2015’s most powerful images through the eyes of a White House photographer

Pete Souza, the chief White House photographer, recently released some his favorite moments he captured this year. Here are some of the highlights:

5.) Comedian Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the Oval Office window to begin a segment for his series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”


4.) The president and first lady escort Pope Francis back inside the White House following his State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn.


3.) President Obama and first lady Michelle laugh as a child in a pope costume and mini popemobile vistits the White House during a Halloween event on the South Lawn.


2.) President Obama joins French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo in making an unannounced visit to the memorial in front of le Bataclan, the site of a Paris terrorist attack


1.) An emotional President Obama embraces Vice President Joe Biden after delivering the eulogy during the funeral mass for Beau Biden at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del.


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