President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a Passover Seder Dinner for family, staff and friends, in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, March 25, 2013.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during a "Beasts of the Southern Wild" movie workshop in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 13, 2013. Participating, from left, are: movie director Benh Zeitlin; actor Dwight Henry; actress Quvenzhané Wallis; and moderator Rachel Goslins, a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
First Lady Michelle Obama hosted eighty students from DC and New Orleans at the White House for a workshop with the cast and crew of the Oscar-nominated "Beasts of the Southern Wild," including director Benh Zeitlin, actor Dwight Henry and the movie's 9-year-old star, Quvenzhané Wallis, the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Michelle called Beasts "beautiful, joyful and devastatingly honest," praising its message of strength and resilience:
It's a movie that makes us all think deeply about the people we love in our lives who make us who we are. It shows us the strength of our communities, no matter what they look like. It shows us that those communities can give us the power to overcome any kind of obstacles. And it also tells a compelling story of poverty and devastation, but also of hope and love in the midst of some great challenges.
So there are so many important lessons to learn in that little 93 minutes. That’s the other cool thing -- that a director and a set of writers and producers can say so much in just 93 minutes. And it doesn’t always happen in a movie, quite frankly, but this one did it, and that’s why I love this movie so much and why our team wanted to bring it here to the White House and share it with all of you.
Watch the whole workshop:
First Lady Michelle Obama is joined by White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, right, and children of military families for a craft project during the 2012 holiday decorations press preview in the State Dining Room of the White House, Nov. 28, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet members of the military and their families during Christmas dinner at Anderson Hall on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Dec. 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama visits the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Toys for Tots Distribution Center in Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama listen to the Seneca Valley High School Chamber Choir in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House following a holiday reception, Dec. 5, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
I recently found this photo from Barack's first inauguration and thought I would share in honor of the President's second inauguration on Sunday. Enjoy!
First Lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton bow their heads during the inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2009. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Adelita C. Mead, U.S. Army/Released)
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