Obama's Biggest Global Moments

The images that defined Obama's first four years on the world stage, with reflections from those who were intimately involved in shaping them.

JANUARY 21, 2013

The Osama bin Laden raid (May 2011)

It is one of those rare moments when you know that the man you're watching is putting everything on the line. Everything on the line. Not only risking the lives of these incredible, incredible warriors, but also knowing that if he's wrong about this man, he's going to pay a very, very high price for it.

-- Vice President Joe Biden, May 2, 2012

Pete Souza/White House