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Behind the Scenes with President Obama and Tumblr Founder and CEO David Karp

Summary: 
Go behind the scenes with President Obama and Tumblr CEO and founder David Karp as they record a GIF backstage, and find out the President's official position on the GIF pronunciation debate:

Earlier this week, President Obama sat down for his first-ever Tumblr Q&A at the White House. "We’re constantly looking for new ways to reach audiences that are relevant to the things we’re talking about," the President said about turning to Tumblr to answer questions about education and college affordability. As Karp said, Tumblr's large user base of young Americans made this a "natural spot to open a forum to pose those questions to the President." 

Go behind the scenes with President Obama and Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp as they record a GIF backstage, and find out the President's official position on the GIF pronunciation debate:

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