Obama's most memorable hugs (31 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama hugs former Beatle Paul McCartney during a concert in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Obama presented McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song awarded by the Library of Congress. Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI

President Barack Obama hugs Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel before he speaks at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC on April 23, 2012. Obama said, "I will always be there for Israel" and noted "Preventing genocide is an achievable goal" in the modern world. Pool Photo by Dennis Brack/UPI

U.S. President Barack Obama gives St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols a hug after throwing out an honorary first pitch before the 80th MLB All Star Game at Busch Stadium on July 14, 2009. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hugs President Barack Obama after he signed the Health Insurance Reform Bill in the East Room at the White House in Washington, March 23, 2010. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) watch on. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI