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Picture of the day

Hair Like Mine is a 2009 photograph by Pete Souza, the chief official White House photographer, showing Jacob Philadelphia, the five-year-old son of a United States National Security Council staff member, touching the head of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. The moment arose after Philadelphia had asked the president: "I want to know if your hair is like mine." The photograph was called "iconic" by Time, and was later described by First Lady Michelle Obama as symbolizing progress in the African-American struggle for civil rights.Photograph credit: Pete Souza