Barack Obama is the first president in more than 20 years to escape the confines of the White House and Camp David for x-mas. But when you are commander in chief, the White House has a way of finding you anyhow.
Barack Obama has no relatives remaining in Hawaii since his grandmother died last year and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, moved to Washington, D.C., this year. But he has brought his family for this occasion nearly every Christmas since he and his wife, Michelle, had their daughters, Malia, 11, and Sasha, 8. This year, Obama brought his sister and close friends Eric Whitaker and Marty Nesbitt and their spouse.
Valerie Jarrett, another friend who currently serves as a senior White House adviser, also joined the relatives and friends staying in two neighboring rental houses in Kailua. Jarrett said the setting had a rejuvenate effect on Obama. "His visits allow him to reconnect with his roots and cherished childhood memories," she said.
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