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I never imagined that something I'm so passionate about could mean so much to so many! The response has been incred… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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BYCHARI (@ByChari) August 18, 2020

Confirmed: Michelle Obama's "vote" necklace was made by Black-owned jewelry brand ByChari. #DemConvention bychari.com/collections/cu…

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Jenna Amatulli (@ohheyjenna) August 18, 2020

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@MichelleObama has always been extremely conscious that whatever she wears will likely sell-out, and as such often… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) August 18, 2020

Designer ByChari Deluged With Orders for Michelle Obama’s ‘VOTE’ Necklace thedailybeast.com/designer-bycha… via @thedailybeast

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jeanie (@jeaniezk) August 18, 2020

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Someone find me Michelle Obama's VOTE necklace immediately please, I need to wear it every day for the rest of my life.

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Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) August 18, 2020

Psst, Biden team: start selling that vote necklace @MichelleObama is wearing and you'll fund ads for the next 77 days.

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Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) August 18, 2020

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Mom and sister eager to buy one of the ‘Vote’ necklaces Michelle Obama is wearing...

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Susan Glasser (@sbg1) August 18, 2020

My Forever FLOTUS @MichelleObama at the DNC Her necklace, last night: The Message Couldn't Be Any Clearer! V-O-T… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Consult A Friend LLC (@IEPspecialist) August 18, 2020

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Okay, can we all take a moment to appreciate Michelle Obama's "Vote" necklace?! 😍 https://t.co/U4j7LxuF89

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Angela (@anzawose) August 18, 2020

.@MichelleObama’s VOTE necklace is all I need right now.

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Kate Waters (@K8_Waters) August 18, 2020

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“Michelle Obama necklace,” “vote necklace” and “letter necklace” are breakout searches, past hour, US - The neck… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama knocks it out of the park for the win!!! And get into her VOTE necklace. #DemConvention https://t.co/9kevB48wgv

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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August 18, 2020

dinner hosts (video added)

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip for a reciprocal dinner at Winfield House

Guest List: The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Rt. Honorable David Cameron, Mrs. Samantha Cameron, Viscountess Astor, Admiral James Stavridis, Lady Ashton of Upholland, Mr. Tom Hanks, Mr. Tim Collins, Mr. David Beckham, Mrs. Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mr. Colin Firth, Mrs. Marjorie Susman, Mr. Chris Dercon, Mrs. Ffion Hague, Mr. Joshua Berger, Ms. J.K. Rowling

. President Obama watches as Queen Elizabeth signs a guest book after a reciprocal dinner at Winfield House

special gifts. hundreds of them.

President Obama waves goodbye from the steps of Air Force One as he departs Saudi Arabia on his way to Egypt, June, 2009

AP: ..Foreign leaders showered President Obama and his family with hundreds of thousands of dollars in art, jewelry, rare books and other presents during their first year in the White House.

Saudi Arabia’s king was the most generous gift-giver, according to documents released by the State Department on Tuesday. Saudi King Abdullah gave Obama, his wife and daughters nearly $190,000 in luxury baubles in 2009, including the single most valuable gift reported to have been given to U.S. officials that year: a ruby and diamond jewelry set, including earrings, a ring, a bracelet and necklace, for the first lady worth $132,000.

…By law, most gifts to U.S. officials must be turned over to the government and the jewelry has already been sent to the National Archives.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was a distant runner up to King Abdullah, with gifts for the first family worth a little under $33,000. The Italian haul included silk ties, a gold watch, a crystal table and candlesticks…….the Saudi monarch also presented Michelle Obama with a $14,200 pearl necklace. He gave the president a marble clock adorned with miniature gold palm trees and camels valued at $34,500. He sent first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama diamond earrings and necklaces worth more than $7,000.

Chinese President Hu Jintao gave Obama a $20,000 silk embroidery of the first family….French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife sent perfume and a $4,500 black Christian Dior handbag …Some leaders chose more modest gifts. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth presented Obama with framed portraits of herself and her husband, Prince Philip, worth $775….Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered the U.S. leader $521 in gifts, including the least expensive item listed by the State Department: a $75 bottle of olive oil.

Full article here

The only gift in that list that I’d have liked is the olive oil 😐

joe’s day … the good, the bad & the (politically) ugly

…with Majority Leader Harry Reid and his wife Landra

….with whatshisname?

Oh yeah! Wasn’t this guy once the future President? How did that go?

….with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, her husband Jonathan and their son Theo

… with a Rand(om) Nutjob

….looking at the pearl necklace of Ava Rose Wyden, daughter of Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore

Senator Lisa Murkowski hands Vice President Joe Biden one of her campaign t-shirts

…..and gets a hug in return. Hope you were watching Joe Miller 😉

….with Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette

….with Senator Barbara Mikulski

….. with Senator Barbara Boxer and her husband Stewart

…checking to see if his work was done

Back at the office….

JB: “Actually, I used a Macy’s catalog to swear in Rand Paul, so his votes won’t count at all.”

BO: “Good job, Joe!”

President Obama talks with Vice President Biden in the Oval Office while National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Counsel to the President Bob Bauer confer in the Outer Oval Office, Jan. 5, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

 

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Michelle Obama checks over her husband before receiving guests at the Obamas’ first formal affair, the Governor’s Dinner, held at the White House in February. Callie Shell / Aurora for TIME