22 | February | 2015 | The Obama Diary

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance while the band Earth, Wind and Fire performs at the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today

7:10 ET: The President and First Lady host the 2015 Governors’ Dinner; The Vice President and Dr Biden also attend

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Monday

The President will meet with the National Governors Association

In the afternoon, he will participate in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony in the Oval Office

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Tuesday

The President will host the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, at the White House

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Wednesday

The President will travel to Miami to participate in an immigration town hall hosted by Telemundo and MSNBC

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Thursday

The President will attend meetings at the White House

In the evening, he and the First Lady will host a reception celebrating Black History Month in the East Room

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Friday

The President will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House

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On This Day

President Obama sits at his desk in the Treaty Room Office of the Private Residence and reads one of 10 letters from the public selected for his personal reading from the volume of mail he receives, Feb. 22, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama pulls out the chair for First Lady Michelle Obama at the Governors Ball in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance while the band Earth, Wind and Fire performs at the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama waits in the Butlers’ Pantry before he is introduced during the National Governors Association meeting at the White House, Feb. 22, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama answers questions from the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama talks with Vice President Biden in the Oval Office, Feb. 22, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama listens during a meeting in the Oval Office, Feb. 22, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk in the Green Room of the White House before hosting a Smithsonian Museum of African American History reception in the East Room, Feb. 22, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet guests during a reception in honor of the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet students from the Brooklyn Montessori school at the ground breaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2025

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs Piper Shillingford, 4, from a Brooklyn Montessori School after she presented a donation at the ground breaking ceremony

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First Lady Michelle Obama, “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts, and chef Marcus Samuelsson participate in a cooking segment at the GMA Studios in New York, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2013 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

President Obama throws a basketball in the air during departure photos with Samantha Power, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, and her family in the Oval Office, Feb. 22, 2013. Watching the President, from left, are: Rian Power-Sunstein, Cass Sunstein, Samatha Power, Declan Sunstein, James Bourke, and Veronica Delany (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Mehmet Oz learn a dance routine with members of the Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 dance group during a taping of the “Dr. Oz Show” at the 30 Rock Studios in New York, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2013 (Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

First Lady Michelle Obama shows off her dance moves during an Evolution of Mom Dancing skit with Jimmy Fallon on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday, February 22, 2025

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MoooOOOooorning!