This Was 'Worst Day' of Obama's Presidency

Photo is of Sandy Hook briefing; White House releases images from 2012
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 4, 2013 12:11 PM CST
This Was 'Worst Day' of Obama's Presidency
President Obama gets briefed on the Sandy Hook shootings by John Brennan. He would later call it the worst day of his presidency.   (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

White House photographer Pete Souza has released a collection of images from 2012, and they can be viewed on the official Flickr stream here. We picked out a few, including one getting a lot of attention today: President Obama's reaction as he gets briefed on the Sandy Hook shooting. He would later call it the "worst day" of his presidency. (More President Obama stories.)

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