President Barack Obama holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.
December 19, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
As 2014 winds down, President Obama stopped by the press briefing room in the White House to offer his thoughts on what the past year has meant for the country. "I said that 2014 would be a year of action and would be a breakthrough year for America," he said. "And it has been."
Here's a look at what happened this year, in the President's own words:
Fonte: White House