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The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama , from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. For his time as president-elect , see the presidential transition of Barack Obama ; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency ; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama .
January [ edit ]
February [ edit ]
May 1 – President Obama makes a previously unannounced visit to Afghanistan .[33]
May 8 – The President delivers the keynote address at the Asian-Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS] 18th gala dinner.[34]
May 9 – President Obama announces his support of same-sex marriage .[35]
May 18 – President Obama hosts bilateral meetings, discussing French troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, with French President Francois Hollande prior to Camp David talks.[36]
May 18–19 – The President hosts a meeting of the leaders of the G8 nations at Camp David .[37]
May 31 – President Obama signs a bill re-authorizing the Export-Import Bank 's charter and increasing the spending cap from $110B to $140B.;[38] George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush back to the White House for the unveiling of the latter's official White House portraits.
July 6 – President Obama signs the Surface Transportation Bill (HR4348 ) bill into law.[47]
July 23 – President Obama remarks at the 113th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars .[48]
July 25 – President Obama speaks to the National Urban League Convention in New Orleans, LA.[49]
July 27 – The President signs the US-Israel Enhanced Security Co-operation Act in the Oval Office.[50]
August 6 – The President signs the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 into law.[51]
August 26 – President Obama speaks about Federal Emergency Management Agency preparations for tropical storm Isaac .[52]
August 31 – President Obama talks to troops, service members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion hangar in El Paso, Texas.[53]
September [ edit ]
October [ edit ]
November [ edit ]
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