President Biden Delivers Remarks at President Obama's Portrait Unveiling

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Long time coming!

[Walleye]

1. And the crowd goes wild!

[Fritz Walter]

2. Tuned in JUST IN TIME!

To see the portraits unveiled. To paraphrase President Biden, these portraits will be displayed at the White House forever.

[tblue37]

3. Michelle subtly zinged Trump, I think.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. "Peaceful transition of power"

[tblue37]

6. And also her point about money.

[mountain grammy]

5. Yay.. I came in during Obama's wonderful speech

and watched the rest.. thank you so much for posting

I'm a proud American right now..

[2naSalit]

7. Those paintings are fabulous!

I really love both.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I like hers better than his - he looked great in that tan suit!

[BumRushDaShow]

9. There was a "fake" tan suit portrait that had been circulating

and ended up as a Snopes entry - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-white-house-portrait/



That was a nice portrait though!

[Rhiannon12866]

10. LOL! Don't you think that suits him better than funeral attire?? I've always thought this "suits" him

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11. I think he had a vision of how he wanted to project himself from the walls of the White House

at least for posterity's sake, and that was to show his intention to not only be "traditional", but to also reflect the seriousness and gravity of the office. It was in stark contrast to the more "fun" and creative National Portrait Gallery portrait!

[Rhiannon12866]

12. He looks so stern! He was never a "stern" guy. That's why people loved him, he had humor and a

Playful side in public. When I think of him, I remember him smiling - and playing with the dogs...

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13. He was always cracking jokes

but I always considered his demeanor as "stern" - at least when it came to carrying out his duties.

This pic (in my sig) speaks volumes!



When "off duty", he was downright silly.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Well, geez! Wouldn't you look "stern" when faced with a mass murderer, too?!

But when he was home, at least in public, he was a smiling good natured guy - except when he announced that bin Laden was dead, that was clearly his serious side.

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15. Oh sure!

That's why I think since this is the portrait for the White House, it represents his time there and as he noted, all the ups and downs and going to bed stressed about whether the decisions that were made were the right ones.

I think because he is naturally laid back, whenever he does get ruffled, it becomes a huge "signal" to back away as some may misinterpret his calmness as "weakness". It also makes his humor all the more hilarious because it is often unexpected.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. You're right, he can afford to be lighthearted and humorous now that the world is no longer on his

Shoulders. But I prefer to think of him showing his lighter side and smiling - since he made us smile more often than frown, we didn't worry when he was in charge.

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17. His smile would just light up the room!!!

(and it was often mischievous to boot! )

This still cracks me up -

[Rhiannon12866]

18. I like to remember him running and playing with Bo!

You have to love a guy who loves dogs (unlike someone who will-not-be named)!

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19. Bo and Sunny!