{"product_id":"obama-an-intimate-portrait-9780316512589","title":"Obama: An Intimate Portrait","description":"\u003cb\u003eRelive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller -- with a foreword from the President himself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else -- and he photographed them all. Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in moments highly classified and disarmingly candid. \u003ci\u003eObama: An Intimate Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e reproduces more than 300 of Souza's most iconic photographs with fine-art print quality in an oversize collectible format. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together they document the most consequential hours of the Presidency -- including the historic image of President Obama and his advisors in the Situation Room during the bin Laden mission -- alongside unguarded moments with the President's family, his encounters with children, interactions with world leaders and cultural figures, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Souza's photographs, with the behind-the-scenes captions and stories that accompany them, communicate the pace and power of our nation's highest office. They also reveal the spirit of the extraordinary man who became our President. We see President Obama lead our nation through monumental challenges, comfort us in calamity and loss, share in hard-won victories, and set a singular example to \"be kind and be useful,\" as he would instruct his daughters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book puts you in the White House with President Obama, and is a treasured record of a landmark era in American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Souza\u003c\/b\u003e has been the Official Chief White House Photographer for the entire tenure of the Presidency of Barack Obama. He has been a professional photographer since the 1970's and was the Washington Photographer for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e for several years and was an official White House Photographer during the Reagan years. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and he is the author of several books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629221744914,"sku":"9780316512589","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f00e58a-93a3-4d27-a173-31eb6a7bf553.jpg?v=1732724775","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/obama-an-intimate-portrait-9780316512589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}