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From the Archives: President Obama Hosts a Twitter Town Hall

July 6, 2012 at 7:21 PM ET by Colleen Curtis

Summary:

One year ago today, the White House held our first-ever Tweet-up, hosted by the President.

One year ago today, July 6, 2011, President Obama participated in the first-ever Twitter Town Hall held at the White House. The event, which was moderated by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, was an opportunity for people across the Twitterverse to send questions directly to the President on topics that were important to them -- including health care, the economy, education, and even space exploration.

Watch as President Obama becomes the first President to "live tweet" from the East Room of the White House:

You can see the full list of questions President Obama answered during the event here.

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