President Barack Obama joined Facebook on Monday and said he
wanted his account to be "a place where we can have real
conversations," diving right in with his first post on climate change.
In that post,
Obama took Facebook users on a walk through his back yard at the White House
and calling on Americans in a video "to preserve this beautiful planet of
ours."
"Not only
do I want future presidents to be able to take walks like this," Obama
said in a video post on his profile. "I want to make sure that the American
people are able to enjoy the incredible national parks, incredible beauty, the
mountains, the oceans, that have been one of the greatest gifts we've ever
received."
The President chose Facebook because "at a time when nearly
three in four adults online use Facebook, this feels like a great place to do
it," he writes.
Meanwhile, the "Barack Obama" Facebook account, which has
over 45 million followers, continues to be run by Organizing for Action.
Obama, who
first joined Twitter in May, has been more active on social media as his second
term nears its end, hosting Twitter Q&A's, interacting with stars of the U.S. Women's National Soccer team, inviting teen clockmaker Ahmed Mohamed to the
White House, joking with Bill Clinton and even revealing his guacamole recipe preference.
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