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President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speak together sitting at a picnic table April 9, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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carmen zuniga says:

beautiful!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

1 Photo says:

Beats a stuffy office.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

sues passion says:

very nice and casual meeting
great shot
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

-fCh- says:

...the message on the table: pomo advertising
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

donsnyc says:

One of my favorite photos.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

NURY2000 I'm so Blessed. says:

i love this picture two big people with a big heart together
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

kaitli says:

hillary looks bored
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

j haas says:

Hilarious.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Laurie York says:

Gosh, Pete, you have the best job in the world!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

dragonx says:

this photostream's gonna be historic!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

© ♥)ღ(♥ suηata `•ღ(♥)ღ•´ says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called CREATIVE PORTRAITS, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Fantastic portrait
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Bruno Torturra says:

After primaries: primary school
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Sonja_za says:

This must be difficult for her but I'm sure the President is sensitive enough to realise that. Excellent shot.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES says:

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

HΩMΣR "Happy Holidays" says:

Please add this photo to the Group, we will all be greatly pleased, thank you.

TRAVELS of HOMER ODYSSEY
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

sayan23in says:

WOW I never new a presedent could be sp cool
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

hmasongray says:

Hillary thinking "wow, how did i lose to this dolt again?" lol
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

donbuciak says:

great pic!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Civilian Scrabble says:

I bet if i said something even slightly controversial here my comment would be stifled
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

pjarc says:

Grandi!! bella foto
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

leah the librarian says:

The White House photographer is totally amazing. These pictures are so refreshing. So open. <3
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

titanics says:

Hillary looks bored, haha. But great picture!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Brown Labs says:

Unintentionally funny!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

dantw says:

but too far apart to play footsie. damn.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Howard33 says:

A good picture. They seem to have each others full attention.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

samrk13 says:

"I hope they cut the crust off my sandwiches."
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

achuka says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called One To One, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

please
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Gooooder says:

I love this. All decisions should be made at a picnic table!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

striatic says:

Civilian Scrabble - if you look at the comments on the other photos here, you would see this is not the case.

anyay, it is interesting to read the little plaque on the table, which includes a "thank you" from the people who built the table and the rest of the playground to the white house for the privilege of building it.

i can understand why they'd feel that way, but it is rather backwards from how things normally are. one of the bizarre quirks of the white house world.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

rj california says:

I love Hilary Clinton! She's wonderful.... Althought I like Bill Clinton even more :D
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

geek.fatale says:

All meetings should be held at a picnic table. Natural light and fresh air are way better than fluorescent lights and closed in air.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

equanimity says:

Great shot! :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

♥ Bathing In Luxury ♥ aka Soap says:

Great shot - made me giggle. Too bad they're in suits.

And, where the heck are the snacks??????

It must be fun to be Pete.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mulls says:

That's a free ad for Rainbow Systems on the table, I saw the same thing...smart. Might have been unintentional, but any marketer worth their salt would know that the first playset on the lawn of the whitehouse was going to be chock full of photo opps...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

agentbb007 says:

These are awesome pictures thanks for posting them :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

renn.semmi says:

I really like the picnic table! Seams like awesome quality!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

chubbo129 says:

"OK OK how about this.....i'll trade you my Capri Sun, doritos AND ill throw in my cookies for your lunchables""
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

wiseleo says:

One interesting thing about this table - it's brand new as of the time when they were sitting.

Look at the plaque on the table for a bit of insight into its origin. Easily visible at "original" size.
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

mattstilley says:

"And this is where you will hold your meetings."
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

ilan99 says:

שולחן קק"ל בלי כתמי שומן וג'יפה!!!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

admit says:

what a pathetic plaque
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

jdog1063 says:

Obama:
Hey, Hillary! I bet Bill never had a gold-inlayed picnic table built for his family by Team Rainbow, did he?
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

ccoopp says:

i find it humerous because its a picnic table, but they are talking srs bizns
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Brown Labs says:

Posed
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

janek53 says:

Great Shot - a moment of time, a moment of life, in an image. To convey to the viewer not simply a picture, but a memory and a feeling.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

JackBauer83 says:

"keep your friends close, keep your ENEMY closer"
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Girlie143 says:

I love this picture!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

sjust1925 says:

Great image, the table beams forming an arch or bridge coming together, very subtle, very cool.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

optimystic48 says:

Ok...this is what this is all about. Love the shot.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

YAXZONE says:

One of the best shots i've seen here... Love these two together.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

cbugsey says:

I love Hillary!!!!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Les_Stockton says:

This is a nice shot. I reminds that they're both human. It's a very nice photo.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Lee Jordan says:

I love the symbolic nature of this photo :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

mahdi.naitali says:

the best of the best! very inspiring!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Indabelle says:

I *love* this stream. These photos are phenomenal - not only beautiful, but fascinating to see. Thank you so much for giving us this perspective.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

sonofamram says:

Hilary, would you like to go on a picnic with me?
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

bamalibrarylady says:

This is a great shot
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

icecreamandsunshine says:

great photo
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

betsyw566 says:

Great photo! Very casual! I love these two at the picnic table! Genius!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

v_ilango says:

Team of RIVALS!! What are they discussing? Obama wants to meet the Iranian President in person? Hillary counseling not to do it!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

KRSPO says:

I'm the Chief Usher for a group called The White House, and we'd love to have this added to the photo pool.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

lolaaicitel says:

Great capture!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

John Althouse Cohen says:

Let's hear it for Rear Admiral Stephen W. Rochon and his bench!
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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