15 years ago today, our campaign won the Iowa caucuses. I’ll always be grateful to the people who organized across the state, and built the relationships that made it all possible.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 3, 2023
I recently sat down with six organizers to talk about that time and what they’ve been up to since. pic.twitter.com/2fghTvMdLn
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Annie Gabillet: How the Obamas Taught Us What Family Values Really Mean
I came of political age during an era of “family values.” I cast my first vote for president of the United States in 2004, the year so-called values voters helped pass laws banning same-sex marriage in 11 states. In the political language of the time, family values meant opposing gay marriage, opposing abortion, opposing stem cell research. Many politicians publicly position themselves as respectable public servants who put God and the traditional family first — especially after President Bill Clinton’s sex scandal in the late ’90s. But over the last seven years, we’ve witnessed a president who showed us what family values really look like, rather than tell us in campaign commercials. In President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, we’ve witnessed a consistent example of mutual love and respect that’s both practical and inspiring.
Both Barack and Michelle have worked hard to strengthen other American families with initiatives that focus on families and children. With Let’s Move!, Michelle Obama put herself and her dance moves out there to encourage parents to make good choices about family health and nutrition. With My Brother’s Keeper, a program launched in 2014, the president made efforts to encourage responsible fatherhood and close opportunity gaps faced by young men of color. And with Let Girls Learn, Michelle took the cause global, stressing that girls’ education is about more than gender equality: it’s essential to economic development. Again, the first couple is putting family values into action. We don’t hear much about family values anymore, but we have seen them on display during the Obama White House. I credit the Obamas and their actions for reminding us what family values really look like.
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26
Nov
14
The First Family’s Day
President Barack Obama, First Daughters Sasha and Malia Obama at the annual tradition of pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey. This year’s turkey is named ‘Cheese.’
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President Obama and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, check out one of the turkeys before today's annual turkey pardon http://t.co/HTfuanTvrg
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The First Family volunteering at ‘Bread For The City’ community center in Washington, D.C.
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Jan
14
Service
President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha join fellow volunteers as they fill burritos at the DC Central Kitchen charity in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
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Pres Obama w daughter Sasha preps burritos during service project at DC Central Kitchen http://t.co/qt5ghzwpVd
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President Obama & daughter Sasha prepared meals for distribution to local shelters @ DC Central Kitchen. #MLKDay http://t.co/N2GoanWOX3
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Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) January 20, 2014****
27
Nov
13
The First Family Gives Back
@petesouza: Pres Obama greets a young girl while volunteering at the Capital Area Food Bank in DC today
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WTVQ: Obama Hands Out Thanksgiving Goodies To Needy In DC
President Barack Obama is continuing an annual family tradition this year, by helping to pack bags of food and distribute them to the needy on Thanksgiving eve. Obama, his wife, Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha and his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, dropped in Wednesday on the Capital Area Food Bank, one of the largest serving the Washington area.
They dropped bundles of sweet potatoes, onions, carrots and apples into reusable bags people held open as they walked by. They also handed out small white boxes stamped with the presidential seal that contain M&M’s candy. Obama wished people a “Happy Thanksgiving,” and Malia shook their hands. It’s the third straight Thanksgiving that Obama and his family have helped out at this particular food bank.
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Sep
13
V Is For Volunteerism
President Barack Obama packs food donation bags at Food & Friends as part of the National Day of Remembrance and Service
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First Lady Michelle Obama points while standing beside actor Gary Sinise during a visit to the newly opened USO Warrior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
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President Obama stops by @FoodandFriends to mark the September 11th National Day of Service. Watch --> instagram.com/p/eIbj4Jwiuh/ #911day
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 11, 2013****
Janet Mitchell watches as President Barack Obama prepares meals during a volunteer service project to commemorate the Sept. 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance at Food and Friends
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A girl mimics First Lady Michelle Obama’s body language as she visits with children at the USO Warrior and Family Center in Fort Belvoir, Va.
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#POTUS @BarackObama #volunteers at @foodandfriends for #911 National Day of Service & Remembrance http://t.co/W4iyNuqoot
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"Thank you to all of our military families." —The First Lady at a USO service event #911Day, http://t.co/ooMZVfxb5m
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First Lady Michelle Obama greets children during a visit to the newly opened USO Warrior and Family Center
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"Today, we can honor those we lost by building a nation worthy of their memories." —President Obama on #PatriotDay
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The First Lady surprised kids from military families with cookies shaped like Sunny—the Obamas' new puppy. http://t.co/WDgnUlcH5F
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First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by actor Gary Sinise, arrives for a visit to the USO Warrior and Family Center, holding a basket of dog-shaped cookies
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@BarackObama encourages everyone to volunteer in their communities while serving at @foodandfriends http://t.co/u7Tm49Onvl
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President Barack Obama speaks to the media while packing food donation bags at Food & Friends as part of the National Day of Remembrance and Service
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07
Oct
12
Rise and Shine
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Today:
EDT
11:0: The President departs the White House
PDT
1:20: Arrives Los Angeles
2:0: Attends a campaign event at a private residence (closed press)
6:05: Delivers remarks at the Nokia Theater, Los Angeles (pooled for television)
9:15: Delivers remarks at the Ritz-Carlton, LA (print pool coverage)
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A woman in the audience holds a handwritten sign reading “Still Voting for Obama, See No Reason to Change” at a campaign rally with Mitt Romney in Apopka, Florida, October 6 (Reuters)
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@JeffersonObama / @Jeremy10036
Yes, you read right: They have Mitt Romney winning the African American vote in Colorado 58-40. 😆
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Tumblr: “Steven wanted to let the world know he supports President Obama — so he painted a 20-foot logo on his roof that you can see from the planes taking off from the San Francisco airport.”
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03
Sep
12
Willie Mae
“Willie Mae is 94-years old and volunteering for @BarackObama today in Tampa”
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TOD fundraisers:
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Hgerhard * HZ * Judith Fardig * Mae Who Love Our CIC
Marlz * Meta * Pamela *prettyfoot58 * proudmemberofglobalzero * Rita * Theo67 * The Obama Diary
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Best. Toon. Ever.
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18
Aug
12
Let’s finish what we started
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If you have a spare dollar or two …… official OFA/TOD fundraisers:
a4alice * Alycee * BWD * CollegeKay * Cookemom * DonnaDem4Obama
Hgerhard * HZ * Judith Fardig * Mae Who Love Our CIC
Marlz * Meta * Pamela *prettyfoot58 * proudmemberofglobalzero * Rita * Theo67 * The Obama Diary
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