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Jetée · 01-23-2011, 05:34 PM

author's comments: (Pete Souza)
A year ago, my photo editors suggested we start posting a "Photo of the Day" (POD) on the White House website.
The idea was to show pictures that viewers do not see anywhere else: behind-the-scenes images of the President
and other aspects of life at the White House.

President Barack Obama meets with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of
the White House, January 29, 2010. The President’s chair is marked with a plaque
engraved with the date of his inauguration. --(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets a young visitor in the Oval Office, February 5, 2010.
In the past year, we have selected a new POD at least five days a week
(weekend postings depend on the President’s activities). The most popular
pictures are ones involving fun moments with the President, or pictures of
the family dog, Bo. But, given my extraordinary access, we also try to show
the President doing what he spends most of his time doing: running the country.

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Miami International Airport, October 11, 2010.

I chose the following ten pictures to represent the past year of POD’s. They are not necessarily
the “best” ten, but are ones that show the variety of situations we have to choose from.

[TheWhiteHouse.]

01-23-2011, 05:34 PM	#50 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	On The One Year Anniversary Of The Photo of the Day: My Ten Favorites author's comments: (Pete Souza) A year ago, my photo editors suggested we start posting a "Photo of the Day" (POD) on the White House website. The idea was to show pictures that viewers do not see anywhere else: behind-the-scenes images of the President and other aspects of life at the White House. President Barack Obama meets with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, January 29, 2010. The President’s chair is marked with a plaque engraved with the date of his inauguration. --(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Barack Obama greets a young visitor in the Oval Office, February 5, 2010. In the past year, we have selected a new POD at least five days a week (weekend postings depend on the President’s activities). The most popular pictures are ones involving fun moments with the President, or pictures of the family dog, Bo. But, given my extraordinary access, we also try to show the President doing what he spends most of his time doing: running the country. President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Miami International Airport, October 11, 2010. I chose the following ten pictures to represent the past year of POD’s. They are not necessarily the “best” ten, but are ones that show the variety of situations we have to choose from. [TheWhiteHouse.] __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi