President Barack Obama was the first president to write a line of code; the first president to have his own Twitter account; and now, the first president to have his own Facebook page.
The 44th U.S. president launched his Facebook page on Nov. 9 as a place to foster communication with the public – establishing a page for personal messages from the president and an avenue for citizens to reach out directly.
The first post includes a brief introduction and a virtual stroll through the White House backyard, in which the president makes a plug for action on climate change.
"I hope you'll join me in speaking out on climate change and educating your friends about why this issue is so important," he wrote. "At a time when nearly three in four adults online use Facebook, this feels like a great place to do it."
Just a half-hour after launch, the page had more than 12,000 likes and climbing.
Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.
