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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 17, 2015
Jason Maderer
National Media Relations
maderer@gatech.edu
404-385-2966
Summary Sentence:
Three Tech students joined the President for a private discussion about college affordability.
Full Summary:
While their peers listened to President Barack Obama speak on campus, three Georgia Tech students missed the speech to prepare for a personal visit later in the day by the commander-in-chief.
Students meet President ObamaRight around 1:40 on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 10, President Barack Obama walked onto the risers in McCamish Pavilion to address a capacity crowd of Georgia Tech faculty, staff and students. At the same exact time, four miles away, Secret Service agents walked three Georgia Tech students into an empty restaurant.
They were told to leave their phones and computers in the car. While their peers sat, cheered and listened to the commander-in-chief, the trio entered Manuel’s Tavern knowing they wouldn’t hear or see anything that happened at McCamish.
Instead, they were getting ready for their own once-in-a-lifetime moment with the president. Gabriel Galarza, Lauren Milner and Laura O’Connell were there for a private, secret meeting with Obama.
Read the full story and see the video:
A Personal, Secret Meeting with President Obama
