A picture that primarily features the current President of the United States (i.e. Barack Obama).
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais, The Associated Press
First Couple: President Barack Obama leans into first lady Michelle Obama as they watch the musical performances at the 2016 National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington.
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Win McNamee, Getty Images
Bubble Wand: U.S. President Barack Obama blows a bubble from a bubble wand made with a 3D printer by nine-year old Jacob Leggette while touring exhibits at the White House Science Fair April 13, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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Kevin Dietsch, UPI
Wildthing: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama read the book 'Where The Wild Things Are' during the 138th White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 28, 2016.
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Al Drago, The New York Times
Final Touch: President Obama speaks in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room during his end of the year news conference, at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016.
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Mary F. Calvert, Freelance
Thumbs-Up: U.S. President Barack Obama gives First Lady Michelle Obama a thumb's up as they wait the arrival of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Mrs. Lee Hsien Loong to the White House in Washington U.S.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais, The Associated Press
Colonnade Walk: On election day morning and confidence of a democratic victory for Clinton, President Barack Obama begins his day by walking down the Colonnade of the White House to the Oval Office to monitor events of the day.
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Win McNamee, Getty Images
44 and 45: Two days after the U.S. presidential election, U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office November 10, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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Saul Loeb, Agence France-Presse
Cry Baby: US President Barack Obama holds 10-month-old Brooks Breitwieser as he greets supporters after speaking to an overflow room during a Hillary for America campaign event for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the Capital University Field House in Columbus, Ohio, November 1, 2016.