President Obama sings Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, and Al Green
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Posts Tagged ‘mccartney
02
Jun
14
Early Bird Chat
June 2, 2025 - Pete Souza: “Paul McCartney sings “Michelle” to First Lady Michelle Obama during an event honoring McCartney as winner of the annual Gershwin Prize. I knew this was a special moment but didn’t have a full realization of its significance until when I later heard the President telling others that his wife could never have imagined as an African-American girl growing up on the South side of Chicago that someday a Beatle would be singing this song to her as First Lady of the United States.”
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MoooOOOooorning - Happy Monday!
28
Dec
10
merle, paul, oprah, bill & jerry
President Obama greets the 2010 Kennedy Center Honorees at the White House - Merle Haggard, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Bill T. Jones, and Jerry Herman
(Not sure what took so long, but this video has just been uploaded on the White House YouTube site)
05
Dec
10
show time
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, December 5
05
Dec
10
famous five
The 2010 Kennedy Center honorees : Oprah Winfrey, Bill T. Jones, Jerry Herman, Merle Haggard and Paul McCartney
President Obama and first lady Michelle arrive at a reception for the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors at the White House, Dec. 5
Paul McCartney clasps hands with Bill Jones as Jerry Herman applauds
Information on the recipients here
The President and First Lady attend a gala in honor of the recipients at the Kennedy Center tonight - it will be broadcast Dec. 28 on CBS.
04
Jun
10
burn his records!
Paul McCartney (after receiving the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, a lifetime achievement award bestowed by the Library of Congress):
“After the last eight years, it’s great to have a President who knows what a library is.”
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio): “Like millions of other Americans, I have always had a good impression of Paul McCartney and thought of him as a classy guy, but I was surprised and disappointed by the lack of grace and respect he displayed at the White House. I hope he’ll apologize to the American people for his conduct which demeaned him, the White House and President Obama.”
Teach him a lesson, burn his damn records!
Oh, wait…
:-)
