OBAMA 2012 State of the Union Address to the 1st US president to visit Puerto Rico in 50 years covered by Kingi Knox

Who are YOU when there are no cameras around?

Well there were no cameras around when President Obama visited Puerto Rico, which is a United States territory. Civilians captured the moment with elation and jubilation. President Barack Obama is the first US President to officially visit Puerto Rico in 50 years. President Obama visited Puerto Rico on June 14, 2011 and President Kennedy visited Puerto Rico on December 15, 1961.


I stayed at Marriott San Juan Resort and Stellaris Casino while I visited San Juan, Puerto Rico for my cousin’s wedding. One event took me out of the country. One event brought me to history.

Three days before my visit I heard the president was in Puerto Rico. During my stay in Puerto Rico, I heard the same song all over San Juan not knowing the name of the song. I watched Puerto Ricans singing and dancing to the song at the hotel and in the streets. Then our taxi cab driver for the weekend told me the Puerto Ricans were so elated President Obama visited their land that a song was composed to honor President Obama’s visit. The taxi cab driver told us how President Obama dined where regular people ate admiring El Morro Fort in Old San Juan. To their surprise he wasn’t with a lot of security. There were no television media as he walked the streets and genuinely talked to civilians. Meaning, the American president was so down to earth talking, walking, and eating amongst the people. That cab drive gave me and my dad a button with John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama on it that was a historical commemorative of the two presidents to officially visit Puerto Rico within 50 years.

Selfishly, I wanted to keep the Kennedy-Obama button from Puerto Rico. My dad gave it to my brother’s girlfriend, who is a teacher. She took that button and shared it with her students in Dallas, TX. Instead of me keeping the button as a keepsake, she was able to share that button to her students so they may be empowered and believe in dreams!

One trip…One wedding…One Country brought my family to HISTORY with President Barack Obama and Puerto Rico.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 President Barack Obama gave the 2012 State of the Union address in the Chamber of the United States of House Representatives. In his speech, President Barack Obama focused on education reform, repairing America’s infrastructure with money not used on Iraq war, and creating new energy sources in America.

After listening to President Obama speech, we are part of the solution. If we look past ourselves and put America first, then we can truly obtain the changes to get America back on the right track.

Americans are FANS for CHANGE and Americans are FANS of OBAMA for America!