The State Dinners

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Ahead of Thursday’s State Dinner at the White House for VC’s fella, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a trip down State Dinner memory lane…..

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November 24, 2009 – India: Manmohan Singh

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama await the arrival of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and his wife, Mrs Gursharan Kaur, for the State Dinner at the White House, Nov. 24, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Ms Gursharan Kaur for a State Dinner

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chats with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama prior to the state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and his wife, Mrs Gursharan Kaur (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama claps during the entertainment portion of the State Dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, left, and his wife, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, held in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House (Photo by Pete Souza)

The President and First Lady wait for Indian Prime Minister Singh’s motorcade to depart the White House at the conclusion of the first official state dinner for the Obama administration (Photo by Pete Souza)

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May 19, 2010 – Mexico: Felipe Calderon

The Stars Were Out…..

President Barack Obama talks with 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed during the second Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House. Invited to the White House for the science event, Mohamed was handcuffed and questioned by police last month when he brought a homemade electronic clock to class at MacArthur High School in Irving, TX, and officials ‘mistook’ it for a bomb.

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"We need to inspire more young people to ask about the stars." —@POTUS #AstronomyNight https://t.co/Rul1GusDwF

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 20, 2015

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I got a chance to catch up with the @Space_Station crew today. Nothing like a call to space on #AstronomyNight! https://t.co/JVLzYDQ8Jo

— President Obama (@POTUS44) October 20, 2015

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This #AstronomyNight, @POTUS called the @Space_Station! See our Tumblr blog for a breakdown: https://t.co/MYIV9j822y pic.twitter.com/GSWGOvzqHK

— NASA (@NASA) October 20, 2015

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Former astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld poses for a selfie with Ahmed Mohamed

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President Obama with Brooklyn student Agatha Sofia Alvarez-Bareiro

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Wow….

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First glance at tonight's China State Dinner. pic.twitter.com/8JSkABvvdX

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) September 25, 2015

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https://twitter.com/BarockNoDrama/status/647557741326766080

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/647556216227561472

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The Easter Egg Roll

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Knockouts. #GimmeFive #EasterEggRoll pic.twitter.com/bUvNHUwYUV

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) April 6, 2015

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Trick or Treat

@PeteSouza

A boy dressed as a college graduate looks up at President Obama as the president greets costumed trick-or-treaters during Halloween festivities by the South Portico of the White House

A Hug from the President

Joy. Relief. Laughter. Respect. pic.twitter.com/moEmtz499h

— meta (@metaquest) October 24, 2014

President Obama hugs nurse Nina Pham, who was declared free of the Ebola virus after contracting the disease while caring for a Liberian patient in Texas, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House

@WhiteHouse

@Stcrow

President Obama speaks with Nina Pham as her mother Diana and sister Cathy look on

A Hug From Tim: “I love you Obama.”

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Video: A Hug From Tim: “I love you Obama.” #SpecialOlympicshttp://t.co/G2zPRuxDqv

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) August 1, 2014

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President Obama gets a hug from Special Olympics athlete Tim Harris, from Albuquerque, N.M

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Early Bird Chat

Pete Souza: “Call him the baby soother. At the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn, the First Lady held a young baby who began crying (top photo). The President then came over to hold the same baby and was able to quiet her down as the First Lady reacted in astonishment in the background of the bottom photo.” June 15, 2011

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Pete Souza: “We had just arrived at the helicopter landing zone in Chicago and instead of walking right to the motorcade, the President and First Lady walked past their vehicle to the edge of Lake Michigan to view the skyline of their home town.” June 15, 2012

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MoooOOOooorning – Happy Sunday!

Pure Magic

Captions and lots more photos here

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And this loveliness:

Turnaround Talent

@petesouza: Surprise! Kids and the First Lady react to seeing President Obama, when he stopped by the WH Talent Show today

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Here’s how @TurnaroundArts is helping to improve low-performing schools and narrow the achievement gap: http://t.co/V6a8pfGs0B #ReachHigher

— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 20, 2014

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First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama at a talent show in the East Room of the White House, May 20. President Obama’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities held the first-ever White House Talent Show featuring performances by major artists and showcasing the talents of students from schools participating in the Turnaround Arts program which helps to turn around low-performing schools and increase student achievement through arts education

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