Barack Obama's First Year in the White House

On a day off from school, Sasha stops by to say hello to her father in the Oval Office.
Callie Shell / Aurora for TIME

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On a day off from school, Sasha stops by to say hello to her father in the Oval Office. "This was during the first month at the White House," says Shell, "And the President was still trying to find his own way around. He was very impressed his seven-year-old found her own way there."

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