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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama participate in a community service project at Leckie Elementary school in celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and in honor of Dr. King’s life and legacy
Pete Souza: The President reacts after getting beat in Rock Paper Scissors while participating in a service project at a local school on MLK day.
President Barack Obama speaks at a press conference with Vice President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden. President Obama announced that Cuba and the United States would re-establish diplomatic ties, including an exchange of ambassadors and embassies
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Hello from Nashville! I'll be answering your questions on health care and the Affordable Care Act at 3:30pm ET. Tweet yours using #AskPOTUS.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025Alright, let's do this. Ready to answer your health care questions. Keep 'em coming with #AskPOTUS. http://t.co/wK8RDF2H0i
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we need to encourage states to take advantage of medicaid expansion; could insure 4 mil more people in 22 states! twitter.com/TheRealDylanG/…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025not true - like last year, insurers request premium hikes, but must be approved; expect final increases to be less twitter.com/RaulieGonzo/st…
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congratulations! hope you guys are getting sleep. nothing beats babies! twitter.com/nathan210/stat…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025now's time to encourage states that held off for political reasons to do the right thing; contact state officials! twitter.com/katrobison/sta…
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EX-IM bank helps US companies export; that means good paying american jobs. optimistic that congress gets it done. twitter.com/SableSys/statu…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025have principles and issues you are passionate about, and act; worry more about doing something than being something. twitter.com/fieldemma47/st…
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there's a hardship exemption; fine only applies to folks who can afford insurance but choose not to. twitter.com/christinalouck…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025respect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac. onions, garlic, hot peppers. classic. twitter.com/JGreenDC/statu…
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was listening to outkast/liberation and the black keys/lonely boy this morning. twitter.com/theonIyreasn/s…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025“@POTUS: was listening to outkast/liberation and the black keys/lonely boy this morning.” Can we use Air Force One for our upcoming gigs?
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pushing to make 2 yrs comm college free; permit refinancing on student loans; push colleges to keep tuition low twitter.com/ryann1232/stat…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025people lack info/turned off by political noise. w court case done, let's focus on getting people signed up. twitter.com/jayrocky_vs/st…
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butler's a great player on o and d; let's sign him up long term. go bulls! twitter.com/Matt_Rodewald/…
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 01, 2025Gotta go, but this was fun. Let's keep the health care conversation going - share how the #ACAWorks for you or your family.
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@POTUS I can't ask this officially, but I wish you could stay our leader forever. We love you, sir.
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Fatty Wep (@ithinkmark) July 01, 2025@POTUS i love you soooooooo much thank you
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President Barack Obama receives applause from Kelly Bryant as she introduces him to speak about the Affordable Care Act during a visit to Taylor Stratton Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryant is a breast cancer survivor who wrote Obama a letter to tell of her positive experience with the Affordable Care Act
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President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act. The president said he wants to refocus on improving health care quality, expanding access and rooting out waste now that the Supreme Court has upheld a key element of his health care law
President Barack Obama walks with Kelly Bryant after arriving at her home to take her to the event where he was to speak about the Affordable Care Act during a visit to Taylor Stratton Elementary School
A woman photographs an autograph left by President Barack Obama on a wall at Taylor Stratton Elementary School
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe during an official arrival ceremony at the South Lawn of the White House
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President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office
First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Akie Abe during a Japanese immersion class at Great Falls Elementary School in Great Falls, Virginia. The Japanese immersion is part of Virginia’s Fairfax County Public School’s World Languages Immersion Program, where elementary students learn math, science, and health through a foreign language
President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participate in a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe after they arrived at the north portico of the White House for a State Dinner
First Lady Michelle Obama is in a Tadashi Shoji dress
President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participate in a toast with sake during a state dinner
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Even at a ripe 45, I have some of the sense of invulnerability that I had at 25. There is no good reason for me to be so confident; I have the physicals and admonitions from my doctor to prove so. But, I guess it’s better than being like some people, who treat every errant mole as a sign of the Grim Reaper’s impending visit.
However, everything ends. The one surety in life is that your time on Earth is short an precious. Would we appreciate life if we somehow discovered the fountain of youth? I don’t know. But the short lives we have now make every moment unique, of a singular nature, whether in joy or sorrow.
As life is short, something which always informs my decisions is the question: Am I making the world a better place. I’m not talking about great, macro-historical acts. I’m talking about the little things, the everyday kindnesses, the quotidian miracles which will not make it to the history books, but which may change a person’s life in innumerable ways for the better.
It’s a question by which I try to live. But it’s also a question which too few of our fellow citizens ask.
President Barack Obama leans over to allow Caleb Edwin, right, touch his hair during his visits to a first grade classroom at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base
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President Barack Obama reaches over to touch the spiked hair on Blake Diego, during his visits to a first grade class at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base
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President Barack Obama helps fill backpacks with items to give to homeless children while participating in a service project at The Inspired Teaching School
First Lady Michelle Obama helps fill backpacks with items to give to homeless children
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6th grader at school: "I thought it was going to be Beyonce." (long pause) "Then I realized it was going to be you and it's even better."
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President Barack Obama uses a ratchet wrench as he helps build a playground while participating in a service project at the Inspired Teaching School, a high-performing public charter school in northeast Washington, DC, to commemorate the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
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The Inspired Teaching playground is ready for some presidential help. http://t.co/szzfQVvhqW
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Angela GreilingKeane (@agreilingkeane) September 11, 2025****
The first couple meet their service partners at Inspired Teaching charter school in DC. http://t.co/IUDmfPNhPV
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Backpacks the first couple will be filling will go to homeless kids in DC. In partnership with #Kaboom, they're "play packs."
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Angela GreilingKeane (@agreilingkeane) September 11, 2025****
Backpacks being filled by POTUS include a book about playgrounds, notes from kids at Inspired Teaching, a frisbee, ball and Play Doh.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama help build a playground
A family waits on their front porch for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to depart from the Inspired Teaching School
President Barack Obama meets children at Mount Pleasant Primary School in Newport, Wales. President Barack Obama visited the school with Prime Minister David Cameron, before attending a two-day NATO summit at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport
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It's not every day you get @BarackObama in your classroom... walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new… #NATOSummitUK http://t.co/rI82s40NRT
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Hundreds of wellwishers greeted American President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron as they arrived at a primary school in Newport this morning. Mr Obama’s car was adorned with an American and Welsh flag, and he greeted the smiling youngsters of Mount Pleasant Primary School in Welsh saying “bore da” - “good morning” - and then listened to a welcome message, thanking him for being the first serving US president to visit Wales. When a smiling Mr Obama walked into a Year 6 class speaking Welsh, the pupils’ nervous chatter turned to delighted smiles.
Some onlookers had brought ladders while others stood on walls or even on the back of bikes to try to get the best view. Local resident Sally Pyrah-Barnes, 47, said the day felt like a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience. “It’s good Barack Obama took time out from the summit to acknowledge the local city and the local kids,” she said. Among the crowds gathered outside was college student Jay Singh, 16. He said: “It’s pretty surreal, Barack Obama being in Rogerstone. It’s great that he’s come here and shows Newport has plenty to offer and it’s not just about Cardiff. Mrs Green added: “We both like Obama. He seems to have his finger on the pulse.”
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A crowd cheers President Barack Obama’s arrival during a visit at Mount Pleasant Primary School in Newport, Wales
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Amazing! #MPsFamily http://t.co/ULqMcVUWwg
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Mount Pleasant (@MP_Primary) September 04, 2025► Here's lookin' at you, kid bbc.in/1unrsWQ
President Obama gets to know pupils in Newport http://t.co/bZ7bgymqvf
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BBC Wales News (@BBCWalesNews) September 04, 2025People lining the streets this morning at the school visit. Very friendly crowds
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President Barack Obama speaks with Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron during the NATO summit at the Celtic Manor resort, near Newport, in Wales
President Barack Obama, is seated at a table with, from left to right: France’s President Francois Hollande; Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko; British Prime Minister David Cameron; German Chancellor Angela Merkel; and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi as they meet about Ukraine
Secretary of State John Kerry passes a document to President Barack Obama as British Prime Minister David Cameron, speaks at a meeting of NATO leaders regarding Afghanistan
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron bow their heads for a moment of silence for service members killed in Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks with President Barack Obama as they arrive for a group photo
President Barack Obama stands with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and British Prime Minister David Cameron as he arrives for a NATO summit
President Obama and PM Cameron meet school children at Mount Pleasant Primary School prior to the NATO summit on September 4, 2025 in Newport, Wales
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MoooOOOooorning again everyone - will catch up with the President in Wales a little later, for now: chat away!
I spent the morning at the Board of Elections getting maps/data to start registering every black person in #Ferguson. http://t.co/KdP7l3TTdA
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Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 21, 2025Teacher tells me more than 160 children have attended this makeshift community school today. #TeachforFerguson http://t.co/HztsQjpEHO
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With school still cancelled in #Ferguson, @TFASTL has set up classes for kids at the local library. http://t.co/hSirZSG1sv
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Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 21, 2025It's time to start the next phase. #Ferguson #HealSTL http://t.co/JIlbk96Hin
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Ferguson-Florissant parents can send children to the library today and tomorrow thanks to #TeachforFerguson http://t.co/OzM6EkhmA0
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Jason Purnell (@jqjp1) August 21, 2025State Sen Nasheed with boxes of signatures calling for special prosecutor in #Ferguson case. http://t.co/Is4SZy02ZW grasswire.com/#/newsfeeds/32…
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Line outside Ferguson library waiting for free tutoring to start this morning. Via @KMOV http://t.co/B8nqxa7gMt
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Ferguson Solidarity (@FergusonUnity) August 21, 2025
Meanwhile, in Chicago …. a girl is born.
President Obama holds a lunch with teachers at the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 7, 2014. Obama met with the teachers to talk about improving the education system and teaching policies
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President Obama’s launching a new initiative to help more students access great teachers → http://t.co/wHROHAKO0t pic.twitter.com/ZkfNMfmhIe
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