Obama Valentine's Day Dinner: President And First Lady Dine At Vermilion Restaurant

"Today is Valentine's Day," said President Obama on Tuesday. The commander-in-chief continued with a useful pointer: "Do not forget."

Obama followed his own advice on this year's day of love. Per a White House Pool report, he took First Lady Michelle Obama out for a romantic meal on Tuesday evening:

POTUS and FLOTUS left white house at 7:00 pm in presidential suv for 25 minute trip to Alexandria for a valentines day dinner. Pool did not see POTUS but am reliably informed that he was not wearing a tie, Motorcade stopped at lights and crawled through downtown Alexandria. Destination was Vermillion restaurant.

Motorcade was uneventful except for heavy traffic and one white lincoln that kept trying to cut into the procession.

Pool now holding at Hard Rock Cafe

Dave Cook
CSM

Speaking Tuesday with Fox 5 Atlanta, Obama explained of his plans, "I've gotta take my wife out to dinner. And I would advise anybody watching to make sure they don't miss out on this."

Although they dined away from the gaze of photographers, the Obamas have never been shy about expressing their affection for each other in public. The president even sent the first lady a Twitter Valentine:

@BarackObama
Barack Obama

Hey, @MichelleObama: Happy Valentine's Day. -bo

February 14, 2012 7:39 pm via web Reply Retweet Favorite

Click here for a slideshow of some of their most romantic moments.

CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this story, the president's tweet was incorrectly attributed to Bo, the Obama's dog. When the president personally writes a tweet, he signs the messages with his initials ("bo"). We regret the error.

Comments

[cafecat]

01:21 AM on 02/17/2012

Is it just me, but I would really like to know what they ate. Sometimes the mundane details really are interesting.

[drhooper]

09:29 PM on 02/15/2012

And they say blacks don't have any role models....Malarkey!

[springsm]

10:26 PM on 02/15/2012

They have a lot of decent role models...but this family tops them all...for blacks and for all of the rest of us. They are good with each other. And if this is you in that picture...I congratulate you for our President being your role modIel. It is very special.

[lynterv]

06:53 AM on 02/16/2012

As a much older woman happily married for 48years, this is my kind of guy. Courteous, thoughtful, sense of humor, respectful of his wife and a good father to his children. I am happy he's running for President . Compared to the serial womanizer, the taliban candidate and the Dr Fell candidate the GOP is offering, this is an easy choice for me.

[utahbro]

11:30 PM on 02/15/2012

I am a 57 year old white guy and Barack and Michelle are some of the best role models I have ever seen. It's not often that I would be so inspired by someone but both of the Obama's have inspired me since the first time I found out who they were. They are the real deal!

[Maxx Webber]

02:29 AM on 02/16/2012

That's kind of saying that you rarely felt African Americans were good role models until now.

[Adonijah]

09:22 AM on 02/16/2012

Very nice post Utahbro!!!!

[Tom Joad]

07:34 PM on 02/15/2012

...I ate out with my first lady, too...

[Adonijah]

09:22 AM on 02/16/2012

Sweet!!!

[hope61]

11:59 AM on 02/16/2012

Your comment: better than a dozen roses. Lucky lady!

[Adonijah]

01:09 PM on 02/16/2012

YESSS

[B O Bunionoe]

07:11 PM on 02/15/2012

He's a disappointing president but God bless his marriage and family.

[drhooper]

09:25 PM on 02/15/2012

What an oxymoron. It is something like.....What an inappropriate comment, but I hope you are doing well.

[sepuck]

11:09 PM on 02/15/2012

Not really. It show that he can seperate his feeling for his policy while still respecting the man. It show that he thinks with his mind and not emotion. I wish other would do the same.

[drhooper]

11:22 PM on 02/15/2012

There is a time and place for everything. If he wants to discuss the president's policies there is a Politics section. If you are admiring the President's family just admire the president's family. Imagine your boss or significant other saying to you, "I am very disappointed with your figure...gaining weight or I am disappointed with your job performance, but I hope you have a good lunch." It don't sound so good when the comments are pointed towards you.

[watson185]

09:11 AM on 02/16/2012

Okay Uncle, why do you think he is a disappointing President? Other than the fact that your Caucasian wife said he is.

[Verriderrti]

05:40 PM on 02/17/2012

Everyone is entitled to critique our president. Why hit below the belt when someone says they're disappointed in him?

[Changesneeded2012]

06:11 PM on 02/15/2012

OMG...really..a man took his wife out for Valentines Day..since when is that illegal...he is human and has as much right as anyone to celebrate holidays and special occasions as the rest of the world...jeesh..get over it !!

[Adonijah]

07:23 PM on 02/15/2012

Agree!!!

[Maxx Webber]

06:01 PM on 02/15/2012

Very Romantic...... reminiscent of Jackie O and JFK

[B O Bunionoe]

07:12 PM on 02/15/2012

and Marilyn, etc.? lol

[Rachel Slur]

07:59 PM on 02/15/2012

in today's world the reference is newt and calista. try to keep up.

[sepuck]

11:10 PM on 02/15/2012

I hope not JFK was boning half of DC, but that never has stopped people from thinking he was the second coming.

[Ramon Moreno]

01:59 AM on 02/16/2012

Partisan much?

[Adonijah]

05:54 PM on 02/15/2012

I guess some of Prez Obama's detractors would have wanted the Prez and First Lady to hop on a pair of Bigwheels and roll onto the Vermilion restaurant.

SMH

[Adonijah]

09:28 AM on 02/16/2012

Z Z Z Z Z Z z z z z z z z z's

Oh my badd...did you say something??

[PlantGod72]

04:55 PM on 02/15/2012

Our POTUS and FLOTUS make romance seem easy, authentic and really lovely!

[riverhouse]

04:38 PM on 02/15/2012

It's nice to see a First Family that loves and respects each other.

[relentless63]

03:45 PM on 02/15/2012

Did he sing to her? Yummy, yummy twosome ...

[iamwomanofcolor]

04:07 PM on 02/15/2012

do we really want any more of you? NO

[Adonijah]

05:56 PM on 02/15/2012

A RE-Sounding NO!

[Wonder Land]

04:21 PM on 02/15/2012

NO COFFEE FOR YOU !!!

[wheeljc]

06:20 PM on 02/15/2012

Like high unemployment? Like stagnant economic growth?

If so, VOTE TO REELECT OBAMA! Take a look at what businesses are saying – not what Obama ‘says they are saying’!

http://www.gallup.com/poll/152654/Health-Costs-Gov-Regulations-Curb-Small-Business-Hiring.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines

Got to tell you, the 'BUSH EXCUSE' will not work in 2013, nor will his excuse of ignorance (not knowing it was this bad after years in the Senate!)!!

[Ravi Abunijad]

03:26 PM on 02/15/2012

Man, it's such a loving thing to do, I can't imagine how Republicans are going to spin this into something negative...

Oh wait, they're all over the comments section already.

[PlantGod72]

04:53 PM on 02/15/2012

I'm pretty sure his motorcade must have kiIIed somebody along the route too!

[camelias and sweet tea]

05:55 PM on 02/15/2012

# 570..BINGO...He Michelle buys him new socks they think it came out of tax payer funds...

[Dianne Jarreau]

07:51 PM on 02/15/2012

I figured it out easily, None of them got laid last night.

[Salty too]

03:05 PM on 02/15/2012

They are sharing in the sacrifice.

[relentless63]

03:46 PM on 02/15/2012

Methinks, they're carrying it on their backs. Republicans don't think there's any need for sacrifice and refuse to share the load.

[PlantGod72]

04:59 PM on 02/15/2012

And you are sharing in the st00pity........

[andnojusticeforanyone]

02:32 PM on 02/15/2012

What is it with all the h8ers here? They all reveal themselves to be little more than bigots and hypocrites, no matter how much they protest otherwise, real Americans know the truth. Obama took his wife out for a romantic dinner, get over it. And to be perfectly clear, Obama and his wife pay for their own meals and vacations, the secret service is required to escort the president where he goes, they work for him, not the other way around. The fact that you all begrudge him the simple things that EVERY PRESIDENT IN HISTORY HAS ENJOYED can only mean you can not see beyond your own hypocrisy, you reveal yourselves to be little more than bigots and h8ers.

[utahbro]

03:11 PM on 02/15/2012

F & F!

[Kalikat]

06:26 PM on 02/15/2012

What a wonderful post. Maybe instead of constantly complaining about a man taking his wife to dinner, if the grouchy old republicans did once in a while they would get over being grouchy.

[Zeke Hernandez]

09:22 PM on 02/15/2012

The grumpy republicans are too busy taking out their mistresses to be bothered with wives, while telling everyone how moral they are.

[Adonijah]

01:59 PM on 02/15/2012

Good for them! Wonderful couple indeed.