President Obama marked a big milestone on Friday. His daughter Malia graduated from high school.
Outside of the media glare, the soon-to-be 18-year-old collected her
diploma from the private Sidwell Friends School in Northwest Washington
during an outdoor ceremony warmed by sunshine. Her father, mother and
other relatives were on hand for the big moment. The White House barred
media coverage.
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Obama has blamed his emotions
for declining an invitation to deliver Sidwell’s commencement address
as then-President Bill Clinton did in 1997 when his daughter, Chelsea,
graduated from the same school.
“I’m going to be sitting there with dark glasses, sobbing,” he said in February.