Happy Holidays from the President and First Lady

In this week's address, the President and First Lady wished Americans a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and thanked our brave troops for their service. Especially as our combat mission in Afghanistan comes to a responsible end in the coming days, we are reminded of all that military men, women, and families sacrifice to keep us safe.

The President and First Lady asked everyone to take some time this holiday season to visitJoiningForces.gov and find out how to give back to the men and women in uniform who have given so much for all of us.

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In this special holiday edition of West Wing Week, we want to offer up some of our favorite White House moments from this festive time of year.

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2014 may go down in history as the geekiest year ever here at the White House. Over the past 12 months, we’ve welcomed makers, coders, gamers, Nobel Prize winners, student scientists, and broadcast meteorologists to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and we've adorned our halls with robots, 3D printers, and science projects.

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The Faces of Health Care: Shannon K.

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