Official Photos: Inside the Obama White House - February 2011

[Clio the Leo]

President Barack Obama reviews his prepared remarks on Egypt at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Feb. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama watches as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak delivers a televised statement, during a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, Feb. 1, 2011. Joining the President are Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and other members of his national security team. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Note: I believe the WH has uploaded a smaller than usual resolution of this photo for security reasons



President Barack Obama meets with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, and Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Oval Office, Feb. 1, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



Vice President Joe Biden talks with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., after President Barack Obama signed the New START Treaty in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2011. Behind them, the President talks with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama reads a document in the Outer Oval Office as he prepares for a press conference with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, Feb. 4, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



First Lady Michelle Obama claps along with students as they sing during her visit to Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)



President Barack Obama looks at candy on display at Donckers in Marquette, Mich., February 10, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama edits his remarks before addressing an audience at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., Feb. 10, 2011. Pictured from left are: NSC Executive Secretary Nate Tibbits, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, and Presidential Speechwriter Cody Keenan. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



Note what I believe to be Ali's gloves on the table behind him.
President Barack Obama has lunch with Defense Secretary Robert Gates in the Oval Office Private Dining Room, Feb. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama walks along the Colonnade of the White House, Feb. 14, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)



President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait in the Green Room of the White House with Sylvia Mendez and Bill Russell as recipients of the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom are introduced in the East Room, Feb. 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama and guests listens as Yo-Yo Ma plays with the Marine Band String Quartet in the Grand Foyer of the White House following the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom award ceremony, Feb. 15, 2011. Ma, who received a Medal of Freedom, performed an impromptu song with the group. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gives Press Assistant Caroline Hughes a high-five in the Lower Press Office prior to his first briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Feb. 16, 2011. Watching, from left, are: Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton, Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest, and Assistant Press Secretary Reid Cherlin. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)



President Barack Obama gestures during a phone call in the Oval Office, Feb. 17, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



"I gotta take a phone call ... do NOT TOUCH my APPLE!"
President Barack Obama talks with Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., right, following a meeting with Members of Congress to discuss the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Feb. 17, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama waves to workers during a tour of the microprocessor manufacturing facility at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Ore., Feb. 18, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden discuss the Military Families Campaign with spouses of U.S. military leadership in the Map Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)



Four Legends: Smokey, Berry, Michelle and John
First Lady Michelle Obama greets, from left, John Legend, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, and Bob Santelli in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House before the Motown Music Series student workshop, Feb. 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)



Vice President Joe Biden, joined by daughter Ashley Biden, left, wife Dr. Jill Biden, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, react to a joke made by performing artist Jamie Foxx during “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” a concert celebrating Black History Month and the legacy of Motown Records, in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



Three of my fav. people in the whole world, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Otis Williams of the Temptations (center of pic, looking toward the President.) Standing to his right, also w/glasses and looking up at Stevie is Duke Fakir of the Four Tops.
Recording artist Stevie Wonder receives a standing ovation during “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” a concert celebrating Black History Month and the legacy of Motown Records, in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama listen as Gladys Knight performs during the Governors Dinner in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 27, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama watches Vice President Joe Biden from the Butler's Pantry as Samantha Tubman, Deputy Associate Director of the White House Social Office, listens for the queue introducing the President to a bipartisan group of governors in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 28, 2011. Brian Mosteller, Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations, is pictured at left. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama salutes as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for a flight to Marquette, Mich., Feb.10, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/sets/72157626225092866/L">Rest of the February Set Here

[Deep13]

1. I've never seen anyone have such a grim expression...

...while looking at chocolates.

These candies are evil and must be destroyed!

[monmouth]

3. Haha, all I could think of were there "turtles" there? I'm addicted to them....n/t

[Clio the Leo]

4. lol looks to me like he's in serious contemplation.....

.... as to which one to get.

[sarge43]

7. No, that's a "Must Not Give In" intense concentration expression.

The Marine musicians have to be thinking, "We're doing a gig with Yo-Yo Ma - in front of the CinC. Don't screw up! Gunny will be annoyed."

[obamafourmore]

13. It's just the man being his usual thoughtful, and analyzing the serious issue of what to pick

[monmouth]

2. Wow, thanks so much...Is there a tape of what Jamie Foxx said re

VP Biden? And Bill Russell, he was such a huge star back in the day, he has morphed into Morgan Freeman....LOL...Great pic, I want to hang out there for a while. It seems to be where the cool kids are...

[Clio the Leo]

5. I'm trying to remember.....

.... it was something to do with Biden's age .... if you can go back and find the thread I made for the live performance, I know I quoted him.

[frazzled]

8. I remember, and they may edit it out for PBS!

He was asking the audience who there remembered the 1960s. Then he said, "Mr. Vice-President, I KNOW you remember the sixties." Biden was laughing. Then he added: "I bet you remember the thirties." There was an audible gasp and Biden looked just ever so much shocked. Then Foxx went into a routine listening to a fake cell phone call with the Secret Service, telling him he went too far.

It was kind of rude to the VEEP. He's not THAT old.

[monmouth]

9. He's younger than I am.....sigh...nt

[Libby2]

6. Wonderful pics! Thanks for sharing. n/t

[vaberella]

10. Does anyone have a full length picture of Michelle's yellow dress at the Motown Anniversary banquet?

n/t

[glinda]

11. Beautiful dress and earrings.

[Clio the Leo]

12. I haven't seen one....

.... was hoping for one in this set, but, unfortunately, the WH photographer is a boy and prob. doesn't think about such things. :(

[sarge43]

14. What little is shown, it does appear to be another drop dead glam gown.

Lucky lady, she can wear those intense colors so well.

[butterfly77]

15. Where is Gladys Knight???

[Lynx]

16. Want a snack?

Then forget the fudgie wudgies! Have an apple.

[lunatica]

17. Thanks for posting

He looks Presidential. and Michelle and the Biden's look wonderful

[politicasista]

18. Kick. Nice. Thanks for posting

:kick:

[Uzybone]

19. KnR