Barack Obama: Media
44th president of the United States
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Janny Scott discussing her book A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack...
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A look at miscellaneous souvenirs from Africa that celebrate the 2008 election of...
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Barack Obama taking the presidential oath of office and delivering his inaugural...
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The Affordable Care Act was the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system...
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Midterm elections determine who serves in many congressional seats.
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Introduced by Vice Pres. Joe Biden, U.S. Pres. Barack Obama speaking before signing...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama speaking at a memorial for the victims of the shooting in...
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Pres. Barack Obama announcing that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden, May 2011.
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Barack Obama—with his wife, Michelle—being sworn in as the 44th president of the...
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Ann Dunham holding a squirmy, smiling Barack Obama, Jr., in this photo from the 1960s.
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Barack Obama delivering the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention...
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the cover of Newsweek, December 25,...
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Memorabilia from Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
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Michelle and Barack Obama (couple at left) and Jill and Joe Biden at Invesco Field...
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President-elect Barack Obama at an election-night rally in Chicago's Grant Park on...
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Barack Obama and Michelle Obama with their daughters, Sasha Obama (left) and Malia...
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Barack Obama being inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, Washington...
Architect of the Capitol
House passage cleared the way for the Affordable Care Act to become law two days...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama meeting with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room at...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama inspecting a tar ball from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill...
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Barack Obama speaking to military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, April 7,...
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Stanley McChrystal (right) and U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, 2009.
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama signing the repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” December 22,...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (seated second from left) and various other government officials—including...
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Republican challenger Mitt Romney (center) and U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (right) debating...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama comforting a victim of Superstorm Sandy during a tour of...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama voting in the 2012 general election.
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama dancing with his wife, Michelle Obama, as singer Jennifer...
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U.S. President Barack Obama attending an interfaith vigil in Newtown, Connecticut,...
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Democrats Pres. Barack Obama (center) and former presidents Bill Clinton (left) and...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama shaking hands with Cuban Pres. Raúl Castro at a memorial...
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The Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that ACA subsidies were available to eligible consumers...
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arriving at the José Martí International Airport...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin...
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(Center) U.S. Pres. Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greeting U.S. embassy...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the Hiroshima...
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Results of the United States presidential election, 2012.
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama speaking at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 27, 2009.
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Aung San Suu Kyi and her staff with U.S. Pres. Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of...
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Barack and Michelle Obama waving to the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial during...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (left) and Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping at Rancho Mirage, California,...
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Pres. Barack Obama delivering his inaugural address from the west steps of the U.S....
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Close-up of Pres. Barack Obama's signature on the American Recovery and Reinvestment...
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Elena Kagan (right), shortly before her official nomination as a Supreme Court justice,...
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Former U.S. presidents, from left, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill...
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Joe Biden talking with Barack Obama during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations...
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While on a presidential trip to Vietnam, Barack Obama was a guest on Bourdain's CNN...
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcoming U.S. Pres. Barack Obama to 10 Downing...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (right) and Cuban Pres. Raúl Castro making televised addresses...
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Cuban Pres. Raúl Castro (right) greeting U.S. Pres. Barack Obama at the Palace of...
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Valerie Jarrett on the cover of Newsweek with Barack Obama (centre) and...
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(From left to right) Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush,...
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Ann Dunham, shown with her second husband Lolo Soetoro, during the 1970s. Her daughter...
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Elizabeth II (left) chatting with U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (centre left) as First...
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(From left) John Fetterman, Barack Obama, Josh Shapiro, and Joe Biden at a campaign...
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Barack Obama greeting Louvon Harris (left), Betty Byrd Boatner (right), and Judy...
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Former Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) standing behind U.S. Pres. Barack Obama...
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (left), Sgt. James Crowley (center), and U.S. Pres. Barack...
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Pres. George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama meeting in the Oval Office...
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Harry Reid shaking hands with Pres. Barack Obama (right) after the signing of the...
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Barack Obama on the day after being elected the first African American president...
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Richard Holbrooke (left), Pres. Barack Obama, and Vice Pres. Joe Biden (right) in...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (offstage) singing with (onstage from left) Troy (“Trombone...
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Barack and Michelle Obama (couple at right) and Jill and Joe Biden waving to the...
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U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan (left) with Pres. Barack Obama in the Oval Office,...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama meeting at the White House with Pres. Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan...
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John Kerry (left) with Barack Obama, 2009.
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Memorabilia from Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Obama for America
Mario Molina receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Pres. Barack Obama...
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Gary Locke (left) shaking hands with Pres. Barack Obama (centre) after his nomination...
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Gary Locke addressing reporters after his nomination as secretary of commerce by...
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Barack Obama accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention,...
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Pres. Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority (left) meeting with U.S. Pres. Barack...
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Joe Biden (right) and Barack Obama on the White House grounds, May 2009.
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Sen. Ted Kennedy speaking, with Pres. Barack Obama looking on, 2009.
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Jay Leno (right) talking with U.S. Pres. Barack Obama on The Tonight Show,...
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U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, then a Democratic presidential candidate, pushing...
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Pres. Barack Obama (right) and President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama awarding Ethel Kennedy the Presidential Medal of Freedom...
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Pres. Barack Obama delivering the State of the Union address to Congress, January...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama giving cupcakes to Helen Thomas in honour of her 89th birthday,...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama greeting the Dalai Lama at the entrance of the Map Room of...
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The White House Rose Garden was first planted by first lady Ellen Wilson in 1913,...
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President Barack Obama marking the beginning of Passover with a seder with friends...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama meeting with Sen. Susan Collins in the Oval Office to discuss...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama meeting with his staff aboard Air Force One, April 5, 2009.
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in...
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Pres. Barack Obama (his back to the camera) holding a meeting in the Oval Office...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama being interviewed by Jon Stewart during a taping of The...
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David Letterman (right) interviewing U.S. Pres. Barack Obama on the Late Show...
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(From left) U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Majority...
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U.S. President Barack Obama on December 16, 2012, with siblings and cousins of Emilie...
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arriving at the Neighborhood Inaugural...
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The ACA expanded access to health insurance while establishing new requirements...
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Pres. Barack Obama signing an executive order—the White House Initiative on Educational...
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President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010,...
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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama speaking at a campaign rally at the...
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Many presidents used the Rose Garden for informal meetings and walks.
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Warren Buffett and President Barack Obama during a White House meeting in 2011.
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Jacob Philadelphia feels the hair of Pres. Barack Obama in the Oval Office in 2009....
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U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, oil on canvas by Kehinde Wiley, 2018; in the National Portrait...
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Rahm Emanuel with U.S. Pres. Barack Obama in the Blue Room at the White House in...
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Rahm Emanuel with U.S. Pres. Barack Obama in the White House Oval Office, 2009.
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Pres. Barack Obama and chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office on Jan. 21,...
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Shepard Fairey posing with his “Hope” poster of Barack Obama.
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U.S. Rep. John Lewis (far right) witnessing the official signing into law of the...
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Pres. Barack Obama meets with Sonia Sotomayor shortly before her nomination to the...
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Senior adviser David Axelrod (left) speaking with Pres. Barack Obama in the Oval...
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Julia Pierson being sworn in as the director of the U.S. Secret Service, with Vice...
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(From left) Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, Joy Behar,...
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A U.S. Secret Service agent (foreground) performing protection duties as Pres. Barack...
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Zahi Hawass (left foreground) and U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, 2009.
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Barack Obama, 2009.
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