President Declares Swine Flu National Emergency

President Barack Obama declared the 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency on Saturday, October 24.
President Declares Swine Flu National Emergency
U.S. President Barack Obama returns from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on October 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images
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U.S. President Barack Obama returns from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on October 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)