The president,in a brief statement at the White House Friday afternoon, restated his goal of health care reform this year.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

President Obama had chosen Nancy Killefer as the government's chief performance officer to supervise the White House budget office.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

It has also sung at the White House, the Kennedy Center and at Ground Zero in New York City.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

The carpets in the White House, he said, were so thick that a man could bury his feet in them.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

He was speaking to guests at an iftar dinner at the White House celebrating the holy month of Ramadan.

VOA: special.2010.08.21

Last spring,Michelle Obama and a group of students planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

Now the White House says there will be no additional drilling while the spill in the Gulf of Mexico is investigated.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

When it is cold outside, the president and his family can warm up near one of the White House's twenty-eight fireplaces.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

On Wednesday,BP officials came to the White House for what many people expected would be a twenty minute meeting.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

This will be followed by the inaugural parade with marching bands and floats along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

He said gardens like the one at the White House help people reconnect with food and eat more healthfully.

VOA: special.2009.03.31

An invitation to one of her parties was almost as valuable as an invitation to dinner at the White House.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

The exhibits include historical objects that explain his presidency, his famous speeches and his life in the White House.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

Hoop houses for winter growing can even be found at the White House, where Michelle Obama has a vegetable garden.

VOA: special.2009.12.22