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Obama nominates Perez for labor secretary

March 18: President Barack Obama announces that Tom Perez is his choice to become the next U.S. secretary of labor. Perez has served as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. (NBC News)President Barack Obama announces that Tom Perez is his choice to become the next U.S. secretary of labor. Perez has served as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. (NBC News)

Defense Secretary Panetta says goodbye to staff

Feb. 12: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gives a farewell address to the Pentagon community in Washington, DC.  (NBC News)Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gives a farewell address to the Pentagon community in Washington, DC. (NBC News)

Kerry sworn in as secretary of state

Feb. 1: NBC's Andrea Mitchell joins Brian Williams to discuss the recent attacks in Turkey and the changing of the guard at the State Department. (Nightly News)NBC's Andrea Mitchell joins Brian Williams to discuss the recent attacks in Turkey and the changing of the guard at the State Department. (Nightly News)

Senate panel approves Kerry for secretary of state

Jan. 29: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has unanimously approved Senator John Kerry to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. NBC's Danielle Leigh reports. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has unanimously approved Senator John Kerry to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. NBC's Danielle Leigh reports. (NBC News)

How will history judge Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?

Jan. 28: Top Talkers: President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conducted a joint interview with "60 Minutes" on Sunday, and the Morning Joe panel looks at Clinton's record in the job, if she'll run in 2016 and how history will judge her. Top Talkers: President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conducted a joint interview with "60 Minutes" on Sunday, and the Morning Joe panel looks at Clinton's record in the job, if she'll run in 2016 and how history will judge her. (Morning Joe)

Chuck Hagel criticized as defense secretary nominee

Jan. 7: President Obama is set to name a new secretary of defense today, and his pick, Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, is already creating a big political fight, with as many as 10 Democrats possibly voting against Hagel. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  President Obama is set to name a new secretary of defense today, and his pick, Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, is already creating a big political fight, with as many as 10 Democrats possibly voting against Hagel. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (TODAY)

Obama: Nothing disqualifying former Sen. Hagel for Defense Secretary

Dec. 30: President Obama responds to criticism of Chuck Hagel as a potential replacement for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.  (Meet the Press)President Obama responds to criticism of Chuck Hagel as a potential replacement for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. (Meet the Press)

Obama nominates John Kerry as secretary of state

Dec. 22: John Kerry, the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is President Obama's pick to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew from consideration. A Silver and Bronze star recipient, Kerry has played a role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)John Kerry, the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is President Obama's pick to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew from consideration. A Silver and Bronze star recipient, Kerry has played a role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)

Obama: Kerry 'perfect choice' for secretary of state

Dec. 21: President Barack Obama announces that Sen. John Kerry has been nominated to become the next U.S. secretary of state. (NBC News)President Barack Obama announces that Sen. John Kerry has been nominated to become the next U.S. secretary of state. (NBC News)

Rice drops out of consideration for secretary of state

Dec. 13: U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state. Brian Williams will have an exclusive interview with Rice on tonight's U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state. Brian Williams will have an exclusive interview with Rice on tonight's "Rock Center With Brian Williams" at 10p/9c. (NBC News)

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