| First 111 Days of President Barack
Obama - February 1-9, 2009 |
PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA - FEBRUARY
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| February
1, 2009 - February 9, 2009 |
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February
1, 2009
President Barack Obama watches Super Bowl XLIII at the White House
residence (top right). Obama is a "long-time" Pittsburgh
Steelers supporter. The Steelers won the NFL championship game for a
record sixth time over the Arizona Cardinals 27-23
with a touchdown in the last few seconds. After the game Steelers coach
Mike Tomlin thanked Obama for his support.
Obama holds a football after meeting with Steelers coach Tomlin while on
the campaign trail in August 2008 (top left). |
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PORTION
OF THE INTERVIEW OF PRESIDENT
OBAMA
BY
MATT LAUER, NBC, PRIOR TO SUPER BOWL XLIII
Map Room, The White House, February
1, 2009
Q Let’s talk about this game today. You came out --- and most
Presidents don’t pick a team -- you came right out and you said,
look, I know the Rooneys, they’ve been good friends of mine,
they endorsed me. I think you got the AFC championship ball --
THE PRESIDENT: I did.
Q Give me a score –- what’s the score going to be in this game?
THE PRESIDENT: You know, it’s tough to predict, but I think the
Steelers are going to eke it out in a close one. |
Barack
Obama holds a Pittsburgh Steelers NFL jersey
with his name during the 2008 election campaign. The
owner of the Steelers supported Obama's campaign. |
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February
1, 2009
President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy George Mitchell meets
with Saudi King Abdullah at the Royal Palace in Riyadh. |
February
2, 2009
Over the February 1st 2009 weekend President Obama personalizes the
Oval Office with family photographs
placed on the credenza behind Obama's desk (bottom). Photo of Obama's
desk at the end of January without
photos is below (right). Photo on left is the Oval Office from Obama's
desk hours after Bush's departure. |
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February
2, 2009
President Barack Obama talks to reporters in the Oval Office of the
White House after discussions on his economic stimulus plan. |
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February
2, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama visits the Department of Education and
speaks with the department staff. Michelle Obama also
welcomed Arne Duncan as the new Secretary of Education. |
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February
3, 2009
President Barack Obama nominates Republican New Hampshire Senator
Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary. Obama made the announcement from the
Grand Foyer of the White House with Vice-President Joseph Biden on
February 3, 2009. |
February
3, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama meet with
second graders at Capitol City Public Charter School.
The President and First Lady read the children a book on the Apollo 11
moon landing called "Moon Over Star". |
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February
4, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with Middle East envoy George Mitchell
and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
in the Oval Office of the White House to discuss the "next
steps" after Mitchell's Mid-East tour the previous week. |
February
4, 2009
President Obama leaves the Blue Room of the White House and speaks
in the Grand Foyer with Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner. Obama advises that any financial institution that requires a
bailout will cap executive salaries at $500,000 per year. |
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February
4, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama continues her commitment to meet
department staffers. The First Lady speaks at the Department
of Housing and Urban Development in Washington on February 4, 2009. |
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February
4, 2009
A school in Hempstead, NY is renamed Barack Obama Elementary School,
and becomes the first school to be renamed for
President Obama (left). President Obama walks to the White House with
Phil Schiliro the President for Legislative Affairs (right). |
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February
4, 2009
President Barack Obama signs the $32.8 billion State Children's
Health Insurance Program in the East Room of the White House. |
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February
5, 2009
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the
National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on
February 5, 2009. Other attendees included world leaders such as Tony
Blair the former UK Prime Minister. |
| Watch
the Official White House YouTube of President Obama at the National
Prayer Breakfast. |
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February
5, 2009
President Barack Obama returns to the Oval Office of the White house
after the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5, 2009. |
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February
5, 2009
President Barack Obama visits Energy Secretary Stephen Chu and
speaks to department staffers at US Energy Department. |
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February
5, 2009
President Barack Obama attends the House Democratic Issues
Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Obama speaks
at the podium for the third time in a busy day for the President. Obama
sits with, and is introduced, by Nancy Pelosi. |
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February
5, 2009
President Barack Obama boards Marine One for the first time as
President. Marine One picks up Obama on the
South Lawn of the White House enroute to Andrews Air Force Base and
returns after attending Williamsburg conference. |
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February
5, 2009
President Obama boards Air Force One for the first time as
President. Obama is given an Air Force One jacket and mingles
with reporters in the press cabin. Obama appeared at a Democratic
conference in Williamsburg, Virginia on February 5, 2009. |
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February
6, 2009
President Barack Obama signs an executive order in the East Room of
the White House with Paul Vocker the Chairman
of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board. |
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February
6, 2009
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater's 50th Anniversary Highlights
at the Kennedy Center in Washington on February 6, 2009. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Your Weekly Address by President Obama
for February 7, 2009 |
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February
7, 2009
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk from the
White House across the South Lawn to board Marine One
for an overnight stay at Camp David. Michelle Obama's mother and the
Obama daughters and also flew to Camp David. |
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February
8, 2009
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama return on
Marine One after an overnight stay on Saturday with family
members in the hills of the Camp David presidential retreat. |
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February
9, 2009
President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office of the White House for
a shuttle on Marine One to Andrews Air Force Base for
a trip on Air Force One to for a town hall style meeting with residents
of Elkhart, Indiana. |
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February
9, 2009
President Barack Obama leaves Andrews Air Force Base on Air Force
One and arrives in Elkhart, Indiana for a town hall meeting. |
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February
9, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks then answers questions from the
audience at a town hall style meeting at Concord
Community High School in Elkhart, Indiana. Questions were focused on the
economy and the President's stimulus package. |
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February
9, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Department of the Interior.
Michelle received a shawl from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
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February
9, 2009
President Barack Obama hold his first news conference as President
in the East Room of the White House. The questions
centered mostly on the President's economic stimulus package and the
urgency of passing the financial bill. |
| Watch
the Official White House YouTube of Obama's First White House Press Conference
on 2/9/2009. |
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