Keywords: Boy feeling Barack Obama's hair.jpg 38 897356 -77 037407 region US-DC_scale 2500 Barack Obama bends down to allow the son of a White House staff member to touch his head during a family visit to the Oval Office on 8 May 2009 The boy wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own http //www nytimes com/2012/05/24/us/politics/indelible-image-of-a-boys-pat-on-obamas-head-hangs-in-white-house html From The New York Times 23 May 2012 <blockquote>The boy in the picture is Jacob Philadelphia of Columbia Md Three years ago this month in May 2009 his father Carlton a former Marine was leaving the White House staff after a two-year stint on the National Security Council that began in the Bush administration As departing staff members often do Mr Philadelphia asked for a family photograph with Mr Obama <br /><br /> When the pictures were taken and the family was about to leave Mr Philadelphia told Mr Obama that his sons each had a question In interviews he and his wife Roseane said they did not know what the boys would ask The White House photographer Pete Souza was surprised too as the photo's awkward composition attests The parents' heads are cut off; Jacob's arm obscures his face; and his older brother Isaac is blurry <br /><br /> Jacob spoke first <br /><br /> I want to know if my hair is just like yours he told Mr Obama so quietly that the president asked him to speak again <br /><br /> Jacob did and Mr Obama replied Why don't you touch it and see for yourself He lowered his head level with Jacob who hesitated <br /><br /> Touch it dude Mr Obama said <br /><br /> As Jacob patted the presidential crown Mr Souza snapped <br /><br /> So what do you think Mr Obama asked <br /><br /> Yes it does feel the same Jacob said </blockquote> 2009-05-08 15 03 http //www flickr com/photos/whitehouse/3532376714/ White House Flickr Account Pete Souza PD-USGov DEFAULTSORT 200905081503 Uploaded with UploadWizard Barack Obama in 2009 Barack Obama in the Oval Office Children in the Oval Office Photographs by Pete Souza Taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark II Uploaded by O'Dea Resolute desk Children in action |