Behind the scenes at the White House: Debt talks

The White House releases photos from the debt negotiations.

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July 24, 2011

President Obama and Vice President Biden walk around the South Lawn of the White House.

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July 3, 2011

Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner on the patio near the Oval Office.

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July 30, 2011

President Obama and Vice President Biden talk with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi following their meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Oval Office.

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July 31, 2011

President Obama meets with senior advisers in Chief of Staff Bill Daley's West Wing office, Pictured, from left, are: National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Bruce Reed, chief of staff to the Vice President; Rob Nabors, assistant to the president for legislative affairs; OMB Director Jack Lew; Vice President Biden; and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett.

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July 31, 2011

Obama and Biden talk in a West Wing hallway at the White House in between meetings on the debt limit.

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July 31, 2011

Obama meets with senior advisers in the Oval Office to discuss efforts in the debt limit and deficit reduction talks. Pictured, from left, are Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling; OMB Director Jack Lew; Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett; Bruce Reed, chief of staff to the vice president; and Counsel to the President Kathryn Ruemmler.

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July 7, 2011

President Obama talks with members of his staff in the Oval Office following a meeting with the congressional leadership. Pictured with the president, from left, are Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Rob Nabors, assistant to the president for legislative affairs; Bruce Reed, chief of staff to the vice president; National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling; Jason Furman, principal deputy director of the National Economic Council; Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew; Senior Adviser David Plouffe; and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

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July 31, 2011

Obama talks with senior advisers in the Oval Office to discuss efforts in the debt limit and deficit reduction talks. Pictured, from left, are Vice President Biden; Rob Nabors, assistant to the president for legislative affairs; OMB Director Jack Lew; Pete Rouse, counselor to the president; and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett.

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July 30, 2011

Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are briefed by Rob Nabors, assistant to the president for legislative affairs, during a meeting in Chief of Staff Bill Daley's West Wing office at the White House.

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July 20, 2011

Obama and Biden meet with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in the Oval Office to discuss efforts to find a balanced approach to the debt limit and deficit reduction.

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July 31, 2011

Obama and Biden shake hands in the Oval Office following a phone call with House Speaker John Boehner securing a bipartisan deal to reduce the nation's deficit and avoid default.

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July 21, 2011

Obama and Biden meet the Democratic leadership in the Oval Office to discuss raising the debt limit and deficit reduction. Pictured, from left, are Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

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July 31, 2011

Biden looks out the window as Obama speaks on the phone with House Speaker John Boehner in the Oval Office to discuss the debt limit and deficit reduction.

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July 31, 2011

Obama talks on the phone with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in the Oval Office to discuss the debt limit and deficit reduction talks, Pictured, from left, are Phil Schiliro, assistant to the president and special adviser; Senior Adviser David Plouffe; Nancy-Ann DeParle, deputy chief of staff for policy; Bruce Reed, chief of staff to the vice president; Rob Nabors, assistant to the president for legislative affairs; and Vice President Biden.

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July 23, 2011

Obama and Biden meet with congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Pictured, from left, are: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), OMB Director Jack Lew, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

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July 11, 2011

Obama meets with staff on the debt talks in the Oval Office.

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July 13, 2011

Obama meets with congressional leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Pictured, from left, are House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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July 13, 2011

Obama speaks on the phone with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Chief of Staff Bill Daley's West Wing Office to discuss the debt limit and deficit reduction talks. Chief of Staff Bill Daley, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner attend.

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July 21, 2011

Obama meets with senior advisers in the Chief of Staff's West Wing office. Pictured, from left, are: National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling; Bruce Reed, chief of staff to the vice president, and Phil Schiliro, assistant to the president and special adviser.

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Aug. 2, 2011

Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 in the Oval Office.

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