference in the Rose Garden

President Bush attends Victory 2006 Rally in Georgia

President Barack Obama listens to Senior Advisor David Axelrod in the outer Oval Office on June 26, 2009. At left is Personal Secretary Katie Johnson.

US Senator Barack Obama speaking at Change We Need Presidential rally, October 30, 2008 at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA

President Barack Obama meets with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling in the Oval Office, Aug. 5, 2011.

President Barack Obama laughs during a meeting in the Oval Office, Jan. 24, 2011.

President Barack Obama delivers a health care address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2009. .

President Barack Obama answers questions at a press briefing at the Pentagon on August 4, 2016

President Barack Obama talks with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon during a break in the Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 27, 2012.

US Senator Barack Obama speaking at podium in pouring rain at Presidential Rally on October 28, 2008, at Widener University in Chester, PA

President Barack Obama meets with Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete in the Oval Office Thursday, May 21, 2009. This was the President's first meeting with an African Head of State. A bust of Martin Luther King is at far left.

President Barack Obama stands with keynote speaker Eric Metaxas as Vice President Joe Biden takes their photo during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2012.

US Senator Barack Obama speaking from podium at Early Vote for Change Presidential rally, October 25, 2008 at Bonanza High School, Judy K. Cameron Stadium in Las Vegas, NV

President Barack Obama addresses the audience at a Financial Regulatory Reform announcement in the East Room of the White House, June 17, 2009.

President Barack Obama poses for a photo at an event in Indianapolis, May 17, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets with senior staff in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 8, 2011.

President Barack Obama leaves the White House en route to Ft. McNair to speak at an event promoting the "United We Serve" service project, June 25, 2009.

President Barack Obama at a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room on December 19, 2014

President Barack Obama talks with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice outside the Oval Office upon arrival from the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama speaking at Secretary Geithners swearing in ceremony on January 26, 2009.

President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia ride together to lunch at Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Va., June 24, 2010.

President Barack Obama waves to the First Lady and guests seated in the gallery of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2009. IN the background are Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

President Barack Obama and President Felipe Calderón of Mexico confer in the Oval Office, before their joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 19, 2010.

Condoleezza Rice confirmation hearing

President Barack Obama reads from a tablet computer during a flight aboard Marine One en route to Everett, Wash., Feb. 17, 2012.

Barack Obama poses for a portrait, College Park, Maryland.

President Barack Obama delivers a toast during a St. Patrick's Day lunch with Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny of Ireland at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2015.

President Barack Obama jokes with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo before a news conference in the Oval Office on July 30, 2009.

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