Photos: The Obama Presidency, January, 18th 2010

[Clio the Leo]

Service and Dr. King - This morning the President and the First Lady dedicated the morning to serving the community here in DC.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/18/service-and-dr-king
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with a volunteer as they serve meals in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the So Others Might Eat dining room for the homeless people in Washington January 18, 2010. King is depicted in the painting in the background.


President Barack Obama points as he serves lunch to people at So Others Might Eat, a social services organization, in Washington Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.








More photos here...
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President Barack Obama walks past an street map of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, during his visit to the Red Cross Disaster Operation center, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.




In a first, Obama 'tweets' visit to aid center for Haiti
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h35Oe4QKyZypfOdTA3eN83gxpiBQ
President Barack Obama, center, uses an employee's desktop computer to send a Twitter post


First lady Michelle Obama meets with employees at the Red Cross Disaster Operation Center


"... and henceforward shall be free..."
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U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) pats the hand of Mabel Harvey (R), 101, as he and first lady Michelle Obama (L) hold a conversation with a small group of African-American seniors and their grandchildren on the legacy of the civil rights movement, at the White House in Washington January 18, 2010.












Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, right, and former Georgetown University men's basketball coach John Thompson, left, at the 'Let Freedom Ring' concert attended by President Obama at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Mutombo received the John Thompson Legacy of a Dream Award.








A man wearing a t-shirt with an image of U.S. President Barack Obama is seen in a makeshift refugee camp in Port-au-Prince


PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 18: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the U.S. Marines arrive to a camp near Cite Soleil January 18, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti is trying to recover from a powerful 7.0-strong earthquake on January 12 that struck and devastated the country while displacing millions and killing tens of thousands.


Mexico rescue workers carry Patrick Alhston, 25, a survivor of Tuesday's earthquake, out of the remains of Saint Gerard university in Port-au-Prince January 16, 2010.






List of Haiti Aid Organizations YOU can Donate to Now.
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[Skittles]

1. wonderful pictures

:thumbsup:

[blue neen]

2. Those are very cute and touching photos of him with Mabel Harvey.

She looks quite spry for being 101!

[Clio the Leo]

3. Michelle had better WATCH OUT!

;)

[Cha]

4. Thank you!

We're so fortunate to have these pics to show us the history of our day..these pictures don't lie.

[SeattleGirl]

5. Great pictures! I especially love those of Mabel and her fine

church hat. :loveya:

[azmouse]

6. Proof that he does care about the ordinary person!

Thank you! Great pics.

[impik]

7. One should be either blind or simply ignorant

about Obama's history, to think that he doesn't care about the ordinary person. That's all he cares about.

[uponit7771]

9. Something we could NEVAH EVAH see Bush do...

[uponit7771]

8. Mutumbo and Thompson pic is powerful IMHO

[LeftyAndProud60]

10. Great pics. NT