Portrait of a Presidency: Pete Souza's Photography of the Obama Years
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2017
- Pete Souza, Former Chief Official White House Photographer for U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama
Ann Marie Lipinski, NF '90 (Moderator), Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University
This made me weep......the contrast between the humanity of Obama and the present aberration, is profound.😥
Y'day I viewed Souza's photographs of the 1st family for an hour plus. I smiled' laughed, and teared up several times over. What a wonderful President, lovely fam. And President O.'s family exude intelligence, charm and integrity. All
qualities lacking in the current occupants. We miss you so.
I miss the Obamas, truly gracious people and good examples for all young Americans to aspire to be. We in Canada join the world in feeling pity for you all in this moment as you fight this pandemic without the benefit of President Obama’s steady, comforting hands. How delightful to have stumbled across this.
abberation! good description!
@leicanoct Trump is killing Americans now, so you should be happy.
me too, it made me incredibly sad. But I wish I had twitter so I could see Pete Souza throwing his shade on tRump's BS tweets
Such GRACE & HONOR !!!
Hahahsha
Was it honorable with the uranium 1 deal? Do you see honor and grace with the current speaker of the house? What a joke people have become in the US.
This is what real President is all about
Those pictures are priceless! We miss President Obama and Family! Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures!
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Thank you so much Pete Souza for this beautiful pictures from a great President Obama..
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Comrade Obama wasn’t born in this country. His presidency was illegitimate, comrade!
@@alanlamando6667 poor thing
I watched this and was awed by Obama's depth of character and compassion for others. And then I wept by how much we've lost as a nation with Trump as president.
this too shall pass. Not quickly enough for me!
You are not alone, friend. I only hope that we, as people who comprise a society, have not lost so much humanity that this angry division will never fully heal.
Awww 🤗🤗🤗
Its too early 4 me to get emotional but I feel you, I hear you, and I hope you feel my virtual hugs.
@@DrAnderson1 and Kay, I’m replying to you both on the night of Nov 6th....we are so very close to getting rid of our country’s, our world’s, probably one of the worst dividers and subverters we have ever experienced. Our mission, under Biden, is to put us back together again as a nation. Almost an impossible hope, after we have been so expertly and hopelessly been divided and fractured as a nation. Quite a challenge, but we can do it, a lot of wishful thinking here!!!!!
I believe at a soul level the message surely is please become aware and bring healing to the abuse or disharmony within the family which goes on to create people who are showing terrible manifestations of their dis ease
You are one in a million. I love your pictures. Thank you! 🥰
I feel so appreciative of his work...Thank you, Pete!
Thank you Mr. Souza for your dedication
Enjoyed every section thank you.
Hopefully Biden brings Pete along as well
Thank you so much Pete Souza❤
I woke in the middle night...couldn't stop watching....man I love this guy...miss him😪
I wish we didn't have to live this nightmare, so differently when President Obama was our President, miss him so much 🙏🏼❤️😚
Me, too. I used to sleep well at night.
@Yolanda Ramirez Absolutely right, how are you doing and hope to hear from you?
Compassion and Leadership is just what we miss
I feel so appreciative of his work...Thank you, Pete!
Amazing speech. Insightful and funny. Thank you for sharing.
Glad to have Joe in office in a few days! ❤️
Tears of joy dripped from my face as i watched this,our Country was proud to have been graced by Obama's leadership, Thank you America for trusting him to lead our Country for the 8 years he served with genuine concern and devotion to the Constitution and the people it served.
President Obama - with the sense of humor intact. Twinkle in the eyes with that infectious smile- what is not to love about him.. I am not American I am not black but I still love this guy. A father brother husband friend and president- give him any moniker but fundamentally he is 'human being' who exudes humanity.
How can anyone not like Mr Obama as a person at least..
He is very likable, unlike what they imagine people of color to be, intelligent, gentle, thoughtful , oratory skill, husband of one, family man. He and his wonderful wife. An image not know to them and opposite of what they show of men of color to be criminal. There are many as such families in this country, but we are portrayed as nothing more than baby mommas and that is what the hate.
A decent and good man. And no pretense. A "nice guy" -- down to earth.
Or Pete Souza.
Anyone who watched Fox News since 2009 and got hatred fed by this anti-Obama propagandastation.
@Teddy A When you watch Fox News, you are virtually brainless.
I LOVE this❣️ Remember what it was like to have a great man in the White House? We miss you President Obama.
Love Pete's story about every photo!
Pete is pretty talented. Very cool
He brought us on an amazing journey
What a wonderful set of photos of this wonderful man. How everyone misses him.
Yeah. we miss him so much. I love your smiles 😊.
@Jackie McGhee We miss him indeed, Amazing speech. Insightful and funny. How are you doing and hope to meet new people and get to learn about each other and hope to hear from you?
Thank you for your ability to share a great and compassionate human with the world.
@Susan Clack Yes that really amazes me and you have every right to be thankful, how are you doing and hope to hear from you?
Indeed
I'm not an American.. but every photo was a story and Pete added so much humanity to them to make it global for all of us
⁰0⁰0⁰VIP bfi
Thank 😊you, loved his Presidency.
24:06 EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD BE ! THIS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ! The same is true of each and every frame. Thanks and ever thanks to President Obama and Mr. Souza.
Thanks and ever thanks to Mr. Souza, such wonderful work.
You have an amazing talent!! Stunning images
Thank you Pete Souza for sharing all the pictures you have done from the 8yrs Obamas presidency..miss Pres. Obama and family so much..❤❤❤🌹👍
Thank you for your exquisite work. My favorites are President Obama with children. They don’t have an agenda and their adoration of him is papable. Even babies were drawn to him. What a great subject to have had for eight years. And you were definitely the right person for the job.
MY PRESIDENT OBAMA 👏👏👏👏👏👏♥️♥️
Sophie Peraaud .He’s the entire world President 💕💕💕💕
Sophia Peraaud 💯✊🏾👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏💞
This was one president that was loved by the ordinary people across the world. I loved his speechs, humour and very intelligent. Thankyou for sharing your story.
Wonderful presentation! Thank you Mr. Souza.
You will never, never see these kind of photos with that ' thing ' living in the WH now. Never, ever. Miss you so much President Obama.
lmao. So triggered. It's like "I don't like Trumps opinions, therefore will there never be any photographs in the WH that I like!"
@@haimo14228 Something for your eye openings, that's what they should hang inside the WH. I dare you can find any photos similar like these within the family of President Obama. LOL.
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www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/donald-trump-melania-trump-knauss-first-lady-erections
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@@haimo14228 I do not think it has anything to do with Trump's opinions. I just do not see that man willing to sit down and have lunch with a stranger just because he was coming through town, visiting wounded soldiers in the hospital, playing with other people's babies, or even interacting with his own kids. I really hope that I am wrong about Trump and he is a nice person, but it seems like from the accounts of people who know him he is not. It may be easier if we had real life examples of him doing kind things recorded by say photographers such as Souza, but Trump is not allowing anyone to see that side of himself. All he is allowing the public to see is the hate filled man who does not care about others.
@@haimo14228 - nope. It’s not like that at all. What a weird thing to say. You are 100% the only person here who is “triggered.” We may be looking at pictures, but this has absolutely nothing to do with pictures. It’s about what they inspire & represent. It’s about the days when we could watch a video that made us feel hopeful, and write a comment to express gratitude for the reminder, without some random asshole with no impulse control thinking it’s necessary to be insulting for absolutely no other reason than being triggered by strangers expressing solidarity through difficult times. EVERY👏🏻SINGLE👏🏻TIME👏🏻 Also, Trump fired his photographer, so we quite literally will never see any photos like this, even if he accidentally did something worth committing to film. You really need to work on your #BeBest
@@haimo14228 That's not it at all. Trump would never allow this kind of access. He's a secretive person (probably with good reason). It takes a supremely confident man to allow this kind of access, and that is not Donald Trump.
Such brilliant photos, thank you so much for this legacy. Even we in the UK miss him terribly. Praying for you right now 🙏😊
Thank you.. Lord knows we need it.. But honey child.. We getting rid of his ass
Rachel, we did it! All glory to Yahweh, though!
@Rachel Gedney We miss him indeed, Amazing speech. Insightful and funny. How are you doing and hope to meet new people and get to learn about each other with time and patience and hope to hear from you?
What a normal person as a president looks like. Oh, how much we miss this man and wish we could still have him today. Great job of catching such great moments of such a great person, thank you Pete.
@Rick Scott We miss him indeed, Amazing speech. Insightful and funny. How are you doing, and hope to hear from you?
Will America ever see a real President again? Will we ever see civility, grace, dignity, protocol, humanity and a genuine cabinet and administration working for the people and with respect of our Nation as a whole? I sure hope so, I hope the current is not representative of our future.
At least President "War Every Day for 8 years" Obama is gone.
Haimo Haimo yeah it’s been a tough 4 years, hope the next go around will get better.
I believe if we pray and vote BLUE it won't be.
@@haimo14228 and if he could run again, he'd win!!
@@haimo14228 ok. But you really gonna act like the last 4 years didn't happen? Are you proud? Is America better now that you got rid of the other guy? No. Post 1 picture in the last 4 years of anything Trump that invokes pride, comparison, love or empathy.
An amazing portrait of a dignified presidency, thank you for sharing this unique footage.
Yes a "dignified" office held in high regard.
I miss the normal Presidency and White House so much!
You mean the endless foreign wars where we invade other countries under false pretenses such as "liberating them" then proceed to destroy the country killing hundreds of thousands of civilians?? You can keep that. The "normal" is just a fantasy. They want to keep you pacified. Keep paying taxes. Do not question.
We have normal back. Phew! Out with the orange moron
@@kameltoes2625, poor troubled soul. Now you can hate everything Biden does just because.
@@kameltoes2625 Easy to stay out of world affairs as long as you realise you are ceeding influence to Russia, China, Islam or their proxies.
Thank you Sir!
Such amazing photos! Thank you Peter Souza for sharing your profound sight with the world! We are richer because of your artistry.
Hello I love what you just wrote. That the true fact.
@Barbara Edelmann We miss him indeed, Amazing speech. Insightful and funny. How are you doing and hope to meet new people and get to learn about each other and hope to hear from you?
These pictures bring me joy,laughter tears and much more.... One of the most humblest and beautiful person I've seen.... A picture shares a lot...thanks for taking them...we all love him !!
Amazing! President and photographs! Love this ♥️
Excellent show, life was better then!!!
LOVE Our precious OBAMAS🙏🏻🌈🥇✨✨✨✨💞💞💞💞
Love you Pete, you are totally awesome!!
This man is my hero
Awesome pictures, Pete! Thank you for your service! 👍
Awesome storyteller. Each picture is worth a thousand words!
Loved this! Miss the Obama family very much.
Truly amazing pictures.
Beautiful. Thank you.....
Great! Two humble humans the Leader and the artist. Leaving a unforgetable legacy and an eternal spirit of love of God's children.
I loved that family even though I've never met them. They ooze loving, respectful, happy family. Which is most important for me. Best ever!
It hurts to watch this now compared to what we have now and I'll be watching
"The Way I See It".
Especially in these times
13 days to go..
Hurts even more, after a mob of toothless camouflage rushed our Capitol.
@@mjohnson1741 To bad they didn't rush for a dentist, or school!
This video lifts me up and gives me hope. Thanks.
An amazing talk
The pictures are stunning and priceless. I want Pete to be my wedding photographer and please invite the Obamas
Congratulations Love.. That would be Awesome!!!
Thanks for the wonderful memories.
This was such a joy to watch! Especially after the last 4 years! Thank you!
Amazing!!! Thank you Pete!
Wonderful president👌great pics,👍
Sometimes you have to lose something special for you to appreciate how special it was.
What an absolute pleasant, delightful as well as comprehensive expose. Thank you.
Sigh …😩 I miss him and Michelle..there is hope with Biden. There is hope.
Indeed. Biden won!
@@123tube456 You mean Michael.
Please God, Please
Wow.....now that was incredibly heart warming and gut wrenching to watch at the same time. Taking his example and words to heart...”If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.” For all this man has given his country, time for his country to stand up and return that effort....vote people, please just vote🙏🏼
What a privilege to have been there to capture and witness history.
Pete was the man..
My daughter lost her grandmother to Covid -19 tonight. Her first experience with a few so close to her. I can do nothing to assuage or appease her pain; time will have to help her learn to deal with her loss. I can nothing for my daughter but hold her hand. Randomly this video came into my UA-cam feed and started playing. This video held MY hand tonight, eased a mother's pain and even made me smile. Thank you.
This video is very peaceful/joyful. Good ole days.
@@twt000 I agree. Hard to imagine it was only 4 years ago. 😓
Very sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss 🙏.
@@tashathayer6427 @Fred Flintstone Thank you. I sincerely appreciate your condolences. Even with the passing of time it wont be any less painful; but with time we learn to accept things deal with our feelings a little more gracefully with the Lord's help. Many blessings to you. 🙏🏼☺️
I absolutely love this presentation. This is now one of my favourite videos on UA-cam, or just in my life in general.
Loved this - such great insight behind the scenes. 👌👏👏👏 Mr. Souza!
Simply amazing!
Oh, how I miss those days.
The sad part that we didn’t realize that those were the GOOD DAYS ! 😳
Thank you kind Sir, I enjoy the photos tremendously.
Through trials and challenges we reveal character. I love how Pete Souza touched on the inside track of the tough times as well.
His publications are wonderful, and now with his personal touch everything is just right.
His photos are so brilliant they dont really need words- but Petes deadpan delivery is perfect.
Great interview 👍👍👍
Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful photos and stories. You are so lucky to spend that much time with the President and his family!
You are so talented. Thank you.
Fabulous lecture & photo share, ever!!!!!!!
Thank you Pete!
Everyone needs to watch Pete Sousas program, 'The Way I See It," that aired on MSNBS the other night. It is being shown again at 9 PM CDT on MSNBC Sunday, October 18. I am sure it will be rebroadcast more times. It was a wonderful 2 hours. It showed what normal presidencies were like, not the Train Crash we now have in the White House!
Yes! I'm so glad I taped it.
Thank you so much you captured perfectly the very essence of humanity. Kindness becomes reality.
@Jill Anderson We miss him indeed, Amazing speech. Insightful and funny. How are you doing?
Goose bumps, bless you!
What an amazing life! Great story teller... I suspect THIS is why people liked him... low key, great memory for details, tells great stories. Pete, thanks very much... during questions after, people were polite enough to not ask you about Trump, but I really enjoyed your commentary on how President's are supposed to behave.... very instructive.
A sidenote to WH photog for trump told
He wanted % of her sales, then used some of her photos in his own "picture"
Book of his administratikn.
One thing I've taken away from seeing these photos of the Obamas and staff is how happy and comfortable they all look. My Lord, what a difference between then and now.
Thank you sir so very much. This is so very much needed and hopeful for the times were in right now. Thank you for reminding us what we had and what is normal. We miss him but we will always have your photos. GOD SPEED.
Thank you for the beautiful program about President Obama. Ill freely admit I was in tears most of the time for what we once had, and what we are dealing with now. I can't wrap my brain around why some of my fellow countrymen back that thing we now have in the White House (I refuse to call him president) and condone people dying, international relations failing and all the other things this man has done. I'm not a particularly religious person but I do pray to whoever that this will end without too much trouble. I'm 70 and have seen a lot of things, good and bad, but never did I imagine this.
Thank you so very much for this!! The fruits of Mr. Souza’s warm and beautiful photojournalism is so deeply cathartic at this troubled time in our nation’s history.
I deeply love my country. My only political cachet is my right to vote. However despite my lack of relative political power; in my heart, I know that we will persevere.
As a people and a nation we will get through this harrowing, present time. May we all be stronger and wiser after having survived these last 4 soul-crushing years.
LOVE ALL OF THIS... THANK YOU!
Wow!💞 ....a family man, who's President, has kindness, Compassion...and love. His love for others shows through his eyes. He has morals and character, and is respectful of their peers...and he's funny! EDIT: 44/46.
The best archive-you’ve accomplished that!👏🏽
what a treasure trove of love pictures. and such a fantastic intimate look into his world, your narrative was so perfect.thank you.
i am from NZ and when Obama was elected the re elected as the US President, to me were the best thing to have ever happened.ever. in the history of the world, What a world leader he was, and so humble, so ordinary a family guy, and loving husband, the US seemed to flourish under his leadership, like the American Dream. God bless you Mr Obama.
Thank you sir for the wounded work, well done.
Another time, another man, let's get that back in the White House. Beautiful presentation, thank you so much.
Straight Awesome.....very profound and projects the Acme of true Leadership in these photos.
Thank you so much!
@Captain Craig Doring We miss him indeed, Amazing speech. Insightful and funny. How are you doing, and hope to hear from you?
THANK U SO MUCH FOR SUCH BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF SUCH A PEACEFUL PRESIDENT & THANK U OBAMA FOR ALWAYS BEING SO GRACIOUS 🙏💜🙏💜🙏 🇺🇸
Awesome photographic work...
I wanna watch this video all day
Your photograph capture the moment beautifully you can see the story i loved that
Well done Mr. Souza! I love how you captured those important, precious moments, of moments during his time in Office which we, the public, rarely see and are aware of! I am so glad you composed this special! It shows the true nature of an incredible Leader, one of true concern for others regardless of gender, race, religion...who showed a true interest in others, with compassion, who exhibited true empathy towards other who have suffered losses from violence, from tragedies, who treated others with honor, with true respect, ...who had a great love for our country and our citizens! And, today, sadly we see a great contrast! Thank you for your work! I really didn't know just how great President Obama was and how far short our current President falls! Thank God, it's over! Go Joe! I hope you will be there in the WH with your camera, documenting those important moments for Joe and Karmala!
Thank you so much, I love all the pics, I would love to see the video, and purchase the book. Historic!
wonderful pictures. How privileged to be the President's photographer.
Thanks for sharing this was Awsome.
What an amazing job to have. I'm an officially envious!
Really enjoyed this.lll Well done...