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High school students join them for an evening of reading and spoken word
 Gerald Herbert / AP During the "evening of poetry, music and the spoken word," Mrs. Obama says the administration wants to make the White House available to everyone. She also wants performers to share their experiences. |
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WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama says the White House is a place where people should feel free to speak their minds. To that end, she and President Barack Obama welcomed actors, poets and writers to the East Room on Tuesday.
The Obamas hosted a night of poetry reading and the spoken word featuring actor James Earl Jones, bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda. The night also included musical interludes, modern poetry and excerpts from Shakespeare.
Mrs. Obama says the administration wants to make the White House available to everyone. She also wants performers to share their experiences.
The president says such performances can express beauty and pain.
High school students joined the Obamas around small tables.
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