During her last birthday in the White House, then-President Barack Obama serenaded her daughter with a rendition of the happy birthday song.
While every birthday is one worth celebrating, this year's was especially noteworthy, as it was the daywas accepted at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but decided to take a gap year before beginning her studies. After leaving the White House, the former first daughter entered the prestigious Ivy League institution in 2017 as a freshman.
"I was proud that I did not cry in front of her," the former president said."But on the way back, the Secret Service was off looking straight ahead, pretending they weren't hearing me as I sniffled and blew my nose. It was rough."on her birthday during an Independence Day Celebration for military members and administration staff on July 4, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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