Official Photos: Inside the Obama White House. February 28th, 2010

[Clio the Leo]

After delivering remarks at the daily press briefing, President Barack Obama smiles as he walks past Press Assistant Priya Singh through the Lower Press Office of the White House en route to the Oval Office, Feb. 9, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


First Lady Michelle Obama hugs student Tammy Nguyen in the Red Room of the White House before an event announcing a campaign to combat the rapidly growing problem of childhood obesity while Tiki Barber checks his notes before they take the stage, Feb. 9, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)


President Barack Obama looks out over the snow covered Rose Garden of the White House from the Oval Office, Feb. 10, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama leans backward as Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks during a National Economic Council and Domestic Policy Council planning meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Feb. 11, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


President Barack Obama laughs during a meeting with, from left, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Mona Sutphen, White House Counsel Bob Bauer, and Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann DeParle in the Oval Office, Feb. 12, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


President Barack Obama goes over papers while on the phone in the Oval Office, Feb. 12, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Chris Hill and General Raymond Odierno, Commanding General, United States Forces-Iraq, in the Oval Office, Feb. 17, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama welcomes King Juan Carlos I of Spain to the White House, just outside the Oval Office, before their lunch in the President's private dining room, Feb. 17, 2010. At left is Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House, Feb. 17, 2010. General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan, was among those joining the discussion via videoconference (left screen). (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



First Lady Michelle Obama greets Mrs. Margarita Zavala de Calderon, the First Lady of Mexico, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Feb. 25, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)



President Barack Obama holds conference call from the Situation Room of the White House concerning the earthquake in Chile, Feb. 27, 2010. Pictured are, left to right, Tom Donilon, deputy national security advisor, Rajiv Shah, administrator of USAID, and Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff. Other Cabinet officials joined the meeting by phone.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

[jaxx]

1. Thank you.

With all the ugly stuff being said on here it's wonderful to open a really good thread that makes me smile.

[Clio the Leo]

3. You're welcome...

... see that clock on the mantle in the photo with Michelle?

I dont know what it is with the White House clocks (there are at least two like that) but I cant help but marvel at the history they've seen in their time. One of them goes back to Thomas Jefferson. Think of all of those Presidents ... all of the people .... the changing faces .... the fashion .... the times of stress .... the times of jubilation .... and those little clocks keep ticking away.





(Different clock here, but you get the idea....)



(And I dont care IF she was a Republican, Nancy's puff sleeves are DIVINE! lol)

This one is from 1885, same fireplace...

[jaxx]

5. The clocks remind me of this Ben Franklin quote:

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that the stuff life is made of.

[goclark]

7. Right ~ K for the early morning friends

[gateley]

2. I always enjoy these so much, Clio -- thanks again!! nt

[goclark]

4. Love the photos ~ thanks

How they keep up the pace all day is beyond my age as a Senior.

Hats off to all of them.

[northofdenali]

6. Notice the body language (kinesics) of the two first ladies.

If not friends yet, they will be!

[City Lights]

8. Thanks so much for posting these!

They are wonderful! Really brought a :D to my face. :hi:

[LuckyLib]

9. What always amazes me about WH photos of this administration is the diversity of the folks who serve

there. The white males in suits served by white females has given way to a beautiful representation of who our country really is -- folks with East Indian surnames, Latinos, folks of all ages and backgrounds. Love it!