Don’t Call It A Comeback: Obama In December

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1||December 21, 2010: President Barack Obama jokes with Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office.

Here are more pictures from December at the White House…||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

2||December 27: Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia eat shaved ice at Island Snow Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

3||December 15: First Lady Michelle Obama and Bo Obama join the President as he delivers remarks during a Christmas holiday reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

4||December 6: Obama tours the biotech facilities at Forsyth Technical Community College West Campus in Winston-Salem, NC.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

5||December 5: The Obamas attend the Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

6||December 17: Michelle Obama participates in a “Toys for Tots” service project at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, DC.||Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton&&

7||December 28: Obama takes a break from his golf game at the Mid Pacific Country Club in Kailua, Hawaii, to give a child a golf ball.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

8||December 10: Obama talks with former President Bill Clinton in the Lower Press Office before addressing the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

9||December 5: Biden and Obama meet with senior staff and members of the economic team in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

10||December 17: After reading “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” President Obama greets second grade students at Long Branch Elementary School in Arlington, VA.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

11||December 5: Following the Kennedy Center Honors, Obama receives a briefing from Jeff Bader, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, left, and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, right, before placing a telephone call to President Hu Jintao of China in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

12||December 15: Obama walks from the White House to Blair House in Washington, DC, to attend a working meeting with business leaders.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

13||December 1: The President pauses in the Oval Office after making a series of telephone calls to members of Congress.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

14||December 1: Obama jokes with Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Colin Powell following their meeting in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

15||December 7: President Obama waits in the Lower Press Office of the White House for the start of his press conference.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

16||December 4: Obama embraces Nancy Pelosi following their meeting in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

17||December 13: Michelle Obama celebrates with guests during a Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill thank-you reception in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.||Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton&&

18||December 26: Obama plays golf at the Kaneohe Klipper Marine Golf Course in Oahu, Hawaii.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

19||December 4: The President talks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

20||December 13: The First Lady greets patients and staff at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC.||Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton&&

21||December 2: Obama delivers remarks during a meeting with newly elected governors at Blair House in Washington, DC.||Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson&&

22||December 6: Obama, Biden, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and Jack Lew, Director Office of Management and Budget, right, meet with Senate Democratic leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

23||December 13: Obama is joined by members of the 2010 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers for an NBA Cares service project at the Boys and Girls Club at THEARC in Washington, DC. Lakers Head Coach Phil Jackson is at right.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

24||December 22: President Obama holds a press conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House.||Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy&&

25||December 25: The Obamas greet service men and women and their families, during Christmas dinner in the mess hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

26||December 20: Obama has lunch with Nancy Pelosi in the Oval Office Private Dining Room.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

27||December 20: The President shakes hands with Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) after signing the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

28||December 25: Obama listens as a child whispers in his ear during Christmas dinner in the mess hall at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

29||December 22: The President shares a toast in the Oval Office with National Security Staff members who worked on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

30|December 21: |Obama embraces Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) following a meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

31||December 22: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen is applauded during a bill signing ceremony for the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 at the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington, DC.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

32||December 22: Obama, with Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor David Axelrod, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, walks across West Executive Avenue for a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

33||December 22: Obama signs the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 at the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington, DC.||Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy&&

34||December 22: The President signs legislation in the Oval Office.||Official White House Photo by Pete Souza&&

35||December 22: Obama leaves the Oval Office prior to departure for his family vacation in Hawaii.||Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy&&

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