President Obama Visits Georgia
5:32 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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US President Barack Obama plays a learning game while visiting children at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center February 14, 2012 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is in Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Cakes & Ale employees prepare lunch for the White House Press Corps (Valerie Hoff, 11Alive News)
Waiting for President Obama in Decatur (Rebecca Lindstrom, 11Alive News)
People line up, anxious to see President Obama (Jerry Carnes, 11Alive News)
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Waiting for President Obama in Decatur (Rebecca Lindstrom, 11Alive News)
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US President Barack Obama waves to children as he departs the White House enroute to Georgia in Washington, DC, February 14, 2013. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House February 14, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama is traveling to Georgia today to promote is early childhood education program. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman-Pool/Getty Images)
President Obama climbs into an SUV and gets ready to head to Decatur
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The White House Press Corps lunch, provided by Cakes & Ale (Valerie Hoff, 11Alive News)
President Obama deplanes at Dobbins Air Reserve Base (11Alive News)
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President Barack Obama waves as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House February 14, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama is traveling to Georgia today to promote is early childhood education program. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman-Pool/Getty Images)
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Snipers on Decatur roofs keep President Obama safe (Julie Wolfe, 11Alive News)
People run up Sycamore Street to greet President Obama's motorcade (Julie Wolfe, 11Alive News)
President Obama speaks to the crowd in Decatur (Rebecca Lindstrom, 11Alive News)
US President Barack Obama speaks during an event at the Decatur Community Recreation Center February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is traveling to Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Crowds fill Decatur's streets, hoping to catch a glimpse of President Obama's motorcade (Julie Wolfe, 11Alive News)
US President Barack Obama speaks during an event at the Decatur Community Recreation Center February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is traveling to Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama departs Dobbins Air Reserve Base February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama traveled to Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama plays a learning game while visiting children at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center February 14, 2012 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is in Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama greets supporters after arriving at Dobbins Air Reserve Base February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is in Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama speaks during an event at the Decatur Community Recreation Center on February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is traveling to Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama is kissed by a supporter after speaking at an event at the Decatur Community Recreation Center February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is traveling to Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Child with sign welcomes President (Donna Lowry, 11Alive News)
US President Barack Obama visits children at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama visits children at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama looks at a boy with a magnifying glass while visiting children at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center February 14, 2012 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is traveling to Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama plays a learning game while visiting children at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center February 14, 2012 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is in Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
President's motorcade leaving school to go to Decatur Rec Center (Donna Lowry, 11Alive News)
President Obama gets a round of applause
President Obama mingles in the crowd after his speech in Decatur
US President Barack Obama arrives to speak during an event at the Decatur Community Recreation Center February 14, 2013 in Decatur, Georgia. Obama is traveling to Georgia to promote economic and educational initiatives he spoke about in this week's State of the Union. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Senior Airman Tumyra Byron, 25, Air Force Reservist from Cobb County stationed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta. The President handed her a special Presidential coin as a gift (11Alive News)
Senior Airman Tumyra Byron, 25, Air Force Reservist from Cobb County stationed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta. The President handed her a special Presidential coin as a gift (11Alive News)
President Obama encourages those in attendance to push children to strive to be their best.
Photos from President Barack Obama's visit to Decatur's College Heights Early Childhood Development Center February 14. The visit comes two days after his State of the Union speech, where the president praised Georgia's pre-K program. Photos: 11Alive and Getty Images.