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Meeting with advisers in the Situation Room at the White House, March 15 2011.

Editing remarks before addressing an audience at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI, February 10.

Speaking with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom before a working dinner at the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Deauville, France, May 26.

Shaking hands with President Hu Jintao of China following a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House, January 19.

Chatting with Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland and his wife Fionnuala before a St. Patrick's Day reception in the Green Room at the White House, March 17.

Attending an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael G. Mullen, USN, at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, June 30.

Receiving an update on the Navy SEAL mission against Usama bin Laden with members of his national security team in the Situation Room at the White House, May 1.

Toasting firefighters during a lunch at Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 Firehouse in New York City, May 5.

Meeting with former President George H.W. Bush in the Oval Office at the White House, February 15.

Touring LED lighting manufacturer Cree, Inc., with chief executive officer and chairman Chuck Swoboda, left, and Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman, President's Council on Jobs and Competiveness, center, in Durham, NC, June 13.

Playing soccer with children at the Cidade de Deus favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20.

Inspecting tornado damage with residents of the Alberta neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, AL, April 29.

Leading a meeting on fiscal policy with Chief of Staff William M. Daley in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 2.

Participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in London, England, May 24.

Receiving the first leather-bound volume of the 2009 Public Papers of the Presidents from Public Printer of the United States William J. Boarman, left, Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero, right, Director of the Federal Register Raymond A. Mosley, next right, and staff members of the Office of the Federal Register and Government Printing Office in the Oval Office at the White House, February 25.

Greeting children at a daycare facility adjacent to his daughter Sasha's school in Bethesda, MD, June 9.

Offering a salute before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, MD, February 10.