Obamas Celebrate 17th Wedding Anniversary

Having proposed at the end of a romantic repast served at Gordon’s restaurant in Chicago back in 1991, no doubt the arrival of dessert brought a smile of remembrance to the faces of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle as they enjoyed their anniversary dinner at the Blue Duck Tavern, located at the Park Hyatt hotel in Washington DC, the New York Times reports.

Although today he makes plans for the future of the nation, on that day in 1991 the couple’s thoughts were of their future walk down the aisle, which took place the following year at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois on October 3, 1992.

Archive photo of President and First Lady Obama during the inauguration festivities:

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