afternoon all

President Obama walks to the motorcade on the South Lawn at the White House, Nov. 25, before heading to Andrews Air Force Base for a private round of golf

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homeward bound

President Barack Obama confers with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, right, Chief of Staff Bill Daley, left, and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, following a conference call on Libya with his national security team, in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave prior to departing El Salvador, March 23

farewell and thank you, for now – see you in 2012

Thank you globalcitizenlinda

PS Jake Tapper: “President Obama is not particularly known for effusive emotion, but one cannot help but think he too will have moments of sadness when this close and devoted aide, who has dedicated so much of his life to him, does not come in to work.”

Jake? (Or ‘Twat’, as I fondly call him):

Sorry, just got a little mad there.

😕

the road to recovery

People wave and applaud as the ambulance carrying Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leaves University Medical Center, Jan. 21, in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords is being transported to a medical facility in Houston.

plucked

Thank you cat48 🙂

president leaves (ho, ho) for nc

President Barack Obama departs the White House en route to deliver remarks regarding the economy to workers at Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina on December 6

Live coverage of the President’s remarks at 12:20 PM EST – here

leaves

President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, November 23, 2010. The President will travel to Kokomo, Indiana as part of the White House to Main Street tour. In the afternoon, Obama and the Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant II where they will take a tour, greet plant workers, and deliver brief remarks.

farewell indonesia….next, south korea

President Barack Obama waves before his departure at Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta November 10

US President Barack Obama disembarks from his aircraft on arrival at Seoul Air Base on November 10

it was all yellow

President Barack Obama speaks during a discussion on the economy with local families at the Weithman family home in Columbus, Ohio, on August 18, 2010

safe home

President Barack Obama waves to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan upon his departure on the South Lawn Drive of the White House, May 12, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)