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White House 2012: Pete Souza offers a peek behind the curtain (PHOTOS)
White House photographer Pete Souza documented President Barack Obama’s year.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave goodbye to President Shimon Peres of Israel on the North Portico of the White House following the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony and dinner in his honor, June 13, 2012.
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
White House photographer Pete Souza documented the quiet moments, the smiles and the solemnity in President Barack Obama's year.
"When these eight years are done, Pete will be its most important illustrator," said Robert Gibbs, who served as White House press secretary in Obama’s first term, according to The Washington Post.