Gulf Coast Trip 2

President Barack Obama listens to Carol Browner, assistant to the President for energy and climate change, during a briefing on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010. Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, second from left, and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, also participate in the briefing. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)