President Obama presents a 2012 Citizens Medal to Donna and Carlos Soto, the parents of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Victoria Soto, on Feb. 15, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)
President Obama waves as he walks down the West Wing Colonnade of the White House on Feb. 12, 2013, ahead of State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill later that day. (Associated Press)