West Wing Week: 07/17/15 or, "Barack-amole"

July 17, 2015 | 6:14 | Public Domain

This week, the President secured a historic nuclear deal with Iran, traveled to Oklahoma to highlight the administration's work on criminal justice reform and the ConnectHome Initiative, designated three national monuments, spoke at the White House Conference on Aging and dropped by the Kids' State Dinner.

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West Wing Week: 07/17/15 or, "Barack-amole"

This week, the President secured a historic nuclear deal with Iran, traveled to Oklahoma to highlight the administration's work on criminal justice reform and the ConnectHome Initiative, designated three national monuments, spoke at the White House Conference on Aging and dropped by the Kids' "State Dinner."

Aladdin Performance at the Kids’ “State Dinner”

July 10, 2015 | 25:04 | Public Domain

The cast of Disney’s Tony Award-winning hit musical, Aladdin, performed at the 2015 Kids’ “State Dinner.” Aladdin, footage, music, and other materials © Disney.

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Interviews with the 2015 Kids’ “State Dinner” Winners

July 10, 2015 | 30:09 | Public Domain

Deb Eschmeyer, Executive Director of Let’s Move! and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition, interviewed this year’s Kids’ “State Dinner” winners to talk about healthy eating, cooking at home, and the inspiration behind their recipes. Find the winning recipes at: http://letsmove.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/kids-state-dinner-winners

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West Wing Week: 07/10/15 or, “Bask in the Glory”

This week, the President celebrated the 239th birthday of the United States, chatted with some World Cup champions, met with his national security team to discuss our anti-ISIL strategy , and hosted an historic Oval Office visit. That's July 3rd to July 9th or, "Bask in the Glory."

West Wing Week: 07/10/15 or, “Bask in the Glory”

July 09, 2015 | 2:51 | Public Domain

This week, the President celebrated the 239th birthday of the United States, chatted with some World Cup champions, met with his national security team to discuss our anti-ISIL strategy, and hosted an historic Oval Office visit. That's July 3rd to July 9th or, "Bask in the Glory."

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Judging the 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge

July 08, 2015 | 2:04 | Public Domain

Nearly 1,000 recipes were submitted for the 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge by kid chefs from across the country. A panel of judges tasted the recipes of two finalists from each U.S. state, four territories, and the District of Columbia in order to select this year’s winning recipes. The fifty-five winners will attend the fourth annual Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House.

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West Wing Week: 07/03/15 or, “Amazing Grace”

This week, the President signed a bipartisan trade deal, welcomed the President of Brazil to the White House--and showed her one of our national treasures--hosted 50 girls in green on the South Lawn for a campout to celebrate the great outdoors, answered questions about healthcare in Tennessee and online, and traveled to Wisconsin to announce new overtime protections for hard-working Americans. That's June 26th to July 2nd or, "Amazing Grace."

West Wing Week: 07/03/15 or, “Amazing Grace”

July 02, 2015 | 6:36 | Public Domain

This week, the President signed a bipartisan trade deal, welcomed the President of Brazil to the White House--and showed her one of our national treasures--hosted 50 girls in green on the South Lawn for a campout to celebrate the great outdoors, answered questions about healthcare in Tennessee and online, and traveled to Wisconsin to announce new overtime protections for hard-working Americans. That's June 26th to July 2nd or, "Amazing Grace."

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Asked and Answered: Hannah's Song

This is the latest post in our "Asked and Answered" series, in which we periodically feature an exchange between the President -- or a Senior Administration Official -- and an American who wrote him. If you'd like to write the President yourself, you can do so here.


Meet Hannah, a rising 9th grader at Indian River High School in the North Country region of New York, home to many families from the Army’s 10th Mountain Division of Fort Drum. As the daughter of Lt. Col. Todd E. Bajakian, former commander of Fort Drum’s Warriors in Transition Battalion, Hannah knows first-hand how important it is that we give our military families the support they need.

This past May at the White House’s annual Mother’s Day Tea, Hannah had the opportunity to meet the First Lady and give her the lyrics to her original song, “All On The Line.”