Washington, Nov. 11 : America''s next first family -- President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle -- spent more than an hour at the White House Monday, getting a tour of what will soon be their new home and an orientation of sorts.

Obama started his day in Chicago, dropping his two daughters at school, each with a kiss, and then going to a gym for a workout. He traveled to Washington separately from his wife, who a spokeswoman said had a private schedule before being able to travel to the nation''s capital.

Washington - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were greeted by President George W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at the White House on Monday.

The two men shook hands, while their wives exchanged a quick hug, before posing for pictures outside the executive mansion.

Bush then guided Obama to the Oval Office for private talks that will likely include the faltering economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and terrorist threats.

Washington, Nov 10 : President-elect Barack Obama team has compiled a list of about 200 Bush Administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues.

Washington, Nov. 10: U. S. President George W. Bush had a dollop of sanitizer applied to his right hand by a White House staff member after shaking hands with Barack Obama for the first time four years ago.

Recalling the event in his best-selling autobiography “ The Audacity of Hope”, Obama says he and other newly elected members of the Senate were invited to the White House for a breakfast meeting with Bush.

Washington, Nov 7: US President-elect Barack Obama is scheduled to hold talks with President George Bush on crisis issues, including Iraq and the ongoing recession in the economy, official sources said.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Obama and wife Michelle would visit the White House on Monday, which will be their home after the inauguration on January 20.