As 2015 comes to a close, take a look back at some of our most memorable photos of the year as selected by Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza.
2015 in Review: The White House’s Year in GIFs
2015 is almost over, so we’re taking a look a back at our year on Tumblr.
This year, the White House Tumblr reached more than 269,000 followers. We took questions from the public on how we’re working to #ActOnClimate, and on banning conversion therapy for minors. We even launched a new Tumblr dedicated to the letters President Obama receives from across the country every day.
We use Tumblr because we’re always looking for new ways to engage with the American people, and one of the best — and most fun — ways we’ve found to engage on Tumblr is through making GIFs.
So without further ado, here are our top 10 GIF moments on the White House Tumblr this year:
2015 in Review: The White House’s Year in Letters
Every day the Office of Presidential Correspondence receives thousands of letters, and every night the President personally reads 10 of them.
By letter and by email, Americans write in about the issues that affect them and their families. It’s one of the ways the President can hear directly from Americans about their lives, and it’s one of the ways that the stories and the voices of Americans across the country directly inform policy-making by the President and the White House.
That’s why, in August, the White House launched a new Tumblr account called “Letters to President Obama” to highlight letters that Americans have written to the President and to tell the stories of Americans across the country — and people around the world.
From the letters we’ve posted on Tumblr since August, here — in no particular order — are 10 of our favorite letters to President Obama:
Check out our 2015 year in photos where you'll find powerful moments from the 50th anniversary of the marches from Selma to Montgomery, the White House lit up to celebrate the Supreme Court ruling that gay and lesbian couples can marry, and of course, President Obama with babies.
"My approach to my Instagram feed continues to be all square photos are taken with an iPhone, and full-frame horizontals and verticals are taken with a DSLR (usually a Canon 5DMark3, but I’ve also posted some from Sony, Nikon and Leica cameras). Many followers have also asked if I post the photographs and captions myself. Yes, I do — and I try to read as many of your comments as I can and answer your questions." —Pete Souza in his "Behind The Lens: My Year on Instagram 2015." See more at go.wh.gov/BehindTheLens
"For all the very real progress America has made over the past seven years, we still have some unfinished business. And I plan on doing everything I can with every minute of every day that I have left as President to deliver on behalf of the American people. Since taking this office, I’ve never been more optimistic about a year ahead than I am right now. And in 2016, I’m going to leave it out all on the field." —President Obama
President Obama gets a hand from kids at the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines.
"Some are serious and some are humorous. And of course, some are with babies (since the President loves babies). I hope you enjoy this year's album of photographs." —Pete Souza, Chief Official White House Photographer. Check out his year in photos.
The Year in Review: Tumblr's Top 10 Favorite GIF Series from the White House
2014 is coming to a close, and that means it's time to look back at the year on the White House Tumblr.
How'd we do on Tumblr this year? We reached more than 217,000 followers. We took questions from the public, and took over the ILoveCharts Tumblr to look at women's equality in the workplace. In June, the President even held his first-ever Tumblr Q&A from the White House State Dining Room, answering questions from Tumblr users on all things student loans and education.
We use Tumblr because we're always looking for new ways to engage with the American people, and one of the best -- and most fun -- ways we've found to engage on Tumblr itself is through making GIFs.
That's why, to recap our year on Tumblr, we tallied up the number of notes -- the Tumblr equivalent of "likes" -- on each of the GIFs we created in 2014. Here, in order, are the top 10 GIF moments on our Tumblr this year, decided by the Tumblr users themselves:
10. When the President issued "The Decree" on The Colbert Report.
9. When we saw the danger posed by climate change.
8. When we pledged to be part of the solution.
7. When the First Lady dunked on LeBron to support healthy eating.
6. When the President gave advice to Republicans in Congress.
5. When President Obama urged the FCC to protect net neutrality.
4. When the President addressed the nation on the actions he's taking to help fix our broken immigration system.
3. When David Karp, the founder of Tumblr, fist-bumped President Obama.
2. When the President told us he'd work with anyone -- Democrat or Republican -- to get things done.
1. And finally, when Tumblr prepared to ask the President questions on student loans.
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The most-viewed White House YouTube video of the year: President Obama taking a walk on the Ellipse. Check out our top 10 videos of 2014.
A "We the People" petition became law. We hosted a virtual Big Block of Cheese Day. President Obama answered your questions during a Tumblr Q&A and took a virtual road trip on Google+. The First Lady asked "turnip for what?" in a Vine Q&A, and we hosted the first-ever White House Maker Faire. Take a look back at our year in digital firsts.
"Some of the photographs are historic because of what is taking place, but others hopefully give people a more personal sense of who the President and First Lady are." —Pete Souza, Chief Official White House Photographer. See his year in photos.
2014 in review: More than 2.6 million jobs created. Historic steps to cut carbon pollution. The most meaningful immigration action in decades. Check out highlights from the past year.
America made a lot of progress this year. From our businesses adding more than 2.6 million jobs through the first 11 months to 10 million Americans gaining health coverage, check out the highlights from 2014.
2014 is coming to a close. Take a look back at some of our favorite digital moments from the Vice President this year.
"I said that 2014 would be a year of action and would be a breakthrough year for America, and it has been." —President Obama. Take a look back at his year of action.
"The steps that we took early on to rescue our economy and rebuild it on a new foundation helped make 2014 the strongest year for job growth since the 1990s. All told, over a 57-month streak, our businesses have created nearly 11 million new jobs." —President Obama in his year-end press conference