Photographer Pete Souza has captured millions of photos of US President Barack Obama over the past eight years, including behind-the-scenes moments that few people know about.
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| January 20, 2009 was a historic day when America welcomed its first African-American leader. In a room on Capitol Hill, the new president looked at himself in the mirror before taking the oath of office. |
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| Mr. Obama began his work as the White House boss in the Oval Office on the morning of January 21, 2009. According to the Washington Post, Obama had his first working day with an envelope bearing the words: “To #44, From #43,” implying that he was the 44th US president. |
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| The first black president of the United States entered the White House with the hope of successfully implementing the economic, political and foreign policies he proposed. In the photo, Mr. Obama is listening to opinions at a meeting with advisors in the Roosevelt Room. |
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| President Obama calls Democratic leaders from the Oval Office to thank them after the White House passed the 2009 energy bill. The bill was one of Obama's signature decisions of his first term. |
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| In 2009, Mr. Obama was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Just a few hours after winning the prize, the US president and his colleagues prepared to give a speech to the press in the Rose Garden at the White House. |
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| Mr. Obama is considered the most successful president in pursuing health care reform with the Obamacare program. The goal of this policy is to help American citizens access health insurance at reasonable costs, improve the quality of health care. The White House owner and aide Jon Favreau are discussing the health care reform speech in March 2010. |
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| Obama announced the end of the “combat mission in Iraq” on August 31, 2010. In the Oval Office, President Obama affirmed to the American people and the world: “It is time for history to turn a new page.” |
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| Mr. Obama with former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush at the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Museum and Library in Dallas, Texas in April 2013. The photo shows the connection and closeness between generations of White House leaders. |
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| Former President George H. Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush, present President Obama with a pair of socks in the Map Room of the White House. Former President Bush Sr. is a Republican and Obama is a Democrat, but the two families have a very close relationship. |
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| The White House chief walks with Secret Service agents at Los Angeles International Airport before a foreign trip. |
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| President Obama discussed privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin the situation in Syria and Ukraine, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Antalya, Türkiye in November 2015. After the exchange, Russia and the US agreed on a power transition led by the Syrian people. |
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| Unable to completely solve the problem of gun violence, a calm person like Mr. Obama also shed tears while speaking on television from the East Room of the White House in January 2016. |
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