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Did you know... that five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia asked US president Barack Obama (both pictured) if his "hair is like mine"?

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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 22:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Jacob Philadelphia touching Barack Obama's hair

... that five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia (pictured) asked Barack Obama if he had hair like mine? Source: ""I want to know if my hair is just like yours,” he told Mr. Obama, so quietly that the president asked him to speak again. Jacob did, and Mr. Obama replied, "Why don't you touch it and see for yourself?" He lowered his head, level with Jacob, who hesitated. "Touch it, dude!" Mr. Obama said. As Jacob patted the presidential crown, Mr. Souza snapped. "So, what do you think?" Mr. Obama asked. "Yes, it does feel the same," Jacob said." (New York Times: When a Boy Found a Familiar Feel in a Pat of the Head of State, Jackie Calmes, 23 May 2012)

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Comment: 'Hair Like Mine' is the name given by photographer Pete Souza to the photograph

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Self-nominated at 22:49, 24 July 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Hi No Swan So Fine, what a lovely article! Review follows: article created 24 July; article exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't spot any issues with overly close paraphrasing, the many quotes are correctly attributed; hook is interesting, mentioned in the article and cited; image is free and appropriately tagged. My only comment is that the lead is currently very short and should be expanded to summarise the article per WP:Lead; I also think that the lead shouldn't contain information not included in the main body (eg the date of the photograph) - Dumelow (talk) 06:14, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much - I've made the changes you suggested. No Swan So Fine (talk) 08:49, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:52, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! This is to let editors know that File:United States_President_Barack_Obama_bends_down_to_allow_the_son_of_a_White_House_staff_member_to_touch_his_head.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for February 10, 2023. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2023-02-10. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! — Amakuru (talk) 11:30, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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