President Barack Obama speaks to the crowd at the departure ceremony at Accra airport in Ghana, July 11, 2009.
(Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama shakes hands at the departure ceremony at Accra airport in Ghana, July 11, 2009.
(Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama warms up with St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols before the start of the MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis, July 14, 2009. President Obama later threw the first pitch to Pujols. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama talks by phone with U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 12, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama confers with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at the G-8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, July 8, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch the fireworks over the National Mall from the White House on July 4, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama jokingly reacts to news that staffer Nora Becker will be leaving to pursue a joint MD and PhD in healthcare economics, during the White House staff picnic on the South Lawn, June 26, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama checks how much time he has left during a health care reform town hall meeting at Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin, June 11, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama listens to a point being made in a meeting with senior advisors in the Oval Office, June 9, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance while the band Earth, Wind and Fire performs at the Governors Ball in the State Dining Room of the White House 2/22/09.
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, center, holds the autographed basketball given to him by President Barack Obama following their Oval Office meeting Tuesday, July 28, 2009, to discuss the outcomes of the first U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Looking on at left is Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
