President Barack Obama Hosts "Let the Games Begin!" at the White House

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Description

The original caption for this photograph, taken by White House Photographer Samantha Appleton, reads: President Barack Obama, along with Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Jackie Joyner Kersee, watches a balance beam demonstration hosted by gymnast Dominique Dawes on the South Lawn of the White House.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection BHO-WHPO: Records of the White House Photo Office (Obama Administration).

National Archives Identifier: 191303183

Full Citation: Photograph P091609SA-0389; President Barack Obama Hosts ‘Let the Games Begin!’ at the White House; 9/16/2009; Presidential Photographs, 1/20/2009 – 1/20/2017; Collection BHO-WHPO: Records of the White House Photo Office (Obama Administration),; Barack Obama Presidential Library, Hoffman Estates, IL. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/dawes-white-house/, April 4, 2026]

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