This photo of Obama greeting a young boy during a Black History Month event is touching

Clark Reynolds meets President Obama at the White House
(Image credit: Pete Souza/White House/Instagram)

Over the years, President Obama has had no shortage of cute interactions with small children. White House photographer Pete Souza captured a gem Thursday during the White House's celebration of Black History Month:

A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Feb 18, 2016 at 5:57pm PST

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.