President Obama with the Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team
9/29/2016
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This photograph, taken by White House Photographer Pete Souza, shows President and Mrs. Obama welcoming the U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team – known as the "Final Five" – to the White House. The teammates included Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez, Simone Biles and Madison Kocian (Gabby Douglas could not attend).
The original caption reads: President Barack Obama attempts his best split with the gold medal 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team with First Lady Michelle Obama watching in the Map Room, prior to an event to welcome the 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House to honor their participation and success in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The original caption reads: President Barack Obama attempts his best split with the gold medal 2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team with First Lady Michelle Obama watching in the Map Room, prior to an event to welcome the 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House to honor their participation and success in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This primary source comes from the Collection BHO-WHPO: Records of the White House Photo Office (Obama Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 179022614
Full Citation: Photograph P092916PS-0256; September 2016: Photo of the Day; 9/29/2016; 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://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/obama-womens-gymnastics-team, March 28, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
