fired up, ready to go (home)

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One after speaking about jobs and the economy during a visit to Celgard Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina April 2, 2010.

hey, it's Flat Stanley!

President Barack Obama poses holding a ‘Flat Stanley’ with Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy North Carolina, before boarding Air Force One at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, on April 2, 2010.

Rogers asked the president if they could pose for a picture for his granddaughter holding a paper cutout of Flat Stanley. Obama laughed. “I know Flat Stanley,” he replied. “We can do this!'”

sunny side up

President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office, April 1, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

West Wing Week (“Future Planes of the Future” April 2, 2010)

White House YouTube Channel: With everything that President Obama does in a given week, it can be easy to miss important news and interesting events. West Wing Week sums up the past seven days at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, or wherever the President may travel. It features highlights from last weeks events plus behind-the-scenes footage of life in the White House.

a night at the opera

President Barack Obama speaks at a DNC fundraising dinner at the Boston Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts on April 1, 2010.

maine course

President Obama explains how reform will help control the costs of health care, one of the biggest burdens facing small businesses and middle-class families, at an event in Portland, ME. April 1, 2010.

Armageddon? hello?

Portland, Maine, April 1, 2010

when harry met barack

"there's no crop! we're gonna starve!"

Portland, Maine, April 1, 2010