The pictures reveal that Mr Obama often exhibits relaxed
body language in stressful situations, with legs crossed and a knee raised.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317402/Get-feet-table-Mr-President-Obamas-laid-style-revealed-photos.html
The Lean-Back President
Barack Obama receives ample flak from critics who say that
he is too buttoned-up and reserved to thrive in an office that historically has
required its fair share of cajoling, socializing, and even arm-twisting. But a
thorough examination of the photo archives of White House photographer Pete
Souza reveals quite the opposite: Obama can, in fact, be remarkably laid-back.
His body language in the Oval Office, the Situation Room, and other top
Cabinet-level meetings indicates a man who is ready to let it all hang loose.
He’s often in shirtsleeves, with his feet up, and frequently will be the only
member of a meeting with a knee on the table. Below, a photographic
investigation of the “lean-back” president.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/04/barack-obama-laid-back
Obama talks with chief of staff Denis McDonough and Miguel
Rodriguez, director of legislative affairs, in the Oval Office on February 5,
2013. His jacket hangs on a chair, and his legs rest on the Resolute Desk,
which was gifted to President Rutherford B. Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880.