► I received a number of requests asking me if there were any photographs of the first ever White House Seder dinner, held Wednesday night.
I'm happy to report, yes indeed.
But it wouldn't be right to simply post a diary containing a single photo, no matter how powerful. So on this Good Friday afternoon, let me present some pictures of what turned out to be a Great Week -- sans the Yankees losing opening day :^(
► Presented in IMAX for your viewing pleasure.
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The Seder meal was traditional, including matzo, bitter herbs, a roasted egg and greens. The evening also featured the reading of the Haggadah, the religious text of the holiday.
Passover began at sundown, Wednesday.
Among those attending were Valerie Jarrett, family friend Eric Whitaker, who was visiting from Chicago and attended a Seder last year with the campaign; First lady Michelle Obama and the family's two daughters; Reggie Love; Michelle Obama's deputy chief of staff, Melissa Winter; personal aide Dana Lewis; associate social secretary Samantha Tubman; Eric Lesser, a personal aide to senior adviser David Axelrod, and his family; White House videographer Arun Chaudhary; Michelle Obama's counsel and friend Susan Sher; Herbie Ziskend, a staff assistant to Vice President Joe Biden's policy and economic advisers; and White House deputy director of advance and special events Lisa Kohnke.
► Visiting the staff at the US Embassy in France.
► Spring Time for America
► This a tender moment: Barack kisses Michelle goodbye. For security reasons, Barack traveled to Baghdad without his wife.
► Fist Bumps, Baby!!!!
► The love him.
► The President's motorcade leaving Baghdad airport.
► Arriving in Istanbul.
► Taking off his shoes before touring Istanbul's Blue Mosque.
► Marine One landing in London.
► Teammates.
► Yes, France loves us.
► All The President's Peeps
Aboard Air Force One (clockwise):
National Security Advisor, Marine Corps. General James Jones; David Axelrod; Rahm Emanuel; Presidential Scheduler Alyssa Mastromonaco; Jim Messina, Deputy Chief of Staff; Robert Gibbs, NSC Chief of Staff Mark Lippert, and the President's personal Secret Service Agent, Joe Clancy.
► Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
► Walking into the lion's den (the press cabin).
► Reggie Love, the President's very handsome personal assistant.
► Fixxed News Zombies falling apart.
► I have this framed on my wall and it still brings a lump to my throat.
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Reposted By Popular Request:
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was such a gorgeous spring day Thursday in the nation's capital, with blue skies, plenty of sunshine and 60-degree temperatures, that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton decided to move an Oval Office chat outdoors.
Barack (White Sox fan) and Hill (Cubs fan) proceeded to have a warm sunny picnic.
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