President Barack Obama walks with aides on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 27, 2009.
First lady Michelle Obama speaks to children of executive office employees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2009, during the White House's annual "Take Your Child to Work Day."
President Barack Obama meets with King Abdullah of Jordan, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
President Barack Obama salutes a Marine Honor Guard as he walks toward Marine One prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2009. President Obama was on his way to Mexico for a brief official visit before attending the Summit of the Americas in the Caribbean.
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha Obama, right, walk with their 6-month-old Portuguese water dog Bo on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
President Barack Obama stands with the Easter Bunny as he speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2009.
First lady Michelle Obama smells some sage as she plants herbs in the White House Kitchen Garden with students from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington, Thursday, April 9, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House.
President Barack Obama, accompanied by members of Congress and school children, talks to astronauts on the international space station, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
President Barack Obama walks down the Cross Hall towards the East Room of the White House for a news conference, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in Washington.
First lady Michelle Obama takes part in the groundbreaking of the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2009, with students from Washington's Bancroft Elementary School.
First lady Michelle Obama, second from right, welcomes guests to the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, March 19, 2009, as she hosted a series of events in celebration of Women's History Month. From left are, choreographer Debbie Alllen, actress Tracee Ellis Ross, actress Phylicia Rashad, Google Vice-President Marissa Mayer, White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers, Mrs. Obama, and singer Sheryl Crow.
President Barack Obama holds a bowl of shamrocks given to him by Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
President Barack Obama gestures while making remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 13, 2009.
President Barack Obama arrives on stage in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2009, to sign an Executive Order on stem cells and a Presidential Memorandum on scientific integrity.
President Obama laughs with Stevie Wonder during the "Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009.
First lady Michelle Obama hosts "Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize" at the White House, Feb. 25, 2009
President Barack Obama listens as Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, not pictured, speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Mr. Obama was to deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress and a nation on an economic precipice later in the day.
President Barack Obama joined by first lady Michelle Obama walk toward the East Room of the White House for entertainment following a dinner with the nation's governors in the State Dining Room, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in Washington.
First lady Michelle Obama, wearing purple, meets with students from L'Academie de Cuisine students as they preview meals for President Obama's dinner with the state governors, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at the White House in Washington. Obama was joined by White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford, standing at right of Obama, and other members of the White House kitchen staff.
President Barack Obama walks into the Oval Office at the White House Wednesday morning, Jan. 21, 2009, for his first full day in office.