President Obama visits the Festa family in Scranton..."I ate too much," President Obama said today of his White House Thanksgiving feast, which featured six kinds of pie, as well as vegetables plucked from First Lady Obama's Kitchen Garden. The President confided his personal news to a crowd outside the home of Patrick and Donna Festa in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he had a brief visit over hot beverages before giving a speech at the local high school. (Above: The President, mid-chat with the couple)
The President had arrived at 2:05, and sat around the family dining table with Patrick Festa Sr., a third grade public school teacher in Scranton, and his wife Donna, who works as a graphic artist at a local printing company. "They have two children who attend Scranton High School," the White House said.
The visit was billed as "a roundtable discussion," and the President and the Festas had mugs and plates in front of them as the pool was ushered in to observe the action for a 40-second photo op inside 950 E. Elm Street, a residential area south of the city of Scranton. The President asked Ms. Festa about her job.
"Everything was by hand, not by computer," she said, presumably about when she started working as a designer.
At 2:18 PM, the President emerged from "the tiny home," to work a line of two dozen people, standing between him and his motorcade. He was welcomed with cheers. (Above: Outside the Festa home)"Everybody had a good Thanksgiving?" he asked. "I ate too much."
"Have a great time!" He said, before hopping into his SUV, and zipping away in his motorcade.
*Photos by AP/pool