With 2014 drawing to a close, we thought it'd be a good time to take a look back at the past year on @WhiteHouse.
This year, @WhiteHouse added more than 1.1 million new followers and surpassed 5.57 million overall, while continuing to serve as an important tool for the White House to engage with the American people.
Check out a timeline of some of the top tweets from the year, and be sure to follow @WhiteHouse on Twitter for news and updates from President Obama and his Administration. And don't forget to check back for more Year in Review roundups over the next several days.
Happy New Year! pic.twitter.com/dXoh9AHSka
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 1, 2014
✈ Baby Force One ✈ pic.twitter.com/0e2075cbb2
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 11, 2014
Someone's turning 50 today. Happy birthday, @FLOTUS! pic.twitter.com/msxXl4h17X
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 17, 2014
"It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank account, that drives our democracy." —President Obama #RightToVote
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 29, 2014
"The son of a single mom can be President of the greatest nation on Earth." —President Obama #OpportunityForAll pic.twitter.com/wI9iDiWL2e
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 29, 2014
Obama to Congress: "Join the rest of the country. Say yes. Give America a raise." #ActOnTenTen #RaiseTheWage, pic.twitter.com/iYWuA5yaDy
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 29, 2014
Beast mode. #SuperBowlSunday, pic.twitter.com/DvkM6G8QKN
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 2, 2014
RT if you agree: Every student in America deserves access to high-speed internet: http://t.co/0HstOGvh6z #ConnectED, pic.twitter.com/M1GIaCP340
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 4, 2014
Today, President Obama raised the minimum wage to $10.10/hour for federal contract workers. #RaiseTheWage, pic.twitter.com/FtZqcgMgGI
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 12, 2014
Congrats to T.J. Oshie and the U.S. men's hockey team on a huge win! Never stop believing in miracles. #GoTeamUSA -bo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 15, 2014
Hey @galifianakisz, thanks for sending so many folks to #GetCoveredNow at http://t.co/5zeR2RQuXe. And good luck with those spider bites. -bo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 11, 2014
The House GOP budget: ✄'s vital programs ✄'s taxes for millionaires ↑ taxes for middle-class families #HouseOfCuts pic.twitter.com/QkUbuYAOsN
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 10, 2014
The Westeros Wing. #WHCD pic.twitter.com/wG4KbQ7BLn
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 4, 2014
60 years after Brown v. Board, let's remember that while progress has never come easily, people who love their country can change it. -bo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 17, 2014
"I’m here on a single mission & that is to thank you for your extraordinary service." —Obama to troops in Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/FkHRRiIOez
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 26, 2014
"We need to celebrate science fair winners...at least as much as we do Super Bowl winners." —Obama #WHScienceFair pic.twitter.com/i0TU4jFpOh
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 27, 2014
RT to spread the word: President Obama just took a big step to #ActOnClimate and protect our health. pic.twitter.com/qu55I4ihhT
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 2, 2014
Women—not their bosses—should be able to make their own health care decisions → http://t.co/K75k22iO6r #HobbyLobby pic.twitter.com/BKZQQYteJJ
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 1, 2014
Very proud of @USSoccer. We'll win it all sooner than the world thinks. #BelieveIt -bo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 1, 2014
It's time for Congress to reauthorize funding to rebuild our roads & bridges: http://t.co/VAevH7GBGF #RebuildAmerica pic.twitter.com/BYaPeRZiTB
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 14, 2014
Instead of acting to help millions of Americans, House Republicans are suing the President today. #DoYourJobHouseGOP pic.twitter.com/vvxzFj43yo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 30, 2014
He made us laugh. He made us cry. He ended up touching every element of the human spirit. #RIPRobinWilliams pic.twitter.com/kbEq7OwPOf
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 12, 2014
"ISIL speaks for no religion. Their victims are overwhelmingly Muslim, and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents." —President Obama
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 20, 2014
RT if you agree: Women should earn the same pay as men for doing the same work. Period. #WomensEqualityDay pic.twitter.com/C8QvttmthF
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 26, 2014
"13 years after small and hateful minds conspired to break us, America stands tall and America stands proud." —Obama pic.twitter.com/gvXmSsoTFY
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 11, 2014
When #WomenSucceed, we all succeed: http://t.co/GBzcbSV0MN #HeForShe pic.twitter.com/gaCddXtfkm
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 25, 2014
#Ebola is NOT spread through: 1. Casual contact 2. Air 3. Water 4. Food in the U.S. http://t.co/kICO4R7GpX pic.twitter.com/3QkxgUI9Ic
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 15, 2014
Over the past year, the unemployment rate has dropped by as large of an amount as any 12-month period in 30 years. pic.twitter.com/d8MqIqbTAR
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 7, 2014
I'm urging the @FCC to keep the internet open and free. Here's my plan to protect #NetNeutrality for everyone: http://t.co/3y3YLQD6MB –bo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 10, 2014
Big news: The U.S. & China just announced new targets to cut carbon pollution → http://t.co/pW5LQYzFRr #ActOnClimate pic.twitter.com/r2JtIKzes3
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 12, 2014
Sharing a koalaty moment in Australia. http://t.co/mbSY0ZQLxD #G20 pic.twitter.com/roeOMwh33h
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 15, 2014
RT if you agree: It's time to fix our broken immigration system → http://t.co/tqb6H23QH5 #ImmigrationAction pic.twitter.com/sxGp6ni0bq
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 21, 2014
"Thanks to Stevie, all of us have been moved to higher ground." —Obama: http://t.co/O025qS2F3O #MedalOfFreedom pic.twitter.com/5eOFLNdFrX
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 30, 2014
This is not a black problem or a white problem, this is an American problem: http://t.co/BwzL009O7K #EricGarner
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 3, 2014
Our businesses have added: 10.9 million jobs over 57 months ✓ 2.6 million so far this year ✓ 314,000 last month ✓ pic.twitter.com/yTmnPF1Znt
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 5, 2014
I just took action to protect one of our greatest national treasures: Alaska's Bristol Bay. http://t.co/hcGH4Dkega -bo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 16, 2014
"To the Cuban people, America extends a hand of friendship." —President Obama Watch the full video. #CubaPolicy http://t.co/Qrzp5zODZk
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 17, 2014
Welcome home, Alan Gross. http://t.co/ZeORP4H0jr #CubaPolicy pic.twitter.com/rOeFEY3GQv
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 17, 2014