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Here's Every Adorable Obama and Ruth Bader Ginsburg SOTU Embrace Through The Years

RBG loves to H-U-G.
Chris McGonigal
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Senior Photo Editor, HuffPost

Before Tuesday's State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama took part in what could be the best tradition of his presidency -- a nice warm hug from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

This moment has occurred at every State of the Union since 2009. Take a look at all those precious moments:

Feb. 24, 2009
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Jan. 27, 2010
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Jan. 25, 2011
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Jan. 24, 2012
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Feb. 12, 2013
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Jan. 28, 2014
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Jan. 20, 2015
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Jan. 12, 2016
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