The only photographer on hand to document the presidential swim was a member of the White House staff. The photographers who made the trip to Florida with the president — unaware that he was going to go in the water — were led into a hotel by the White House staff and remained there for about three hours while Mr. Obama swam.
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The White House later released one picture of the president, who was seen from the shoulders up playing in the water with his daughter Sasha.
No bare-chested shots this time…
According to a pool report, at one point on Saturday, a reporter joked with the president that perhaps it was a good thing for him to be photographed shirtless. Michelle Obama quickly dismissed that. “No, it’s not,” she said.
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