day three, illinois

Atkinson

Residents of Atkinson line up on Illinois Route 6 to show support for President Obama

President Obama jumps onto the stage prior to speaking at a town hall meeting, Aug. 17, at Wyffels Hybrids Inc., in Atkinson, Ill

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Alpha

President Obama arrives to speak at a town hall style meeting at Country Corner Farm Market on August 17, in Alpha, Illinois

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President Obama huddles with the Galesburg High School football team in Galesburg, Ill.

A girl on the Galesburg High School volleyball team reacts as she gets to meet President Barack Obama

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President Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at the Air National Guard Base in Peoria, Ill., en route to Washington after his three-day economic bus tour

cree, inc

President Obama speaks to workers at Cree, Inc., North Carolina

Will post the full video as soon as it appears

President Obama arrives to speak at the headquarters of Cree, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient LED lighting, in Durham, N.C.

flashback … hovering around

President Obama convinces New York Times reporter Sheryl Stolberg to demo a small hovercraft at Industrial Support Inc., a manufacturing services company in Buffalo, N.Y. May 2010.

(Thank you Donna!)

it’s barack time!

President Barack Obama points to an employee’s watch with the President’s picture, during a tour of Industrial Support Inc., in Buffalo, N.Y., May 13, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

“i’ll be back” “you won’t arnie, honest”

President Barack Obama talks with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Solyndra, Inc., construction site in Fremont, California, May 26, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

The President, The NY Times and the Hovercraft

President Obama convinces New York Times reporter Sheryl Stolberg to demo a small hovercraft at Industrial Support Inc., a manufacturing services company in Buffalo, N.Y.

Photos here