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President Barack Obama

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President elect Barack Obama answers a question about Leon Panetta as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, DC on January 9, 2009.

President Barack Obama speaks during a prime time news conference in the East Room of the White House, April 29, 2009.

President Barack Obama listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel at Blair House in Washington, D.C., before a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, April, 11, 2010.

President Barack Obama makes a statement at the daily briefing in the White House briefing room on August 1, 2014.

President Barack Obama answers questions at a new conference in the East Room of the White House on July 15, 2015

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

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

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

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

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 reacts to a comment made at the White House Correspondents Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, May 9, 2009. Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson. 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 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.

President Barack Obama smiles during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Oval Office of the White House, June 15, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks with White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler in the Oval Office, Jan. 18, 2012.

President Barack Obama listens to a question during a town hall meeting at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. on July 29, 2009.

President Barack Obama listens to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan in the Oval Office on October 23, 2013.

President Barack Obama fields questions about the IRS situation and other developments at a press conference in the Rose Garden with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

President Barack Obama smiles on his 54th birthday as he views White House Demo Day exhibits on the state floor of the White House on August 4, 2015

President Barack Obama makes a statement at the daily briefing in the White House briefing room on August 1, 2014.

President Barack Obama greets attendees and prepares to deliver remarks at the 2016 Chief of Missions Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2016.

President Barack Obama listens to remarks by Senior Advisor David Plouffe during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Jan. 31, 2012.

Senator Barack Obama in Albuquerque, N.M.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reception at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009.

Barack Obama announce his intent to nominate Congressman McHugh as Secretary of the Army. The announcement was made in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on June 2, 2009.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas aboard Air Force One, July 9, 2010.

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 gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 27, 2010.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the Oval Office, Jan. 5, 2011.

President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call from the Oval Office, May 3, 2010. This official White House photograph is being made available only 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 and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

President Barack Obama talks to attendees during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the White House in Washington. One of the awardees was former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn.

President Barack Obama meets with President Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland in the Oval Office on November 8, 2010.

President Barack Obama talks to attendees during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the White House in Washington. One of the awardees was former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn.

President Barack Obama talks with media after he meets with House Republicans in the U.S. Capitol on January 27, 2009.

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President Barack Obama is briefed on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010.

President Barack Obama delivers his Inaugural Address at the swearing in ceremony on January 20, 2009.

President Barack Obama makes a statement on the progress of the investigation of the tragedy in Boston in the White House Press Briefing room on April 16, 2013.

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a memorial service at the CIA in Langley, Va., Feb. 5, 2010.

President Barack Obama meets with governors in the Roosevelt Room, June 24, 2009.

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

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

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Reportage: President Barack Obama smiles as first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a White House event honoring U.S. athletes from the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2014.

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

President Barack Obama delivers his Inaugural Address at the swearing in ceremony on January 20, 2009.

President Barack Obama speaks about credit-card reform during a town hall style meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, May 14, 2009.

President Barack Obama prepares for a speech in the Oval Office, June 9, 2009.

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President Barack Obama makes a statement in the White House Press Briefing Room on December 23, 2011.

President Barack Obama listens during an economic policy briefing in the Roosevelt Room, Nov. 3, 2009.

President Barack Obama speaks at a Labor Day rally in Detroit, Michigan, USA, North America

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 in the outer Oval Office following a Homeland Security Council meeting in the Cabinet Room May 1, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. 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 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.

President Barack Obama makes a statement on the progress of the investigation of the tragedy in Boston in the White House Press Briefing room on April 16, 2013.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the 2016 Chief of Missions Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2016.

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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

President Barack Obama gives his Inaugural address at the swearing in ceremony during the Inauguration on January 20, 2009.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at a daily economic briefing in the Oval Office, June 9, 2009.

President Barack Obama reads a document in the Outer Oval Office as he prepares for a press conference with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, Feb. 4, 2011.

President Barack Obama approaches the podium prior to a prime time press conference in the East Room of the White House, April 29, 2009.

President Barack Obama puts on a green tie in observance of St. Patrick's Day, in the Outer Oval Office, March 17, 2015.

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President of the United States Barack Obama delivers remarks at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 2016.

President Barack Obama makes an announcement about the success of the government GM bailout on November 18, 2010.

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Presidential candidate and Democratic front runner, Barack Obama, speaks in front of huge crowd of people at a record breaking p

President Barack Obama tapes the weekly address in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, May 29, 2009.

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 leaves the Oval Office and walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on June 17, 2014

President Barack Obama speaks about credit-card reform during a town hall style meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, May 14, 2009.

Barack Obama Campaigning Through Iowa November 18, 2007

President Barack Obama listens during a briefing on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a fundraiser for Bill Owens, the Democratic candidate running for New York's 23rd Congressional District, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York, N.Y., Oct. 20, 2009.

Official 2012 portrait of Barack Obama (born August 4, 1961) American politician, author, and retired attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.

President Barack Obama listens during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Dec. 20, 2010.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden jr. at a meeting with the National Governors Association

President Barack Obama attends the Prayer Breakfast on February 5, 2015

Jan. 20, 2009 President-elect Barack Obama was about to walk out to take the oath of office. Backstage at the U.S. Capitol, he took one last look at his appearance in the mirror.”

Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Iowa November 19, 2007

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 2015.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in his office aboard Air Force One, April 10, 2014.

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

President Barack Obama waves to the crowd at a grassroots event for Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan at the Folly Theater Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., July 8, 2010.

President Barack Obama speaks about health care insurance reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa., March 8, 2010.

President Barack Obama makes a point during an interview in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 27, 2009.

Madrid, 07/10/2016. The President of the United States Barack Obama Leaves Madrid. Photo: Ángel de Antonio Archdc.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office, Oct. 28, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks on Middle East peace, at the Department of State in Washington, DC on December 28, 2016.

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks on the Administrations response to the military coup in Burma Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House.

President Bush delivers his State of the Union Address

11/04/2014. Seville, 04/03/2019. Barack Obama's intervention at the Wttc. Photo: Juan Flores Archsev.

U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Poland Stephen Mull, addresses the staff and families of the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, on June 4, 2014.

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 delvers remarks with the help of comedic actor Keegan-Michael Key during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2015.

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall appearing as guest of honor at Department of Interior headquarters events celebrating the contributions of the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

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

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.

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

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