Barack Obama Archives

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet trick or treaters at the White House’s North Portico as they celebrate Halloween on Saturday night (October 31) in Washington, D.C.

The First couple welcomed more than 2,000 children from Washington, Maryland and Virginia elementary schools and their families to celebrate Halloween.

“They’re adorable,” Mr. Obama said, “as is, by the way, my wife — a very nice-looking Cat Woman.”

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Check out the Obama family’s official White House portrait!

The portrait featuring President Obama and his family was released Friday (October 23) and was shot by famous photographer Annie Leibovitz on September 1.

Annie has shot photos of the family since 2004, when Barack was running for the Senate, and continued to document his journey on the 2008 campaign trail.

As for where Bo, the family dog, is, a White House spokeswoman laughed and told Reuters, “Bo didn’t make the cut. He was upstairs at home.”

The First Family’s work is never done!

President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama walk back to the White House with daughters Sasha and Malia after attending a prayer service at St. Johns Episcopal Church on Sunday (October 11).

Later that week, Michelle attended the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compact Awards Gala on Thursday (October 11) in Miami, Fla. The First Lady spoke to 500 guests about the importance of volunteering.

“Each of us has a role to play, and all of us have something to offer,” she said. “No matter where you come from or what you do for a living, you can make a difference in someone’s life, and in doing so, you can make a difference in your own life.”

10+ pictures inside of Michelle Obama making a difference…
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Matt Damon attends the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (September 22) at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City.

The meeting brings together leaders in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East.

Matt and fellow Water.org co-founder Gary White announced their commitment to bring safe drinking water and sanitation to a minimum of 50,000 people in Haiti over the next three years.
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First Lady Michelle Obama attends an event discussing the need for health insurance reform and its impact on women and families on Friday (September 18) at the White House in Washington, D.C.

“The status quo is unacceptable,” Michelle said. “It is holding women and families back. [Women are] disproportionately affected by this issue because of the roles that we play in families. [And women] are more likely to work part-time, or to work in small companies or businesses that don’t provide any insurance at all.”

Other pictures include President Barack Obama and the First Lady at a ceremony to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti at the White House on September 17. Monti sacrificed his own life in an effort to save a injured comrade while on patrol in Afghanistan June 21, 2006.

Also pictured: Michelle visiting the opening of FRESHFARM’s newest farmers’ market on September 17. The idea to have a farmers market just a block from the White House came about from Michelle’s popular “White House Garden” that she started back in March. The garden has inspired people around the world to start growing their own produce and to start buying from the local farmers.

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First Lady Michelle Obama greets audience members at the CHCI 32nd Annual Awards in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (September 16).

Honorees included singer Marc Anthony, who celebrated his 41st birthday and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Obama. The president also said that Hispanic members of Congress should be proud of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Justice.

The ceremony comes at the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15 to October 15.

10+ pictures inside of Michelle Obama at the CHCI Awards…

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President Obama has inadvertently put his name into the Kanye West/Taylor Swift controversy after stating that Kanye is a “jackass” for what he did at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

When asked about the incident, President Obama said, “I thought that was really inappropriate. You know it was like she’s getting an award. Why are you butting in? The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She’s getting her award. What he’s doing up there? He’s a jackass!”

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