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President Obama holds an evening news conference
- Photographer
- Pete Souza
- Date of Work
- July 2009
- Credit
- Official White House Photo
President Obama holds an evening news conference
Prime-time televised press conferences are often set in the East Room. At left, President Barack Obama listens to a question from ABC correspondent Jake Tapper during an evening news conference in July 2009.
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