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ON THE POTOMAC …

Barack Obama
BARACK OBAMA

Hillary Clinton
HILLARY CLINTON

Michelle Obama
MICHELLE OBAMA
Valerie Jarrett
VALERIE JARRETT

 

… AND ON THE PACIFIC …

Oprah Winfrey
OPRAH WINFREY

Kanye West
KANYE WEST

Ari Emanuel
ARI EMANUEL
Dave Eggers
DAVE EGGERS

 

Photography: (Barack Obama) Courtesy of the White House; (Clinton) Rex Features via AP Images; (Michelle Obama) Susan Walsh/AP; (Jarrett) Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP; (Winfrey) Rex Features via AP Images; (West) Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune; (Emanuel) Alex J. Berliner/Abimages via AP Images; (Eggers) Katy Winn/AP