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A close-up view of the Obamas For the past three years, former Chicago Tribune photographer Pete Souza has served as chief White House photographer. He and his staff have mostly unfettered access, allowing them to document the Obama presidency, getting photographs that the Washington press corps cannot. Here are some of the moments the White House photographers caught during the past few months.
Nov. 19, 2012
President Barack Obama rings a large bell during a tour of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma.
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Nov. 19, 2012
President Barack Obama examines a unit coin presented to him by a U.S. Marine from the Marine Security Guard Detachment at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon, Burma.
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Nov. 18, 2012
President Barack Obama greets the children of U.S. embassy staff during a reception at the Chulalongkorn University Sports Center in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Oct. 9, 2012
President Barack Obama talks with William Adams, aka will.i.am, following an event The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
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Nov. 29, 2012
President Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney talk in the Oval Office following their lunch at the White House.
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Nov. 15, 2012
President Obama mimics gymnast McKayla Maroney 's "not impressed" look while greeting members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams as Steve Penny, USA Gymnastics president, left, and Olympic gymnast Savannah Vinsant look on.
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Nov. 6, 2012
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama embrace Vice President Biden and Jill Biden moments after the television networks called the election in their favor, while watching election returns at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park hotel.
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Oct. 31, 2012
President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) look at storm damage along the coast of New Jersey while flying aboard the Marine One helicopter.
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Oct. 21, 2012
President Obama reads briefing material while meeting with advisers inside his cabin at Camp David.
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Oct. 14, 2012
President Obama walks with Chief of Staff Jack Lew during a break from debate preparations in Williamsburg, Va.
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Oct. 11, 2012
Obama watches the vice-presidential debate aboard Air Force One with staff while en route home from Florida.
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Sept. 18, 2012
President Obama reacts to a photograph during an interview with David Letterman during a taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman" at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.
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Sept. 19, 2012
Obama and Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pet Bo, the Obama family dog, at the conclusion of their meeting in the Oval Office. Danny Russel, senior director for Asian affairs, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton watch, at left.
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Sept. 19, 2012
Obama greets participants after posing for a group photo with Children's Miracle Network Champions in the East Room of The White House.
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Sept. 11, 2012
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visit Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Sept. 9, 2012
Obama and Alyssa Mastromonaco, deputy chief of staff for operations, listen during a conversation with other members of the staff aboard Air Force One while en route to Joint Base Andrews.
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Sept. 19, 2012
Michelle Obama greets students from the East Durham Children's Initiative upon arrival at Raleigh-Durham Airport in Morrisville, N.C.
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Sept. 25, 2012
Former president Bill Clinton watches from backstage as President Obama delivers remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York.
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Aug. 1, 2012
Obama disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base in Mansfield, Ohio.
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Aug. 1, 2012
Obama samples fudge offered by Squirrel's Den owner LaDonna Secrist, left, during a campaign stop in Mansfield, Ohio.
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Aug. 2, 2012
Obama talks with diners at Lechonera El Barrio restaurant while waiting for his lunch order during a campaign stop in Orlando.
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Aug. 6, 2012
Obama greets the family of Make-A-Wish child Francisco "Paqui" Lopez Pena outside the Oval Office.
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Aug. 6, 2012
Members of the press document the president during the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 signing ceremony in the Oval Office.
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Aug. 8, 2012
Eight-year-old Make-A-Wish child Janiya Penny reacts after meeting Obama as he welcomes her family to the Oval Office.
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Aug. 9, 2012
Paralympic swimmer Michael Prout watches as Obama signs a board for athletes during a visit to the U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs.
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Aug. 11, 2012
Michelle Obama greets former White House staff member Franny Starkey and her daughter Willa before an event at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.
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Aug. 12, 2012
Obama rides an elevator with Alyssa Mastromonaco, deputy chief of staff for operations, and trip director Marvin Nicholson at the Bridgeport Arts Center in Chicago.
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Aug. 13, 2012
Obama talks with farmers during a tour of the McIntosh family farm as he views the effects of the drought in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, foreground, joined the president.
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Aug. 13, 2012
Obama plays basketball during a visit to the McIntosh family farm in Missouri Valley, Iowa.
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Aug. 14, 2012
Obama has a beer with patrons at the Pump Haus Pub and Grill in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Aug. 20, 2012
Obama samples a baked zucchini fry in the Old Family Dining Room of The White House after dropping by the East Room for the Kids' State Dinner.
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Aug. 20, 2012
Michelle Obama and guests watch Big Time Rush perform during the Kids' State Dinner in the East Room of The White House.
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Aug. 23, 2012
Obama greets Holli Benson during a visit with wounded warriors in the East Room. Benson accompanied her brother, Michael Benson, during a tour of The White House.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Michelle Obama and Mehmet Oz jump-rope during a taping of the "Dr. Oz Show" at Rockefeller Plaza in New York.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Obama bids farewell to Gen. Lloyd Austin III at Fort Bliss in El Paso. The president traveled to Fort Bliss to mark the second anniversary of the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq.
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