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President Barack Obama at West Point delivering an Afghanistan speech, New York. 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama remarks on CFPB nomination obstruction, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, White House, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama meets heads of financial agencies on Dodd-Frank implementation, Roosevelt Room, White House, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama tours Hurricane Sandy storm damage, Staten Island, New York, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama talks with Brigantine Marina owner Donna Vanzant, New Jersey, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and Cabinet applaud mission against Osama Bin Laden, Cabinet Room, White House, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama visits WISE Summit Learning Labs, Doha, Qatar, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama, Cosmopolitan Couch Talk, Let Girls Learn media event, White House, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a student during Let Girls Learn lesson, Peace Corps Training Center, Kakata, Liberia, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden with James and Hannah Sperry, Joining Forces pre-game ceremony, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama presents Medal of Honor to Captain Florent A. Groberg, East Room, White House, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama addresses troops, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets U.S. Military Academy cadets, FedEx Field, Landover, MD, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet troops, Fort Bragg, NC, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, VP Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden with Jon Stewart and David Letterman, USO celebration, Joint Base Andrews, MD, 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama tours mock solar household, Power Africa Innovation Fair, United Nations compound, Nairobi, Kenya, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

World Bank / IMF Equal Futures Partnership event, Washington, DC, 2013. Ryan Rayburn/ World Bank/National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at Equal Futures Partnership event, New York, 2013. UN Women/Catianne Tijerina.

President Barack Obama, VP Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Gen. Joseph Dunford at Armed Forces Farewell Ceremony, Joint Base Myer-Henderson, VA, Jan. 4, 2017. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets service members after ISIL campaign briefing, Pentagon, Arlington, VA, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama receives CENTCOM briefing, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama meet Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, Houghton, South Africa, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama roundtable with teachers, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama in Newton, IA, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama briefed before CBS Townhall, Oval Office, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama meets Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on S&P downgrade, Oval Office, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama remarks on Federal Stimulus, Fairfax, VA, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama roundtable with CEOs, White House Summit on Working Families, Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama makes health reform calls, Oval Office, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama health care discussion, Brayshaw residence, Falls Church, VA, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama town hall on health care reform, Southwest High School, Green Bay, WI, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama remarks on health care debate with doctors, Rose Garden, White House, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama signs Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama speak with students on FAFSA, Coral Reef High School, Miami, FL, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama delivers early education remarks, College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center, Decatur, GA, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Madame Peng Liyuan visit Panda House, Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, DC, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Madame Peng Liyuan greet students, Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, DC, S 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and NATO Summit spouses watch performance, Gary Comer Youth Center, Chicago, IL, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Prince Harry at wheelchair basketball game, Fort Belvoir, VA, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama reviews remarks before a trilateral meeting with Afghanistan and Pakistan Presidents, White House, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

The Obama Foundation and The Honeycomb Project host a day of service at the Southside YMCA in support of local organizations, Chicago, IL, 2022. The Obama Foundation. 

Michelle Obama participates in a roundtable discussion with eight girls from across the island of Oahu, Hawaiʻi, 2022. The Obama Foundation. 

A volunteer paints during a service project to commemorate Mandela Day with Obama Foundation Leaders in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

Leaders arrive on the first day of Leaders: Asia-Pacific Hawaiʻi Design Workshop in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

Day four of the Leaders: Asia-Pacific Hawaiʻi Design Workshop in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

Leaders participate in leadership workshops on day three of the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa convening in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2019.The Obama Foundation. 

Leaders engage in a service project to beautify and improve a primary school during the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa convening in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2019. The Obama Foundation. 

The inaugural class of Obama Scholars, 37 emerging leaders from around the world participating in a year-long immersive learning experience, meet for their program orientation in Chicago, IL, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

President Barack Obama talks with the inaugural class of Obama Scholars during their program kickoff retreat in Chicago, IL, 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

The inaugural class of Obama Scholars participate in a joint service project facilitated by Jahmal Cole and Block Club leaders from My Block, My Hood, My City in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL 2018. The Obama Foundation. 

The Obama Foundation Democracy Forum events, Chicago, IL, 2023. The Obama Foundation.

Obama Foundation Asia-Pacific leaders, 2020. The Obama Foundation.

President Obama agility drills with a recuperating service member at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.