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Slideshow: Photos from President Barack Obama's lab tour

Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House
Photo courtesy of the White House



Photos courtesy of the White House

On Oct. 23, 2009, MIT proudly hosted a visit by President Barack Obama, which caused great excitement on campus and in the MIT community around the world. These previously unreleased photos show the lab tour that the president took, where he met with several Institute researchers.

For full MIT News coverage of the visit, click here.

To view previously a video of the president's visit, click here.


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