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President Barack Obama makes phone calls from the Oval Office with Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro present 4/24/09.
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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wdunleavy says:

i actually have that same table
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

CRUSIN CONRAD says:

Booking a flight back to Chicago??? Need a good pizza???
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mathamgri-pulling doubles says:

Lookin' cool, as usual!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Phoenix Ikki says:

no wireless phone in Oval Office? :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Sunshine in the hills says:

This is one of the coolest photostreams I've seen.
I wish we had a PM like Obama.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Bruno Torturra says:

"Hello? Domino's? One large peperonni, xtra cheese"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Alberto P.hotographer (Street & Studio) says:

Good DOF.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

blog.immmooo.com says:

love the photo so much!
it's so soft and open to normal people.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mojack420 says:

Obama " ok so you think we can get a good photo op with air force on buzzing lower manhattan"

voice on the phone" Yes Mr president thats a wonderful idea "

Obama " Hey I thought this up all on my own and i didnt even have to look at TOTUS.

Rahm Emanue" If anyone dosnt like this i'll send them dead fish in the mail"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SaveAmerica says:

"Yes..Let me make this perfectly clear.. Under NO circumstance should anyone see my true birth certificate. Got It ? "
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

sonofdy says:

"No don't worry about where we will get the 9 trillion dollars we will spend over the next 10 years. Nobody will care as long as michelles arms are trim and we have a cute puppy"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SaveAmerica says:

Hey! "Sunshine in the hills-needs 2 get out more" when the US dollar becomes totally worthless in 2 years, we'll let you have obama for a song and a dance.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SaveAmerica says:

"Don't worry about the costs! We'll just raise the tax rates to 75% to pay for it !"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SaveAmerica says:

"Yes, George that sounds like a good idea. But I need to get Nancy's and Harry's approval before we can move forward on this."
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

samrk13 says:

"Man, I'd love to do a couple of lines on this desk!"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Ad rem1 says:

Hey, next time hows about a little extra pepperoni on that pizza!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

tmc67c says:

"Yes, Mr. Ayers. Anything you say, Mr. Ayers."
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

KYSDG says:

Hold on for a second......(looks at teleprompter), yes, I would like a fries with that
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

huygens1166 says:

"Yes, next time I want you to fly over that field in Pennsylvania. And over the Pentagon. I need this footage for my next campaign! Do it now, dammit!"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Nikki OK says:

This is a great photo. It's too bad that so many people who are making comments on these amazing photos are so sadly misinformed and are buying into the lies being put out by FOX news. These cowards also have no profiles and no photos of their own. Flickr is a site for people to admire photographs and learn from other photographers not a place for hatred.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Ad rem1 says:

Yeah, it's time to stop all the hatin' and name callin' now that my guys in office. Now it's all peace love and rainbows for all! (Guys, gotta put away the Bush-hitler signs...) TOOLS!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

realitybroken says:

Wow how did these commenters get on the internet? I guess I am more surprised they got computers! And got them working! I love how clever they think their fantasy captions are. haha!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

jdog1063 says:

Obama:
Hey, Gibby . . .
Could you send in my teleprompter, please?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

huabin says:

no wireless phone here?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mattstilley says:

"shamala ma la ma ding dong"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

futurebutterfly says:

I like how all the nasty comments are under blank flickr accounts haha. Are you scared or something? If you're going to be nasty, you could at least do it under your rightful names.

AND HI THERE RAHM <3
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Falco Pellegrino says:

Auguri per i primi 100 "grandi" giorni di mandato. Dall'Italia con ammirazione, Giulio
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SaveAmerica says:

"Tell the The National Leadership Team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition that I accept their offer to enter into a serious debate"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SaveAmerica says:

"Duh, Michelle...what exactly does naive mean?"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

SaveAmerica says:

I have a blank flickr account because I want to be as honest and transparent as King Opompas.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

tmc67c says:

Flickr should be a site just about photography. But when I see it being used as another propaganda tool for this fraud, obama, I can not resist supplying facts to ill informed obama supporters. He is an a-hole who hates America. He is not eligible to be POTUS. He is not eligible to hold ANY government job considering his use of drugs and affiliations with felons and domestic terrorists. I am amazed at the ignorance of people who believe the lies spewed out by CNN and the rest of the main stream media. If Fox News is such a right-wing biased network, how is it their ratings CRUSH all other networks?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

realitybroken says:

@tmc67c - seriously get off the internet and let the grownups talk. fox news probably has great ratings (while they claim not to be mainstream mind you) because a lot of bible belt mediocre human beings sit around and watch a lot of tv. i'd like to see you back up any of your absolutely insane ideas with actual evidence other than fox news anchors yelling about whatever they do.

@saveamerica - same to you. did you absolutely LOVE bush's transparency? look at the raw government data. there is much more of it available today to the public then there ever was before. figure it out.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Isaias Fernandes says:

help me
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Chibi Halo says:

Let's hope that call isn't about Beau piddling on the residential carpeting. Pete Souza does a great job of capturing all the candid moments making them look so natural it's as though he's not even there.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

rontevans says:

flickr is site for viewing and discussing photographs. I think there are other outlets to discuss politics.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

neovicki says:

Find a way to disable comments that is the only way to stop this a-holes from writin shit about obama ....
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Tommy Weir says:

Really nice shot. The DOF, the composition,

He looks relaxed, the others confer and hover, it's a nice insight. Whatever views you have he should be commended for allowing this access.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Les_Stockton says:

It's actually kinda cool to see him on the phone, just like anyone else, obviously trying to not be distracted by whatever conversations are going on in the room.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

tmcuong0279 says:

I ve just bough this table, 1300$
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

sonofamram says:

The art of making men wait for you.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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