DAILY SNAPSHOT
Thursday, May 7, 2015

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

2:10 PM: The President presents the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the United States Air Force Academy football team WATCH LIVE

8:40 PM: The President arrives Portland, Oregon

10:00 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DNC event

View the President's and Vice President's full schedule here.

Photographing the President in 50 States

President Barack Obama and his family hike on Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park in Maine, July 16, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

This week, President Obama is visiting South Dakota, the 50th state he's visited during his time in office. To mark the occasion, Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza curated a collection of photos of the President in every state he's visited -- some lighthearted, some sad, some poignant.

See the photos from the President's travels across America, in the latest edition of our "Behind the Lens" series.

From Community College to the White House: Meet These Three Staffers

Here at the White House, we understand the impact that community colleges are having on students throughout the country. On National College Signing Day last week, three White House staffers shared their stories of attending community college and credited their schools with helping them reach their full potential.

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Meet the Teacher Who Wrote the President -- and Then Found Herself Shaking His Hand:

In 2012, Tara was a recent graduate when she started working as a special education teacher in Georgia. This past fall, she sat down to write a letter to President Obama about the challenges she initially faced, and the rewarding profession she has grown into after three years in the classroom.

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President Obama Nominates New Military Leadership: Generals Joe Dunford and Paul Selva

On Tuesday, the President nominated Marine General Joseph Dunford to be the next Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman -- the principal military advisor to the President and his national security team. The President also nominated Air Force General Paul Selva as the next Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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"I'm fundamentally convinced that if everyone had this chance, we'd throw open the doors for a whole new world of economic improvement, which would benefit all Americans."

Why should more Americans have access to community college?

Earlier this year, the President laid out a proposal to make community college free for responsible students for two years.

In our growing global economy, Americans need to have more knowledge and more skills to compete -- by 2020, an estimated 35 percent of job openings will require at least a bachelor's degree, and 30 percent will require some college or an associate's degree. Students should be able to get the knowledge and the skills they need without taking on decades' worth of student debt.

Do you agree with the President? If so, tell us why you think more Americans should have access to community college.