Barack Obama Archives

Michelle Obama shows off an elegant short haircut at an event celebrating the storytelling and history of country music in the East Room of the White House in Washington D.C., on Tuesday night (July 21).

The event was the second in a series of musical events at the White House, launched by the First Lady as a way to encourage arts and arts education.

President Barack Obama was there to lend his support. Artists that performed included Charley Pride, Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss and Union Station.

DO YOU LIKE Michelle’s new do — YAY or NAY?

10+ pictures inside of Michelle Obama’s short new do… More Here! »

Michelle Obama brightens the mood with her sleeveless yellow dress alongside President Barack Obama at the G8 Summit in Rome, Italy on Wednesday (July 8).

President Obama, 47, and Michelle, 45, were hosted by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and his wife Clio. The First Couple arrived in Italy after visiting Moscow.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Michelle’s bright yellow dress — HOT or NOT?

10+ pictures inside of Michelle Obama working out a yellow dress… More Here! »

First Lady Michelle Obama and Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva (pictured below) talk while checking out Russian Orthodox icons at the Kremlin complex in Moscow on Monday (July 6).

The United States and Russia agreed to revive a joint commission that investigates the fate of prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action, the White House said.

Other pictures include President Barack Obama with daughters Malia, 11, and Sasha, 8.

30+ pictures inside of Kremlin classy Michelle Obama… More Here! »

President Barack Obama speaks alongside First Lady Michelle Obama as he hosts an event for LGBT Pride Month in the East Room of the White House on Monday (June 29) in Washington, D.C.

“I want you to know: You have our support,” Obama said. “I will not only be your friend, I will continue to be an ally and a champion and a president who fights with you and for you.”

Other pictures include Michelle announcing the release of $851 million in grants to support the construction, renovation and repair of more than 1,500 health centers nationwide. 20+ pics inside… More Here! »

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the United We Serve volunteer event at the Fort McNair fitness center on Thursday (June 25) in Washington, D.C.

Michelle, 45, spoke at the event that loaded 15,000 backpacks with books, healthy snacks and toys for children of the men and women of the armed forces.

“Economic recovery is as much about what you’re doing in your communities as what we’re doing here in Washington - and it’s going to take all of us, working together,” the First Lady says in a video message on Serve.gov. “So, wherever your interests lie - whether it’s working with young people or caring for the sick and elderly in our hospitals, or helping to make the homes in your neighborhood more energy efficient - or any other issue, the most important thing is for you to get involved.”

Other pictures include the Obama family during the luau for members of Congress and their families on June 25 at the White House in Washington, D.C.

25+ pictures inside of Michelle Obama: United We Serve!

Check out this cute new portrait of the Obama family dog, a Portuguese water dog name Bo Obama.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha welcomed him into the White House on April 14th. Here’s a few little known facts about the pet pooch:

– Bo’s name came from two different places: Mrs. Obama’s father’s nickname was “Diddley” and Malia and Sasha’s cousins have a cat named Bo — and another cat named Diddley.

– Bo was a gift to the Obama family from Senator Ted Kennedy and his wife, Vicki.

– Even though Bo is a Portuguese water dog, he doesn’t know how to swim! More Here! »

President Barack Obama reflected on what fatherhood means to him and wrote down his thoughts. Read his original piece at Parade.com.

On Tuesday, a fly intruded during Obama’s interview with CNBC correspondent John Harwood at the White House. Obama swatted the fly and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is not happy, so they sent him a Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, a device that allows users to trap a house fly and then release it outside.

“We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals,” PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said Wednesday. “We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals.”

Watch fly-killing President Obama below!

Jon Voight blasted President Barack Obama at the Republican congressional fundraiser dinner at the Washington Convention Center on Monday (June 8) in Washington D.C. Here are snippets from the 70-year-old actor’s fiery speech:

“Are we supposed to sitting and waiting, watching for the possibility of a new Holocaust? Who’s going to take the responsibility to keep America, I mean Israel, safe. I’ll tell you why this really scares the hell out of me. Everything Obama has recommended has turned out to be disastrous.

“It saddens me greatly to think we were the great powerful good in the world. We as Americans knew America to be strong. We were the liberators of the entire world. We are becoming a weak nation.

“Obama really thinks he is a soft-spoken Julius Caesar. He think he’s going to conquer the world with his soft-spoken sweet talk and really think he’s going to bring all of the enemies of the world into a little playground, where they’ll swing each other back and forth.

“We and we alone are the right frame of mind to free this nation from this Obama oppression. Let’s give thanks to [Republicans] for not giving up and staying the course to bring an end to this false prophet, Obama.”