President Obama made his commitment to science and technology very clear in the first minutes of his presidency, when he promised in his Inaugural Address that his Administration would “restore science to its rightful place.”
Tonight that rightful place will be the First Lady’s Box in the U.S. Capitol, where four remarkable science students from across the country will join Michelle Obama and other guests during the President’s State of the Union Address.
The extraordinary placement of so many young achievers in science and technology in this prominent location during tonight’s historic Address reflects a core theme for the President, and one expected to be echoed in his remarks tonight—that science and technology, which have been responsible for so much of this Nation’s economic growth in the last century, will be key to America’s global leadership and security in the new century as well.
For a preview of who is likely to be part of that 21st century leadership team, check out these amazing students who will be listening to the President tonight from the best seats in the house:
Fonte: White House