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Introducing @POTUS: President Obama's Twitter Account

May 18, 2015 at 11:40 AM ET by Alex Wall
Summary: 
Today, with a tweet from the Oval Office, President Obama launched @POTUS -- the official Twitter account of the President of the United States.
President Barack Obama tweets his first tweet from his new @POTUS account from the Oval Office

President Barack Obama tweets his first tweet from his new @POTUS account from the Oval Office, May 18, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

Today, with a tweet from the Oval Office, President Obama launched @POTUS, the official Twitter account of the President of the United States.

The @POTUS Twitter account will serve as a new way for President Obama to engage directly with the American people, with tweets coming exclusively from him. President Obama is committed to making his Administration the most open and participatory in history, and @POTUS will give Americans a new venue to engage on the issues that matter most to them.

Looking for more ways to engage with the White House on Twitter? Be sure to check out all of our official accounts:

You can find a full list of official White House Twitter accounts here.

Alex Wall

Former Director of Online Engagement for the Office of Digital Strategy