Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency (2012)

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

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February

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March

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April

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  • 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] President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invite former President 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.

June

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July

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  • 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

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  • 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

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October

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November

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December

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See also

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U.S. presidential administration timelines
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