Celebrating another month of incredible work from the White House Photographers. A look inside the White House for the month of July. All photographs were taken by the White House Photography staff lead by Pete Souza.
July 2012
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet guests on the South Lawn of the White House, July 4, 2012. The President and Mrs. Obama hosted military personnel and their families for an Independence Day celebration with a barbeque, a Brad Paisley concert, and a view of the fireworks over the National Mall.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama looks at baked goods during a stop at Kretchmar's Bakery in Beaver, Pa., July 6, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama greets people gathered outside of Deb's Ice Cream & Deli in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 10, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama walks with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon in the West Wing of the White House, July 11, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama blows a kiss to Oren Baer, son of Ken Baer, the departing Associate Director for Communications and Strategic Planning at OMB, during a visit to the Oval Office, July 12, 2012. Baer's daughter, Avital, and wife, Caron Gremont, watch at left.
(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama hugs Stephanie Davies while visiting shooting victim Allie Young at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo., Sunday, July 22, 2012. Davies helped keep Young alive after her friend was wounded at the movie theater in Aurora. The President traveled to Colorado to visit with patients and family members affected by the shootings.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama greets children and other patrons at the Westerville Community Center in Westerville, Ohio, July 24, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)
President Barack Obama holds a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 26, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden pose with the full Cabinet for an official group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, July 26, 2012.
Seated, from left, are: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Standing in the second row, from left, are: Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Chief of Staff Jack Lew, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
Standing in the third row, from left, are: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey D. Zients, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Alan Krueger, and Small Business Administrator Karen G. Mills.
(Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan during the motorcade ride to Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach, Fla., July 20, 2012. The President called Mayor Hogan to offer his condolences and support to the Aurora community.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama talks with speechwriter Laura Dean aboard Air Force One during a flight from Seattle en route to New Orleans, July 25, 2012.
(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.