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President Obama presents Marine Sgt. Ledum Ndaanee, originally from Nigeria, the Outstanding American by Choice award during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the Rose Garden of the White House. Ndaanee served two tours in Iraq where he was wounded by an IED in 2007.

if you go down to the woods today….

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama go for a walk on Blue Ridge mountain track near Asheville, North Carolina, on April 23, 2010

"barack? no jacket required."

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama travel to Asheville, North Carolina for the weekend

Smokehouse stopover

On the way to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., the Obamas made a surprise stop at 12 Bones Smokehouse, the Asheville barbecue eatery that Obama made famous when he stopped there in October 2008

west wing week (“…the Old-Fashioned Way” April 23, 2010)

White House YouTube Channel: This installment takes you step-by-step with the President as he hosts the Great Outdoors Conference, holds a meeting of the Presidents Economic Recovery Advisory Board, meets with his Special Envoy to the Sudan, discusses Supreme Court nominations with congressional leadership, travels to New York City to talk Wall Street Reform, and celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day in the White House Rose Garden.
We also pulled out a clip from a Martin Luther King Jr. Day discussion that President Obama held in the Roosevelt Room. One of those present was Dr. Dorothy Height who passed away last week at the age of 98, a hero of the civil rights movement and an inspiration to all Americans