by Pete Souza | Jul 24, 2015 | Monitor
Today, President Obama visits Kenya — the 50th country he has visited during his Administration. It’s also my 50th country traveling with the President. To mark the occasion, as I did when the President visited his 50th state, I chose one photograph from each country...
by Zaid Hassan | Jun 1, 2015 | Monitor
September 6, 2012 was my first day as a citizen of the United States of America. I raised my hand, took the oath of allegiance, and the United States officially became my country that day. At the naturalization ceremony, I received the following letter from the...
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 Alex Wall | Dec 26, 2014 | Monitor
With 2014 drawing to a close, we thought it'd be a good time to take a look back at the past year on @WhiteHouse. This year, @WhiteHouse added more than 1.1 million new followers and surpassed 5.57 million overall, while continuing to serve as an...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Sep 23, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeDoes Vladimir Putin have fantasies about making it easier for Sarah Palin to see Russia clearly from her home in Alaska? Might be.Back in 2008, when asked about her expertise in the area of foreign policy, the Republican Vice Presidential...