Behind the Scenes at the Obama White House

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May 4, 2009.

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President Barack Obama “meets” with speechwriter Cody Keenan, who dressed as a pirate for an Oval Office photo taken for use in the President’s humorous speech to the White House Correspondents Association dinner May 9, 2009.

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President Barack Obama meets in the Oval Office with Rev. Al Sharpton and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to discuss education reform May 7, 2009.

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden wait for their lunch during an unannounced visit to Rays’ Hell Burger in Arlington, Va., on May 5, 2009.

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Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, left, and his family relax in the State Dining Room of the White House while waiting for the arrival of President Barack Obama before Locke’s swearing-in ceremony May 1, 2009.

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May 12, 2009.

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May 12, 2009.

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President Barack Obama stops to talk with families after playing basketball at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 9, 2009.

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White House Cinco de Mayo celebration May 4, 2009.

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First Lady Michelle Obama is hugged by students during a visit to the LAMB bilingual school May 4, 2009, as a lead-up to the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday.

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May 9, 2009.

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President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009.

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President Barack Obama prepares to enter the White House press briefing room for an unannounced appearance May 1, 2009.

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President Barack Obama’s sister, Auma Obama, gives him a hug during a visit to the Oval Office, May 8, 2009.

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President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner leave the Red Room of the White House on their way to deliver a tax policy statement May 4, 2009.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari wait for the arrival of President Barack Obama before a US-Afghan-PakistanTrilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House May 6, 2009.

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May 5, 2009.

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May 12, 2009.

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