White House Photographer Captures Seriousness in Situation Room

By Chuck Sudo in News on May 3, 2011 3:26PM

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: Brigadier General Marshall B. “Brad” Webb, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command; Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Standing, from left, are: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Tony Binken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President; Audrey Tomason Director for Counterterrorism; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.)

This photo showing President Obama, Vice President Biden and members of the National Security team watching the raid on Osama bin Laden's hiding place in real time has been making the media rounds. It's an amazing shot bby White House photographer Pete Souza that perfectly captures the gravity of the raid and the emotions in the Situation Room. The eyes immediately focus on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's look of shock as the raid unfolds. Look to the left and see the President and Vice President both watching the raid with grim determination