{"id":659969,"date":"2013-05-23T21:44:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T01:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=232035"},"modified":"2013-05-23T21:44:14","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T01:44:14","slug":"obama-prom-photos-surface-and-the-potus-looks-sharp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/659969","title":{"rendered":"Obama Prom Photos Surface, and the POTUS Looks Sharp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even the president of the United States can&#8217;t keep his prom photos a secret.<\/p>\n<p>Not that he&#8217;d want to &#8211; a white jacket and a blue tie is a good look for President Obama. But still, come on, right?<\/p>\n<p>The photos come from a former classmate, Kelli Allman, who attended Punahou School in Hawaii with the President back in 1979. <a href=\"http:\/\/swampland.time.com\/2013\/05\/23\/time-exclusive-obamas-1979-prom-photos\/?iid=sl-main-lead\">TIME Magazine <\/a>originally obtained the photos. <\/p>\n<p>Allman&#8217;s yearbook also contains a note from Obama (then Barry Obama), which reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Kelli, <\/p>\n<p>It has been so nice getting to know you this year. You are extremely sweet and foxy. I don&#8217;t know why Greg would want to spend any time with me at all! You really deserve better than clowns like us; you even laugh at my jokes! I hope we can keep in touch this summer, even though Greg will be gone. Call me up, and I&#8217;ll buy you lunch sometimes. Anyway, good luck in everything you do and stay happy.<\/p>\n<p>Your Friend,<br \/>\nBarry Obama<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Greg&#8221; refers to Greg Orme, a basketball player and Obama&#8217;s close friend at the time. <\/p>\n<p>As to what happened at the prom:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a really fun, happy time. We were all cracking up, and everyone was smiling,\u201d said Allman. \u201cIt was pretty typical from there out as far as what happens at prom: the dinner and the dancing and the photos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.ientry.com\/sites\/webpronews\/article_pics\/obamaprom88.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"616\" height=\"476\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=1YsF_gNRdx8:g1C7BYW4r4s:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/1YsF_gNRdx8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even the president of the United States can&#8217;t keep his prom photos a secret. Not that he&#8217;d want to &#8211; a white jacket and a blue tie is a good look for President Obama. But still, come on, right? 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