President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance together during the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House. Michelle Obama was wearing a black sleveless dress designed by Thakoon.
President Barack Obama to Hire an Official Twitterer
President Obama doesn't have time to type in his own Twitter updates so he is looking for help. The Wall Street Journal's Digits blog reports that President Obama is seeking a Social Networks Manager to manage the President's Facebook, Twitter and MySpace accounts.
Mia Cambronero, who currently holds the job, "will be stepping down from my infamous role as 'Barack Obama's twitterer,'" she said in an email message posted to a listserv. "We're looking for someone who is available to start immediately."
The new hire will work closely with the rest of the new media department to execute grassroots campaigns to advance the President's agenda for change, the listing says. Among the qualifications sought: "Ready to work hard; this isn't a 9-5 sort of job."
Barack Obama's Twitter account has impressive reach. He has over 3.2 million followers and he is listed on over 43,000 Twitter lists.
Photo: Former President George H.W. Bush Visits President Obama
Former President George H.W. Bush paid a visit to the White House to met with with President Obama. The photograph above was taken in the Oval Office, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. The visit was described as a social call. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush also visited the White House with his father.
Video: Michelle Obama Talks Childhood Obesity, Balancing Family Life
In an exclusive interview with Matt Lauer, Michelle Obama talks keeping family life a priority at the White House and about her new focus on preventing childhood obesity. Michelle says that parents need help, because they work so hard and endure so much stress. She then talks about the family's "Roses and Thorns" ritual that they participate in every night, in which they each reveal the best and worst thing that happened to them that day. Take a look:
Barack Obama's State of the Union Speech to Focus on Economy
White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says President Barack Obama will be focusing on the economy and health care reform in his first State of the Union address. The economy and jobs are currently of the most interest to the public as the economy continues to struggle and people continue to lose jobs. The public is not very supportive of the current healthcare bill. Take a look:
President Barack Obama shared a laugh in the oval office with his predecessor, George Bush and Bill Clinton. The photographs were taken on January 16, 2010.
President Barack Obama and his family helped out at Martha's Table in Washington D.C. Wednesday night. Martha's Table is a non-profit organization that helps serve the needs of low-income and homeless children, families and individuals. The Obamas filled people's bags with turkeys and other holiday items while wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Take a look:
Pastry Chef Bill Yosses Talks About Working at the White House
White House pastry chef Bill Yosses provides a tour of the White House pastry kitchen and shows examples of some of the decoration they make. Bill Yosses says they get to know the President and First Lady's favorites after nine months. Bill Yosses says President Obama likes banana cream pie and really enjoys the crust. Take a look:
Jailbreak Toys has launched a Michelle Obama doll. The Daily Mailreports that the doll will go on sale next month for $12.99. The Michelle doll comes with three different outfits including the red and black Narciso Rodriguez dress that Michelle Obama wore during the Obamas victory celebration in Chicago's Grant Park.
Jailbreak Toys also created the Barack Obama action figure below. Over 200,000 of the Barack Obama dolls have been sold since it debuted in 2008.
President Obama left his seat to dance one-on-one with Latin pop star, Thalia, at the Fiesta Latina event at the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama refused to look at him when he returned to his seat. Take a look:
President Obama appeared on The David Letterman Show last night to discuss some serious issues. But there were some lighthearted moments as well. Obama is the first sitting president to appear on The David Letterman Show. Dave decided to do a Top Ten list about why Obama agreed to appear on his show.
10. Heard the lady with the heart shaped potato was gonna be here.
9. Thought it would be fun to watch someone else get heckled
8. Something to do with that whole cash for clunkers deal
7. Every president since Teddy Roosevelt has done it
6. Someone offers you 600 bucks you take it ladies and gentlemen
5. We told him Megan Fox would be here
4. Needed some time to hang out before check in time at his hotel
3. I have no idea
2. Said yes, without thinking, like Bush did with Iraq.
1. Wanted to congratulate Dave on the big Emmy win.
President Obama and his daughters Sasha and Malia visited two stores on Martha's Vineyard to get some snacks. They bought candy, ice cream and an oatmeal raisin cookie for the president. The Obamas vacation was cut short by Ted Kennedy's funeral. The family will take a few days' vacation at Camp David soon. Here's a clip of the Obamas snack shopping:
Senator Ted Kennedy's funeral was today in a Catholic cathedral in Boston. President Obama and the senator's son Teddy son both gave moving eulogies. Teddy Jr. brought many to tears when he recounted a story about when he was 12 years old, just after he had lost his leg to bone cancer. Father and son went outside in the snow to go sledding and Teddy slipped and fell on the ice and began crying, saying he would never make it up the hill. Teddy was still getting used to his artificial leg and had pretty much given up hope of being able to live a normal life. He began to cry at the podium as he told the story about how his father helped him up and said "I know that you can do it. There is nothing you can't do. We're going to make it up that hill even if it takes us all day." Teddy said that his father taught him "that even the most profound losses are survivable."
Yo Yo Ma performed, as did Placido Domingo. Former presidents Clinton, Carter and Bush the younger all came to pay their respects. Here are some clips from the funeral service:
The Obamas are on their family summer vacation. Today, the president, Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama all visited the Grand Canyon. They spent around four hours there today. President Obama is combining the family vacation (with visits to national parks and wonders) with his town hall series to promote his healthcare plan. Take a look:
