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Letters to President Obama

When President Obama took office, he asked his staff to send him 10 letters from constituents to read every night. These letters—hand-picked from the thousands of emails and handwritten notes that the White House receives every day—represent the stories and concerns of Americans across the country. The President reads a new batch of letters every night, and he’s often visited letter writers in their hometowns and spoken about how these messages have inspired him and his policies.
 
Take a look through some of the letters sent to the President throughout his Administration. You can browse year by year or look for letters on specific topics.

Social Progress & Equality Letters

 
Social Progress & Equality
Featured
October 31, 2016

I am writing you this letter due to a recent event that occurred on August 21, 2016. A deaf and mute male was shot by a police officer in North Carolina...

October 31, 2016
Ambriance Lamar
|
Beaufort, South Carolina
 
Answered
Social Progress & Equality
Featured
August 9, 2016

You changed the way America thought and looked at the world.

August 9, 2016
Kathleen
 
Answered
Social Progress & Equality
From Kids
Health Care
March 14, 2016

Hello my name is Mari and I’m 8 years old, I live in Flint, Michigan...

March 14, 2016
Mari
|
Flint, Michigan
 
Social Progress & Equality
With Videos
February 13, 2016

Today, I watched you give a speech at a mosque in Baltimore...

February 13, 2016
Aleena K.
|
Maryland
 
Answered
Social Progress & Equality
From Kids
February 5, 2016

I'm writing to you about my dad. He's an inmate at the Patuxent Institute in Jessup, MD...

February 5, 2016
Madison
 
Social Progress & Equality
From Kids
July 6, 2015

Two boys that are in our neighborhood said that girls can not change the world...

July 6, 2015
Delaney, Carrigan, and Bree
 
Answered
Social Progress & Equality
April 16, 2015

Every time I take my children to school, I wonder if they will be picked on or discriminated against because of the color of their skin...

April 16, 2015
Sophia Glanton
|
Saint Louis, Missouri