February 2014
Celebrating another month of incredible work from the White House Photographers. A look inside the White House for the month of February. All photographs were taken by the White House Photography staff lead by Pete Souza.
President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Dr. Andrew Sessler, left, and Dr. John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, before meeting with the recipients of the 2013 Fermi Award in the Oval Office, Feb. 3, 2014. Dr. Sessler, Distinguished Scientist Emeritus and Director Emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Professor Allen J. Bard, Director, Center for Electrochemistry and Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, both received the award.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
A resident waves as President Barack Obama travels by motorcade en route to Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Md., Feb. 4, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama takes a selfie with Baltimore student Lawrence Lawson's phone following a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) workshop at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., Feb. 5, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
Vice President Joe Biden sits at the controls of one of Amtrak's new "Cities Sprinter" electric locomotives at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 6, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
President Barack Obama arrives back at the White House aboard Marine One following a trip to East Lansing, Mich., Feb. 7, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of France visit the Dome Room during a tour of Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Va., with Leslie Bowman, President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Feb. 10, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
A member of the color guard holds a French flag as President Barack Obama listens to remarks by President François Hollande of France during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 11, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up to one of the stage participants in the Blue Room as they leave to take part in the minimum wage Executive Order signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 12, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama shows former NBA star Charles Barkley the Oval Office after taping an interview with Barkley for this weekend's NBA All Star game, Feb. 13, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Aboard Marine One, President Barack Obama looks out over the central valley of California with Rep. Jim Costa and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer as they fly to an event in Firebaugh, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama returns the salute from Tommie Okabayashi, one of the members of the group of Japanese American WWII veterans, during a meeting in the Oval Office to congratulate them on their Congressional Gold Medal, Feb. 18, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in the Oval Office, Feb. 20, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama greets students from Orchard Gardens in Boston, Mass. after the students performed at a luncheon for National Governors Association spouses, in the Map Room of the White House, Feb. 24, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
President Barack Obama shakes hands with a worker as he and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx tour the Metro Transit Light Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 26, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama discusses Ukraine during a meeting with members of his National Security Staff in the Oval Office, Feb. 28, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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I know a lot of people don't have the time to check out the
White House's photostream at Flickr so I put together this diary at the end of each month for everyone.
If you see an image you really like I encourage you to click through using the links I've provided under each image and view that photo in a larger format (in cases where there are no links that is because the White House has not yet uploaded that image to Flickr). Also, you can order prints through Flickr or download full sized files to print at home if you'd like. I've printed quite a few over the years to hang in my office here at school.
Please feel free to add your favorite White House Photo Staff pictures in the comments that I missed and you'd like to share with everyone.