The story behind a photograph
showing a 5-year-old black boy touching President Obama's hair has gone viral.
The
New York Times published the adorable
back story about the photo—which has been hanging in the West Wing of
the White House for more than three years—on Thursday, and it's quickly become
the most-emailed article on the Times' website.
In May 2009, the child,
Jacob Philadelphia, was visiting the White House with his father, a former
Marine who was leaving his 2-year stint working for the National Security
Council as part of the White House staff. The father asked to take a family
photo with the president. Jacob said he had a question for Obama, who was then
in his fifth month in office.
The Times recounts the
rest:
