the President and First Lady welcomed the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White Houseto honor their participation and success in this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
At an event on the South Lawn, Mrs. Obama told the athletes that she was impressed not only by the 200-plus medals they brought home, but also by their dedication and hard work leading up to the games. President Obama — who shared that he was able to catch some of the Olympic events thanks to mastering his DVR — told the athletes that they “could not have been better ambassadors and better representatives for the United States and what we stand for.” Read more here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/09/14/team-usa-visits-white-house?utm_source=091912&utm_medium=topper&utm_campaign=daily
Source from The White House News team.
