by Pete Souza | May 7, 2015 | Monitor
This week, the President will visit South Dakota, marking the 50th state he has visited during his administration (as such, it's also my 50th state with him). To mark the occasion, I chose one photograph from each state that we’ve visited. This was not as...
by Pete Souza | Apr 13, 2015 | Monitor
When people ask me how I do what I do, I often recite the words of Bob Dylan: “I was just doing what I could with what I had where I was.” That kind of sums up my approach to my job as the President's photographer. Every once in a while, you also just...
by David Agnew | Jun 19, 2013 | Monitor
Ed. note: This post is the first in a series of five. Check back on the White House Blog throughout the week for more statements from leaders around the country. Across the country, Democratic and Republican state and local officials are speaking out...
by Courtney Corbisiero | May 31, 2013 | Monitor
Watch the West Wing Week here. “You’ve met the mission”: President Obama spoke in Annapolis, Maryland last Friday to deliver the commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2013. In his address, the President congratulated the...
by Matt Compton | Aug 30, 2012 | Monitor
(August 28 – Personnel in the National Guard Command Center in Arlington, Va., monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Isaac as it makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico. The NGCC, which serves as a hub that provides an overall tracking and coordination of...