Photographs of the State Dinner in Honor of Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, 2012

The White House hosted a State Dinner in honor of the United Kingdom at the White House on March 14, 2012. The State Dinner honored Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom and Mrs. Samantha Cameron.

There are photos of Prime Minister Cameron’s arrival; a reception on the Truman Balcony; greeting guests in the Blue Room; President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron delivering remarks and toasts; and performances by John Legend and Mumford and Sons.

2,769 assets

Photographs

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) instance of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Obama administration staff. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program, such as the White House Photo System.

The photographs are a subseries of a larger series, which includes all photographs taken by White House photographers during the Obama administration. This subseries is arranged chronologically by the photo identifier (P number), which is formatted as PMMDDYYXX-####:

P (for Presidential photographs)
MMDDYY (Date of image capture)
XX (Photographer’s initials)
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Frame number

Electronic Records

2012 United Kingdom State Dinner Photos contains 2,769 photographs, of which 2767 are released in full and 2 are withheld in full.
- Duplicate images in lower resolution format may not be available online.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Barack Obama Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Audiovisual materials in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Official records of Barack Obama’s presidency are housed at the Barack Obama Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Staff Archivists, 2024.