President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 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.
Intense: President Obama watches the mission unfold at the White House along with (left) Vice President Joe Biden, (right) Defence Secretary Robert Gates, and (second right) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, alongside other Security staff, including (back left) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen, (back without a tie) National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, and (back right, white shirt) Counter-Terrorism chief John Brennan.
Students gather at the fence on the north side of the White House and sing the Star Spangled Banner upon hearing the news May 1 that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
An ecstatic crowd gathers outside the White House May 1, energized by the news that the United States had killed Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.
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People gather outside the White House May 1 chanting "U.S.A! U.S.A!" as President Barack Obama announces the news that Osama bin Laden is dead.
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