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An Intimate Portrait

See behind-the-scenes moments from Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House.

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President-elect Obama, right, and Michelle Obama walk out of Spiaggia restaurant after having dinner in Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008.

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Barack Obama waves as rain falls during a rally at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

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Boarding his campaign plane at the Midway International Airport in Chicago, October 18, 2008.

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With daughter, Malia (center) and Sasha at Pueblo Memorial Airport, November 1, 2008, in Pueblo, Colorado.

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Playing pool during a stop at Schultzie's Bar & Hot Spot May 12, 2008 in Springhill, West Virginia.

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Reading a newspaper en route to Louisville, Kentucky, April 23, 2008.

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Barack and Michelle embrace on stage during their election night victory rally at Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago.

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Talking to the media on his campaign plane about his Europe trip on July 24, 2008, while waiting to take-off in Tel Aviv.

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Arriving in San Diego, Saturday, July 12, 2008.

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Eating shaved ice with Sasha, Malia and their friends in Kailua, Hawaii on Wednesday, August 13, 2008.

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Calling a voter during a stop at the Obama Kansas City campaign office in Kansas City, Missouri, October 18, 2008.

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Running backstage on his way to a rally in Omaha, February 7, 2008.

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Waiting to be introduced at a campaign stop at Washington Middle School in Clinton, Iowa, December 28, 2007.

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Greeting the crowd at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, October 26, 2008.

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Backstage before a rally during the last full day of campaigning before Super Tuesday, Februrary 4, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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The First Family eating breakfast with Joe and Jill Biden at Yankee Kitchen Family Restaurant during a campaign stop in Boardman, Ohio, August 30, 2008.

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Arriving for the funeral of NBC's Tim Russert, at Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, June 18, 2008.

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At a rally in Dunedin, Florida, September 24, 2008.

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Exiting his plane en route to a rally at Montana State University in Bozeman, May 19, 2008.

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Playing with Eric Hansen, 11 months, during a visit to Nicky's Cruisin' Diner on February 9, 2008, in Bangor, Maine.

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On Kailua Beach in Kailua, Hawaii, with Malia and Sasha, August 12, 2008.

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