And unlike Madonna, who was there the same day, the first lady was not on her phone the whole time.
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Obama joins a long history of US presidents who have attended the theatre, including John F. Kennedy who saw How to Succeed at the very same Broadway house 53 years ago. First woman Michelle Obama caught it in downtown this spring.
You can’t help but wonder if President Obama is taking sides in the dispute over the $10 bill. But Hamilton’s been shot down before- literally: his pal Aaron Burr shot and killed Hamilton in a duel. Miranda first performed material from what he was then calling “The Hamilton Mixtape” for a newly elected Obama in 2009.
“Ten dollar Founding Father without a father got a lot farther by working a lot harder, by being a lot smarter, by being a self-starter”, Miranda rapped in the East Room, drawing an amused smile from the President. An unapologetic Democrat, Miranda has penned campaign songs in English and Spanish not only for Ferrer, but former state comptroller H.
He’ll arrive in Manhattan Friday evening for a DNC fundraiser and a stay at a midtown hotel.
President Barack Obama, accompanied by his daughter, Sasha, second from right, and her friends, walks through Central Park in New York, Saturday, July 18, 2015.
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Another U.S. President, Bill Clinton, attended a performance in March with wife Hillary, now the Democratic presidential frontrunner, and their daughter Chelsea.
