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President Barack Obama walks around the South Lawn of the White House with Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, while tourists in the background walk along the Ellipse, the National Mall, and the Jefferson Memorial, July 14, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

morning everyone

 ….greeting a tour group in the West Wing hallway outside the Oval Office, Saturday, April 2. (Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden joke together while taping a Joining Forces public service announcement in the East Room of the White House, April 4. (Chuck Kennedy)

….on the patio outside the Oval Office, following a meeting with his senior advisors, April 4. (Pete Souza)

….on the phone with House Speaker Rusty Boehner, April 8. (Pete Souza)

…..after a meeting on the budget, April 8. (Pete Souza)

…..greeting tourists at the Lincoln Memorial, April 9. (Pete Souza)

…..waving to tourists at the Lincoln Memorial, April 9. (Pete Souza)

…..during a fiscal policy meeting in the Roosevelt Room, April 4. (Pete Souza)

Filmmaker Spike Lee uses his iPad to photograph President Obama as he greets guests at the National Action Network’s Keepers of the Dream awards gala in New York, April 6. (Pete Souza)

….talking with advisors before a phone call with President Ondimba of Gabon to discuss the situation in Cote d’Ivoire, April 4. (Pete Souza)

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guess who visited the lincoln memorial today? (videos added)

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

After signing a measure to keep the government open, President Obama visited the Lincoln Memorial and stated:

“Because Congress was able to settle its differences, that’s why this place is open today and everybody’s able to enjoy their visit. And that’s the kind of future cooperation I hope we have going forward. Because this is what America is all about: Everybody from different places enjoying those things that bind us together. It is wonderful to spend time with you guys, I hope you have a great time.”

(YouTube links to the same videos here and here)

President Barack Obama visits the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, April 9

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President Barack Obama greets tourists and hikers in Acadia National Park, Maine, July 17, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)