Battle Over The Budget: April At The White House

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1||April 9, 2011: President Barack Obama waves to tourists at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington after Congress passes a bill to avert a government shutdown.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

2||April 4, 2011: Obama addresses United States Secret Service Uniformed Division officers at the White House’s south portico.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

3||April 8, 2011: Obama and Vice President Joe Biden after a budget meeting in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

4||April 6, 2011: Obama boards Marine One after a town hall in Fairless Hills, Pa.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

5||April 8, 2011: Obama talks with Biden and Chief of Staff Bill Daley outside the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

6||April 2, 2011: Obama greets tourists in the West Wing hallway outside the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

7||April 4, 2011: First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden joke together while taping a Joining Forces public service announcement in the East Room of the White House.||Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy&&

8||April 5, 2011: Obama and President Shimon Peres of Israel walk along the Colonnade of the White House after a meeting.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

9||April 4, 2011: After meeting with advisers, Obama sits in the patio outside the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

10||April 4, 2011: Obama talks with advisors in the Oval Office before a phone call with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon to discuss the situation in Cote d’Ivoire.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

11||April 5, 2011: Obama and Biden meet with congressional leaders to discuss budget negotiations.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

12||April 6, 2011: The president and his staff hold a secure teleconference in the Situation Room regarding the situation in Libya. Adm. Samuel Locklear, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, is shown on the screen.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

13||April 6, 2011: The First Lady and Dr. Jill Biden meet with members of Congress to discuss the Joining Forces military families initiative in the White House’s Map Room.||Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson&&

14||April 5, 2011: Obama meets with staff in the Oval Office before giving a statement regarding budget negotiations. Clockwise from Obama are: Director of Speechwriting Jon Favreau; Press Secretary Jay Carney; Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew; Rob Nabors, assistant to the president for legislative affairs; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Phil Schiliro, assistant to the president and special advisor; Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer; and Senior Advisor David Plouffe.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

15||April 8, 2011: Obama speaks with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

16||April 9, 2011: Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a fiscal policy meeting in the White House’s Roosevelt Room.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

17||April 9, 2011: Obama greets tourists at the Lincoln Memorial.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

18||April 8, 2011: Obama delivers the news that Congress reached a budget deal to avert a government shutdown.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

19||April 8, 2011: Press Secretary Jay Carney, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew and Biden listen as Obama speaks from the White House’s Blue Room.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

20||April 6, 2011: The First Lady and Dr. Biden greet participants during a roundtable meeting with military spouses, veterans and volunteers.||Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy&&

21||April 5, 2011: Obama and Biden after a teleconference on the situation in Libya.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

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