10s of 10s: small people

President Barack Obama plays peek-a-boo with Maeve Beliveau, the daughter of Director of Advance Emmett Beliveau, in the Outer Oval Office, Oct. 30, 2009

President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own.

President Barack Obama gives Make-a-Wish child, Chase Kerr, a high-five during a greeting with Chase and his family in the Oval Office, Sept. 29, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets a young child after a town hall meeting at the Bob Martinez Sports Center at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 28, 2010.

The children of embassy staff greet President Barack Obama at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Nov. 17, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets Girl Scouts prior to a signing ceremony for the Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act in the Oval Office, Oct. 29, 2009.

President Barack Obama high fives with a boy at a fundraiser for Bill Owens, the Democratic candidate running for New York’s 23rd Congressional District, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York, N.Y., Oct. 20, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets a boy after speaking about strengthening America’s education system, at the Wright Middle School in Madison, Wis., Nov. 4, 2009.

President Barack Obama cheers on a young child as she rolls her egg toward the finish line Monday, April 13, 2009, during the White House Easter Egg Roll.

President Barack Obama bumps fists with a child in the crowd following the ceremony honoring the 2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies on the South Portico of the White House, May 15, 2009.

All official White House photos.

curtain-raiser

President Barack Obama leaves after speaking at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors at the Interior Department in Washington, April 2010.

goooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaal!

Vice President Joe Biden ‘exults’ as he tells female student athletes how inspiring they are to younger girls, during an announcement about action on Title IX that provides equal opportunities for female athletes, at the Charles E. Smith Center at George Washington University in Washington, Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

oh go on, guess who?

President Barack Obama is reflected on the Air Force One as he boards the plane at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on April 20, 2010 to return to Washington, DC.

hey, look at that silver lining!

President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on April 20, 2010 upon his return from Los Angeles, California.

stage left

President Barack Obama waits backstage to be introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer in Los Angeles, Calif., April 19, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

rest in peace, Dorothy Height

President Barack Obama kisses Dr. Dorothy Height during a meeting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, January 18, 2010

Dorothy Height meeting first lady Michelle Obama at a health care event at the White House in Washington, September 18, 2009. Height, a longtime leader of the U.S. civil rights movement and the chairwoman of the National Council of Negro Women, died April 20, 2010 in Washington. She was 98.

The President released this statement Tuesday morning:

“Michelle and I were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dorothy Height – the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement and a hero to so many Americans. Ever since she was denied entrance to college because the incoming class had already met its quota of two African American women, Dr. Height devoted her life to those struggling for equality. She led the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years, and served as the only woman at the highest level of the Civil Rights Movement – witnessing every march and milestone along the way. And even in the final weeks of her life – a time when anyone else would have enjoyed their well-earned rest – Dr. Height continued her fight to make our nation a more open and inclusive place for people of every race, gender, background and faith. Michelle and I offer our condolences to all those who knew and loved Dr. Height – and all those whose lives she touched.”

fore!

cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese

President Barack Obama greets supporters during a Democratic Party Fundraiser for Senator Barbara Boxer in Los Angeles April 19, 2010.

handling hecklers