White House Pictures: Obama Family Portrait

On Friday morning, the White House released their first family portrait. Taken on September 1st, well-known photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the lovely photo.The First Family, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha, are seated in the Green Room of the White House for this portrait.

I am always taken aback by how sincerely happy President Obama looks with his family. The First Lady looks radiant in her black dress, and let's not get started about those lovely children. It is heartwarming to see how they grasp their mother's hands, a clutch of unadulterated love. What a beautiful family to represent the United States. Just their presence alone strengthens the values of family and love everywhere.

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President Obama Photos

President Barack Obama and his wife Michele arrive for an event for local middle school students to star gaze and conduct hands-on experiments with astronomers on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO / Tim Sloan (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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President Obama Pictures

Photographers and reporters gather around Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, at podium left, in Oslo Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, as he announces that US President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The citation for the award, in part says: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons. (AP Photo / Jon-Michael Josefsen, Scanpix) ** NORWAY OUT **

Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, holds a picture of US President Barack Obama, in Oslo, Norway, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, after the announcement of Obama as winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The citation for the award, in part says, The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons. (AP Photo / Jon-Michael Josefsen, Scanpix) ** NORWAY OUT **

The Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, holds a picture of US President Barack Obama in Oslo on October 9, 2009, after the annoncement of Obama as winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Obama sensationally won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, 2009 less than a year after he took office with the jury hailing his "extraordinary" diplomatic efforts on the international stage. AFP PHOTO / Jon-Michael Josefsen / Scanpix (Photo credit should read Jon-Michael Josefsen/AFP/Getty Images)

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Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, announces in Oslo Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, that US President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. In backgorund right is Geir Lundestad, secretary of the committee and director of the Nobel Institute. (AP Photo / Jon-Michael Josefsen, Scanpix) ** NORWAY OUT **

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: (AFP OUT) President Barack Obama (C) escorts his daughters Sasha Obama (R), Malia Obama and Marian Robinson, the president's mother -in-law to the South Lawn of the White House on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Obama's joined area middle -school students as part of an astronomy event at the White House. (Photo by Martin H. Simon -Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Marian Robinson;Malia Obama;Sasha Obama;Barack Obama

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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: (AFP OUT) President Barack Obama peers through a telescope set up on the South Lawn of the White House on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Obama's joined area middle -school students as part of an astronomy event at the White House. (Photo by Martin H. Simon -Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Barack Obama

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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: (AFP OUT) President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive on the South Lawn of the White House on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Obama's joined area middle -school students as part of an astronomy event at the White House. (Photo by Martin H. Simon -Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Michelle Obama;Barack Obama

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Anti-war protesters on the eight-year anniversary of military action in Afghanistan during a demonstration outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on October 7, 2009. President Barack Obama moved closer to a crucial decision on the US-led war in Afghanistan after receiving a request from his commander to send in more troops. With the appeal for reinforcements in hand, Obama and his top advisers could start talking about committing yet more troops to the unpopular war later this week after a wide-ranging strategy review, the White House said. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Veteran Jack Finley joins other anti-war protesters on the eight-year anniversary of military action in Afghanistan during a demonstration outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on October 7, 2009. President Barack Obama moved closer to a crucial decision on the US-led war in Afghanistan after receiving a request from his commander to send in more troops. With the appeal for reinforcements in hand, Obama and his top advisers could start talking about committing yet more troops to the unpopular war later this week after a wide-ranging strategy review, the White House said. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

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