HBO’s By the People: The Election of Barack Obama chronicles the Obama campaign with never-before-seen footage of President Barack Obama behind the scenes in addition to interviews and candid moments with First Lady Michelle Obama and the couple’s daughters, Sasha and Malia, among others.
The documentary premieres Tuesday at 9, but check out a deleted scene below.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet trick or treaters at the North Portico of the White House as they celebrate Halloween in Washington, DC, on Saturday, (October 31st).
The First couple welcomed more than 2,000 military children from Washington, Maryland and Virginia schools and their families to celebrate Halloween.
President Barack Obama salutes during the dignified transfer of 18 U.S. personnel killed in Afghanistan earlier this week in an unannounced midnight trip Thursday to Dover Air Force base in Delaware.
October was the deadliest month for Americans since the war began in 2001. According to The Washington Post, the President is currently deciding whether to deploy 40,000 additional troops in an effort to deter the Taliban based on province-by-province intelligence assessments of the country.
Former Senator Edward William Brooke is presented with the Congressional Gold Medal as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Obama look on Wednesday in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Brooke was the first African American to be elected to the Senate by popular vote. He’s also the last Republican senator from Massachusetts and the last elected black member of the Senate to come from the Republican Party.
Check out the The First Family in the “official” White House family portrait. The photo was just released on the White House’s Flickr page although the photo was taken back on September 1st.
The photo that will be used in the history books, has Malia and Sasha Obama posing with their parents, the President and First Lady in the Green Room of the White House. It was taken by famed photographer Annie Liebovitz.
First Lady Michelle Obama watches with students as a chef prepares healthy meals on the South Lawn of the White House during an event promoting exercise and healthy eating for about 100 kids and parents from local elementary schools on Wednesday.
The First Lady ran an obstacle course, jumped rope and hula hooped an impressive 142 swivels before her hula hoop hit the ground.
President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughter Malia Obama walk across Pennsylvania Avenue as they return from a morning service at St. John’s Episcopal Church Sunday, October 11th in Washington, DC.
In related news, Thousands of gay rights activists marched in Washington Sunday and pushed for President Barack Obama to keep his promises to advance gay civil rights.
