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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRecalling Obama going to Sandy Hook
photo was taken by Pete Souza, chief official White House photographer for Barack Obama. The image was actually taken on Dec. 16. The shooting occurred on Dec. 14. Heres what Souza had to say about the photo:
This is two days after the shootings and they had planned this public memorial service. But before that, they had all the families gathered in different rooms and he went and spent I think it was three hours with all of these families. And then he came back into this classroom...and not only is he going over his notes, he is rewriting parts of his talk that he was going to give at this memorial service to incorporate what he had just experienced during those three hours visiting with these families. I was struck by that classroom and the messiness of it, and that's why I backed off to try to give people a wider sense of him alone in this room.
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Recalling Obama going to Sandy Hook (Original Post)
packman
Nov 2017
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bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)1. That's what a true president looks like.
Trump would be golfing.
Irish_Dem
(47,115 posts)2. A true leader doing very difficult and heart breaking work.
And not complaining about it or running away from it.
And focusing on others, not himself.
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)3. the tragedy of white america, and my father in particular,
holding this man in disdain breaks my heart and fills me with rage.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)4. One of the best speeches of his presidency.
Had me in tears.
Skittles
(153,164 posts)5. I bet that was the hardest day of his presidency
justhanginon
(3,290 posts)6. We were so very fortunate to have had President Obama as our
President for 8 years. I cannot think of anyone who presents a better role model for our youth than this man and how he represented the best America has to offer both domestically and on the world stage. He and Michele always showed dignity and tact, sometimes humor and where required genuine compassion. We are a much better country for having had him as our president.
plcdude
(5,309 posts)7. in case you want to review it.
https://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167412995/transcript-president-obama-at-sandy-hook-prayer-vigil
This country did not know what they had in this great President and good man.
This country did not know what they had in this great President and good man.