President Obama Visits Gulf Communities in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida

President Barack Obama is briefed about the ongoing response to the BP oil spill by, from left, Carol Browner, assistant to the President for energy and climate change, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, aboard Air Force One en route to the Gulf Coast, June 14, 2010. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)