Our Washington correspondent, Bartholomew Sullivan, sends along today's pool report from The White House. The morning event was covered by Sam Youngman, a former reporter for The Commercial Appeal. For those unschooled in the press abbreviations, "POTUS" refers to President Obama (President of the United States) and FLOTUS is of course Michelle Obama (First Lady of the United States).
POTUS reads Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham," (for obvious reasons, a favorite of your pooler's). About 25 children gathered around (they were warned before hand to "keep our tushies on the ground or in our seats") to hear POTUS read. When he turned to sit, Sasha had taken his seat but gave it up for her father.
"I guess they figured I'm too old, and I gotta sit down," he said.
POTUS noted the excercise theme of the day but told the kids "you've got to exercise your brain just like you exercise your body."
POTUS called "Green Eggs and Ham" "one of the classics, adding: "I'm going to try to do the best rendition ever of Green Eggs and Ham."
POTUS gestured wildly as he read and included the kids in a call-and-response type reading of the book.
After the lively reading, POTUS said the point of the book is to try your vegetables because you might like them.
"When your parents tell you to eat your broccoli, you don't know whether you're going to like them or not. You've got to try it," he said. "When your parents tell you to eat your peas, eat your peas."
POTUS got up to leave FLOTUS and the first daughters to participate in another activity -- "I gotta go play basketball." FLOTUS began reading "another favorite in the Obama White House," "Horton Hatches the Egg."
Pool was escorted out and heading to the Nats game. Will be on jeans watch.
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