White House Transition
Appointments
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Barack Obama: The early years
At their home in Jakarta, Ann Dunham poses in this undated photo with her second husband, Lolo Soetoro, their daughter, Maya, and Barack Obama. (Photo courtesy of Barack Obama)
Camp Obama
President-elect Barack Obama and his family greet the crowd on stage at his victory rally in Chicago on Nov. 4 (Photo credit should read Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
On the campaign trail
Barack Obama supporters gather in Chicago at Grant Park during election night on Nov. 4. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
2008 presidential race: Obama vs. McCain
Charles Edwards, 95, (center) shakes hands with Sen. Barack Obama after presenting Obama with a handmade walking stick during a town hall meeting at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va. (Getty photo by Chip Somodevilla)
Camp McCain
GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain concedes victory on stage with his wife Cindy during an election night rally in Phoenix on Nov. 4. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Obama's White House
| Obama's White House | |
| DEPARTMENT | |
| Agriculture | * |
| Commerce | Bill Richardson |
| Defense | Robert Gates |
| Education | * |
| Energy | * |
| Health & Human Services | Tom Daschle |
| Homeland Security | Janet Napolitano |
| Housing & Urban Development | * |
| Interior | * |
| Justice (attorney general) | Eric Holder |
| Labor | * |
| State | Hillary Clinton |
| Transportation | * |
| Treasury | Timothy Geithner |
| Veterans Affairs | * |
| Other Cabinet-level positions | |
| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Chief of Staff | Rahm Emanuel |
| U.S. Trade Representative | * |
| Head of National Drug Control Policy | * |
| Head of the EPA | * |
| Head of the Office of Management and Budget | * |
| * To be determined |
Presidents' children through the years
The Obama brand sells
The name Obama and the president-elect's face can be found on all sorts of merchandise. It's a brand with cache. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Obama tours oval office
L.A. Times: Top of the Ticket
Life as president-elect
Election 2008: World headlines
The Evening Standard newspaper is pictured in front of Big Ben in London. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
First Pets
Nancy Reagan cradles their King Charles spaniel named Rex, as she and President Ronald Reagan stroll along the White House South lawn in 1986. (White House photo)
Michelle Obama: Politics of fashion
Presidential Code Names